Via The New York Times The 2016 presidential campaign has barely begun, but it is already clear this will be the super contest of the “super PACs” — the fast evolving political money machines that are irresistible to candidates because…
Read MoreVia the International Business Times CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner Saturday accused lawmakers who accept campaign contributions from public employee unions of engaging in a “conflict of interest,” railing against the influence of organized labor in determining state workers’…
Read MoreVia Think Progress This weekend, Republican presidential hopefuls, including Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and former Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R), will travel to Las Vegas to audition for billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson’s backing at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s spring…
Read MoreA proposed new law to tighten regulations on reporting the source of campaign contributions for local races is getting support from the two candidates accused of taking the most “dark money” in the current race for mayor in Philadelphia. Anthony…
Read MoreOn Wednesday, the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform’s Deputy Director Sarah Brune testified in front of the Illinois Senate Executive Committee on an amendment to Senate Bill 248. This initiative corrects a loophole in the Illinois Election Code to close…
Read MoreVia The Wall Street Journal Candidate Hillary Clinton thinks there’s too much money in politics. But President Hillary Clinton — should she win — will find it very difficult to change that. Vowing to fix the country’s campaign finance system…
Read MoreVia Mother Jones Even before presidential candidates started lining up billionaires to kick-start their campaigns, it was clear that the 2016 election could be the biggest big-money election yet. This chart from the political data shop Crowdpac illustrates where we…
Read MoreVia Belleview News-Democrat State Sen. Dave Luechtefeld knows the pain of being in the political minority. Democrats gerrymandered the boundaries of the 58th Senate District so that his home is no longer in it. If Luechtefeld wants to run for…
Read MoreVia Progress Illinois A new campaign finance analysis of the 2015 Chicago mayoral election shows incumbent Rahm Emanuel and top challenger Jesus “Chuy” Garcia received much of their financial support from large donors and those living outside the city. Ninety-two…
Read Morevia NPR Hillary Clinton made a surprising move this week. It wasn’t running for president — she’d already set the stage for that — but embracing the idea of a constitutional amendment to restrict or eliminate big money in politics….
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