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.
Manchin Removes Ethics Provisions From Democratic Reform Bill Senate Democrats' Freedom to Vote Act would no longer strengthen conflict of interest rules that prevent members of Congress from working on legislation primarily for their own financial interests.
Defense Contractors Are Top Donors to House Election Objectors, Report Finds The top Fortune 500 donors this year to House GOP election objectors are weapons companies whose revenue comes overwhelmingly from defense contracts.
Manchin’s Proposal Cuts Campaign Finance and Ethics Reforms From S1 Joe Manchin seeks to strip the For the People Act of a public campaign financing option, conflict of interest rules, and key criteria for preclearance of election procedures.
Former ALEC State Chair Joe Manchin Continues to Do the Group’s Bidding Manchin echoes ALEC and other Koch network groups in calling the For the People Act too partisan.
Democrats’ Public Financing Proposal Could Give Small Donors More Influence Public campaign financing programs in states and cities across the country have grown in use by candidates and have been strengthened by voters in recent years.
House Dems Pass Sweeping Campaign Finance and Voting Reform Bill The landmark democracy reform package moves on to a Senate hearing later this month.