Seattle Residents Make Record Use of ‘Democracy Voucher’ Program
Last year's elections saw gains in use of the public campaign financing system among people of color, younger, and lower-income Seattleites, according to a new report.
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GM, Ford, and DTE Among Companies Funding Michigan Republicans Behind Voter Suppression Measure
Michigan Republicans took a step to pass restrictive voting laws using a state quirk that dodges both voters and a gubernatorial veto.
GOP Effort to Subvert Democracy Heads to SCOTUS
The conservative Supreme Court majority may hand state legislatures unchecked control over federal elections.
Corporate America is Helping to Elect Anti-Abortion Attorneys General
Abortion access is on the ballot in several states this year, where Democratic AG candidates have pledged not to enforce restrictive abortion laws and Republicans have said they would enforce the bans.
Protesters Target Michigan Businesses Over Voter Suppression
State business and political elites at the Mackinac Policy Conference were challenged by community groups over a Republican plan to pass new restrictions on elections and circumvent a veto from the governor.
Three More Senators Violated the STOCK Act
At least two more Democrats and a Republican senator failed to report stock transactions last year as a ban on congressional stock trading flounders in a Senate working group.
Supreme Court Strikes Candidate Loan Repayment Limits
The decision in a case brought by Sen. Ted Cruz means candidates with the means to loan their campaigns more than $250,000 can fully repay themselves with contributions raised after they are elected.
Grassroots Groups Call on Boeing to Cut off Donations to Election Objectors
After a three-month pause in its political giving last year, Boeing has quietly become one of the top business PAC donors to the Republican members of Congress who voted to overturn the election results.
Good Gov Groups Slam New York’s New Ethics Commission Plan
Politicians will still have too much control over the ethics commissioners, the groups say, as part of a state budget deal negotiated behind closed doors.
Nonprofit Group Takes Aim at Foreign Money in Politics
The organization Free Speech for People is promoting legislation at the state, federal, and local levels that would prohibit foreign-influenced corporations from making political donations, potentially affecting every S&P 500 company.