Via Law Street Media: “How can Twitter become more profitable? Politics. Two weeks ago, Twitter announced that all Tweeters will be able to press a button within a tweet to make political contributions. This service will undoubtedly make it easier for…
Read MoreVia New York Times: “In the age of “super PACs,” a presidential campaign can die of thirst on the shores of the Great Lakes. Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin was among the most successful fund-raisers in his party, with a…
Read MoreVia Mother Jones: “Even as the Federal Election Commission remains paralyzed when it comes to addressing the rising tide of dark money flowing into elections, California regulators took another step last week to crack down on secretive money in state…
Read MoreVia Huffington Post: “An article published yesterday by The Washington Post, revealed that the Democratic and Republican national parties have set up programs to seek contributions of $1 million or more for the 2016 election. The Democratic and Republican national…
Read MoreVia The Wire: “To kick out Big Money from politics is a tough job. Only a few countries have managed to curb corporate interference in politics and policy making. But now Brazil, an emerging economy like India, has banned corporate funding…
Read MoreVia Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: “A Senate proposal would increase reporting and disclosure requirements for outside groups that spend money to influence elections in Pennsylvania. The bill would extend disclosure requirements that already apply to candidate committees and political party committees to…
Read MoreVia Chicago Tribune: “Former Obama White House political strategist David Axelrod said Friday that Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders could do well in the first two Democratic presidential contests in Iowa and New Hampshire, but it won’t keep Hillary Rodham Clinton…
Read MoreVia Los Angeles Times: “The state’s campaign finance watchdog agency on Thursday adopted new requirements that nonprofit groups that contribute through a federal political action committee to support or oppose ballot measures or candidates in California must disclose their donors….
Read MoreVia Santa Fe New Mexican: “One lesson coming out of the recent Dianna Duran scandal is that New Mexico’s system of campaign finance reporting is a sad joke. In case you haven’t been paying attention to the news for the…
Read MoreVia Digital Trends: “Finding the right political candidate whom you can truly support is a lot like dating, if you think about it. Like dating, it’s so hard to find that special someone with whom you can really build a…
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