Daily Media Links 9/19: Government Paying Lobbyists Seems a Little Redundant, Obama stops at Ohio AFL-CIO convention, and more…

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September 19, 2012   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

CCP Van Hollen Reversal a Victory for Free Speech  By Sarah Lee This morning, a unanimous federal appeals court overturned a lower court’s invalidation ...

Daily Media Links 9/18: State argues contribution limits don’t hinder message, House Dems push new campaign finance reform, and more…

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September 18, 2012   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

Independent groups Politico: Republican super PACs ramp up spending in House races    By Jake Sherman With 50 days and counting until Election Day, a ...

Daily Media Links 9/17: Romney energy adviser Hamm exceeded campaign-donation limits, Romney ramps up campaign schedule as Obama enjoys post-convention bounce, and more…

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September 17, 2012   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

In the News Tulsa World: Absentee ballots popular but face scrutiny By CURTIS KILLMAN & RANDY KREHBIEL “The biggest thing is that you don’t really ...

Daily Media Links 9/14: Obama Grows More Reliant on Big-Money Contributors, Federal court case in Wyoming examines election law and free speech, and more…

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September 14, 2012   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

In the News Intelligence Squared: Two Cheers for Super PACs: Money in Politics is Still Overregulated The product of two court decisions, Citizens United and SpeechNow.org v. ...

Daily Media Links 9/13: HHS’s Sebelius illegally campaigned for Obama on the job, The campaign dance of hollow promises, and more…

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September 13, 2012   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

Independent groups NPR: Rove’s Crossroads GPS Gets Explicit In Anti-Obama Air War By SV Date For months, the tax-exempt Crossroads GPS has argued that its ...

Daily Media Links 9/12: Who’s the Boss? The Worst Post-Citizen’s United Ruling Yet, and more…

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September 12, 2012   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

CCP CCP and IHS collaborate on video series  By Sarah Lee The Institute for Human Studies (IHS) at George Mason University and the Center ...

Daily Media Links 9/11: Linda McMahon files ethics complaint vs. Chris Murphy, How Washington’s revolving door spins, and more…

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September 11, 2012   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

In the News Learn Liberty (IHS): Should the Government Track Your Political Activity?  By Brad Smith Professor Brad Smith asks you to imagine the ...

Daily Media Links 9/10: Who Benefits In Money Game, Democracy Or Donors?, Race Is On in Earnest as Candidates Hit the Road, and more…

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September 10, 2012   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

CCP I’m Brad Smith, and I approve this message.  By Brad Smith My favorite line from Obama’s acceptance speech last night: “If you’re sick ...

Daily Media Links 9/7: Worried Democrats scramble to close fundraising gap with GOP, Democrats lower sights on donors, and more…

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September 7, 2012   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

Independent groups Huffington Post: Citizens United and Forked-Tongued Candidates  By Trevor Burrus Citizens United’s victory in the Supreme Court helped strip the FEC of ...

Daily Media Links: Colorado’s ethics commission reminds political conventioneers of gift limits, Parties Raise Record Cash After ’Soft Money’ Ban: BGOV Barometer, and more…

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September 6, 2012   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

CCP Super PAC apps: The intersection of disclosure and technology  By Sarah Lee Credit must be given to the creators of this ingenious piece ...

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