Chicago Ethics Chair Introduces Public Campaign Financing Proposal This week, Alderman Matt Martin announced a new push for a small-dollar matching option in City Council races at a press briefing with community groups.
Virginia Pro-Democracy Groups Rally for Reforms Amid Record Campaign Cash With control of the state House and Senate at stake, Virginia's 2023 elections have broken state fundraising records. Several close-fought races have brought in around $10 million each.
Evanston Becomes First Illinois City to Counteract Big Money With Public Match Small-dollar donations from Evanston residents to candidates for mayor can be matched out of a pool of public funding under the new program.
Public Campaign Financing Is Coming to New York With funding approved in the state budget, a new program that matches small-dollar donations could allow candidates to run campaigns supported by everyday New Yorkers.
New York Groups Call on Lawmakers to Fully Fund Small-Donor Matching Program Advocates for a groundbreaking New York public campaign financing program await word of its funding level in the "Big Ugly" budget bill.
Congressional Leaders Are Embracing Dark Money Like Never Before Three of the four super PACs aligned with House and Senate leaders brought in record high amounts from their "dark money" affiliates in the midterms.
Oakland Community Groups Launch Campaign to Fight Big Money in Elections The Fair Elections Oakland coalition has launched an effort to pass a public campaign financing program—called "Democracy Dollars"—like the vouchers used in Seattle elections since 2017.