Daily Media Links 12/3: SEC puts corporate political disclosure on back burner, SEC backs off corporate giving regs, Bitcoin campaign donations have regulators scratching heads, and more…

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December 3, 2013   •  By Matthew McIntyre   •  ,

In the News USA Today: SEC puts corporate political disclosure on back burner By Fredreka Schouten The Center for Competitive Politics, which opposes limits on ...

Daily Media Links 12/2: Silenced by the Taxman, IRS Rules on Nonprofits’ Political Activity Get Mixed Reaction, Obama Administration proposes new rule to rein in nonprofit political groups, and more…

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December 2, 2013   •  By Matthew McIntyre   •  ,

In the News NRO: Silenced by the Taxman By Bradley A. Smith But the IRS has not been completely inactive. Just before heading off for ...

Daily Media Links 11/26: How not to “clean up Albany”, New! Stark threatens SuperPAC against Swalwell, How liberal mega-donor Peter Lewis left his mark on politics, and more…

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November 26, 2013   •  By Matthew McIntyre   •  ,

CCP Media Watch: How not to “clean up Albany” By Luke Wachob On Friday, the New York Times editorial board resumed its delusional calls ...

Daily Media Links 11/25: Evidence of post-scandal fixes at IRS remains scant, More on “Independence”—Expert Reader Responses, Corporations increasingly spying on nonprofits, group says, and more…

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November 25, 2013   •  By Matthew McIntyre   •  ,

Independent Groups Cincinnati: Evidence of post-scandal fixes at IRS remains scant By Deirdre Shesgreen WASHINGTON — More than six months after a top Internal Revenue ...

Daily Media Links 11/22: Government is not beholden to the rich, Top lobbyist Gerry Cassidy to step down, Gansler camp clarifies ‘pledge’ to curb spending after legal questions are raised, and more…

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November 22, 2013   •  By Matthew McIntyre   •  ,

Lobbying and Ethics Washington Post: Government is not beholden to the rich By Robert J. Samuelson If lobbyists aim to empower the rich, they’re doing ...

Daily Media Links 11/21: More Soft Money Hard Law: Minnesota and the Frustrations of Judging “Independence”, Daily Caller: Lawsuit: No basis for anti-Walker ‘John Doe’ probe, CPI: ‘Dark money’ groups give big to similar nonprofits, and more…

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November 21, 2013   •  By Matthew McIntyre   •  ,

Independent Groups More Soft Money Hard Law: Minnesota and the Frustrations of Judging “Independence” By Bob Bauer The many who shake their heads over the ...

Daily Media Links 11/20: Disclosure and the Willingness to Contribute, Pro-Obama nonprofit boosted by undisclosed donors, and more…

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November 20, 2013   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

CCP   Disclosure and the Willingness to Contribute  By Luke Wachob Here at CCP, we’ve long been engaged in weighing the costs and benefits ...

Daily Media Links 11/19: Journal Sentinel: Walker campaign, conservative groups subpoenaed, newspaper reports, AP: GOP Group Money Down, Hints at Donor Uncertainty, CPI: Anti-Obama nonprofit tells IRS it’s not ‘political’, and more…

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November 19, 2013   •  By Matthew McIntyre   •  ,

Independent Groups Journal Sentinel: Walker campaign, conservative groups subpoenaed, newspaper reports By Patrick Marley Eric O’Keefe, the director of the Wisconsin Club for Growth, told ...

Daily Media Links 11/18: Wall Street Journal: Wisconsin Political Speech Raid, Washington Post: Liberal surprise: Unions outspend Koch brothers on state elections, MSNBC: Did Clarence Thomas flout ethics rules?, and more…

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November 18, 2013   •  By Matthew McIntyre   •  ,

In the News Wall Street Journal: Wisconsin Political Speech Raid One subpoena also demands “all records of income received, including fundraising information and the ...

Daily Media Links 11/15: Political Behavior: The Negative Effect of Transparency on Making Small Campaign Contributions, “Seeing the Light,” by Luke Wachob, NY Times: Groups Mobilize to Aid Democrats in ’14 Data Arms Race, and more…

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November 15, 2013   •  By Matthew McIntyre   •  ,

In the News Political Behavior: The Negative Effect of Transparency on Making Small Campaign Contributions By Raymond J. La Raja This study assesses whether ...

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