Daily Media Links 12/17: Monserrate Gets 2 Years in Prison for Misusing City Funds, Rep. Schock under scrutiny by House ethics panel, and more…

Default Article
December 17, 2012   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

CCP   Fireside Chats with Governor Cuomo  By Sarah Lee Slow news week in campaign finance land so let’s revisit that bastion of campaign ...

Daily Media Links 12/14: Super PACs Are Cushy Jobs, What’s Left for Campaign Finance Reform?., and more…

Default Article
December 14, 2012   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

Independent Groups   Bloomberg: Super PACs Are Cushy Jobs  By Julie Bykowicz Rebecca Burkett’s ties to Newt Gingrich paid off handsomely this year. The Atlanta-area ...

Daily Media Links 12/13: Will Albany’s New Coalition Pass Cuomo’s Campaign Finance ‘Litmus Test?, Amicus Brief Urges US Supreme Court to take Danielczyk Case, and more…

Default Article
December 13, 2012   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

CCP Amicus Brief Urges US Supreme Court to take Danielczyk Case  By Sarah Lee ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Center for Competitive Politics (CCP) today ...

Daily Media Links 12/12: Einhorns’ contribution to Walker could trigger ‘pay-to-play’ rule, Federal Court Ruling Favors Future of Texas Super PACs, and more…

Default Article
December 12, 2012   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

Independent Groups Bloomberg: Cruz Joins Heitkamp as New Senator Forming Leadership PAC  By Brian Faler & Jonathan D. Salant “This is just a second fundraising ...

Daily Media Links 12/11: Contributions Blackout Serves Many Functions, In Politics, More Can Mean Less, and more…

Default Article
December 11, 2012   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

CCP Media Watch: Good News for Campaign Finance  By Joe Trotter Titled “Bad News for Campaign Finance,” the post was in many ways a ...

Daily Media Links 12/10: The Unsexy Secret Behind Obama’s Successful Ground Game, Obama committee to accept corporate cash for January inauguration in Washington, and more…

Default Article
December 10, 2012   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

In the News CPI: Adelson, other big super PAC donors continued spending in race’s final days  By Michael Beckel The government’s interest in “preventing corruption ...

Daily Media Links 12/7: FBI said to probe allegations that Gray campaign staff concealed donations, Watchdogs demand a commitment from Boehner to keep ethics board, and more…

Default Article
December 7, 2012   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

CCP And the worst office party gift this year is…  By Sarah Lee A new incarnation of DISCLOSE! According to the Washington Post, one ...

Daily Media Links 12/6: California ethics agency slaps fines on lobbyists and clients, Why lobbyists dislike Citizens United, and more…

Default Article
December 6, 2012   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

In the News Human Events: FORMER FEC CHIEF’S HARMFUL VIEWS ON FIRST AMENDMENT FREEDOM  By Hans von Spakovsky Citizens United simply held that the government ...

Daily Media Links 12/5: Zero political contributions for contractors, Super PACs become lobbying force, and more…

Default Article
December 5, 2012   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

CCP Appeal Filed in Biennial Contribution Limit Case  By Sarah Lee ALEXANDRIA, VA – The Center for Competitive Politics (CCP) today announced that an ...

Daily Media Links 12/4: Support growing to dump limits on Tennessee campaign contributions, Bills to target disclosure by nonprofits giving to CA campaigns, and more…

Default Article
December 4, 2012   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

CCP Another Poor Idea for New York  By Joe Trotter With New York State in over three hundred BILLION dollars in debt, their candidates ...

Load more