Virginia Senate Panel Rejects Contribution Limits, but Other Reforms Will Be Considered
Virginia's notoriously lax ethics and campaign finance laws are the targets of a slew of bipartisan reform bills scheduled for hearings in the weeks ahead.
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Companies Slam Voter Suppression Laws Then Donate to Their Sponsors
The companies' donations appear to contradict their public statements in support of voting rights.
House Passes Bipartisan Bill to Make Judges’ Finances More Transparent
The bill, now stalling in the Senate, would require federal judges to report stock trades and make judges' financial disclosures available to the public online.
Arizona Students Launch Hunger Strike to Pass Voting Rights Bill
Twenty young people at the Arizona Capitol are calling on Sen. Kyrsten Sinema to support a change in Senate rules and advance the Freedom to Vote Act.
NYC Public Campaign Financing Program Leveled the Playing Field: Report
A new Brennan Center analysis found that New York City's small-dollar matching program was key in electing record numbers of women and people of color to City Council.
Bipartisan Bill Would Ban Ballot Issue Campaigns From Taking Money From Foreign Donors
The bill follows an FEC ruling that may allow foreign individuals and companies to donate to ballot measure campaigns in the U.S.
Outside Groups Spend Big on Pennsylvania Supreme Court Race
The Republican Party's state campaign arm is running last-minute attack ads in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court election after taking large donations from Koch Industries, hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin, and Big Tobacco.
Scam PAC Exploits Electoral College Opponents
Abolish the Electoral College PAC, which has raised nearly $1 million, has donated only $2,500 to candidates. The rest of the money has gone to salaries and consultants.
Florida GOP Jacks Up Cities' Campaign Contribution Limits
Language tucked into a bill on ballot-measure donors preempts lower city and county campaign contribution limits that had been enacted by voters.
How Democracy Vouchers Increase Political Engagement
A new book explores how democracy vouchers, now in use in their third election cycle in Seattle, are being used by candidates to power their campaigns and are increasing the diversity of the donor base.