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Campaign Finance Reform/Money in Pol

The Citizens' Elections Program was launched more than a decade ago in Connecticut, following multiple corruption scandals in the state. (HappyLenses/Adobe Stock)
Report: Citizens' Election Program Sets Standard for Clean Elections
Friday, September 18, 2020
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Connecticut is setting the standard for publicly funded elections fueled by small donors, according to a new report from Common ...Read More
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is battling Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon. The latter has raised $23 million, making it the most expensive political race in Maine history. (Gage Skidmore/Flickr)
Experts See Maine Sen. Collins' Race with Gideon as Toss-up
Friday, July 17, 2020
AUGUSTA, Maine - Longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine is facing her toughest reelection campaign yet. She's running against Maine House ...Read More
Under the current system, Oregon politicians can often shape voting districts to increase their power. (iQoncept/Adobe Stock)
Potential OR Initiative Could Cut Down on Gerrymandering
Friday, June 26, 2020
PORTLAND, Ore. - Oregon stands out on the West Coast for the way its voting districts are drawn. Unlike neighbors California, Idaho and Washington ...Read More
A recent survey found that 79% of Democratic voters and 65% of Republicans want the option of voting remotely during the COVID-19 health emergency. (Paul Sableman Flickr)
Colorado's Mail-In Voting System in National Spotlight
Monday, June 1, 2020
DENVER -- A majority of voters across party lines say they want the option to mail in their ballots during the pandemic, according to a recent ...Read More
A current initiative gathering signatures for the November ballot would ban lobbyists, elected officials, party leaders, current and former political candidates or their family members from serving on independent citizens commission charged with redrawing voting district maps. (Pixabay)
Voter Map Initiative Going Forward During Health Emergency
Thursday, May 28, 2020
LINCOLN, Neb. -- The COVID-19 health emergency has created new challenges for proponents of a ballot initiative that aims to put an independent ...Read More
Former national security advisor Michael Flynn admitted that he lied to the FBI during Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. (Gage Skidmore/Flickr)
More than 1,000 DOJ Alumni Urge Flynn Prosecution to Go On
Friday, May 22, 2020
SEATTLE - Former federal prosecutors are asking a judge to reject the Justice Department's request to drop its years-long case against former national ...Read More
Wyoming is joining Alaska, Hawaii, Kansas and Nevada in using a process called ranked-choice voting to determine delegates in the upcoming Democratic presidential primary. (Erik Hersman/Flickr)
Wyoming Dems to Debut Ranked-Choice Voting
Thursday, March 19, 2020
LARAMIE, Wyo. -- The Wyoming Democratic Party has canceled in-person caucuses because of the COVID-19 crisis, but voters still can cast ballots by ...Read More
Oregon has the most expensive elections in the country, according to one campaign finance expert. (Helistockter/Adobe Stock)
Struggle Continues to Set OR Campaign Contribution Limits
Friday, January 31, 2020
SALEM, Ore. - Oregon is among a handful of states with no limits on campaign contributions in elections. The 2020 session offers lawmakers another ...Read More
Since the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, political donors in the top 10 majority-white ZIP codes for candidate and super PAC contributions gave a combined $1.85 billion, compared with $179 million in the top 10 majority-minority ZIP codes. (Phil Roeder/Flickr)
Money in Politics Decade After Citizens United
Monday, January 20, 2020
DALLAS -- A decade after the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Citizens United decision opened the floodgates for independent campaign contributions ...Read More
Sen. Jean Shaheen, D-N.H., says dark money is making the work of Congress much more difficult. (Office of Sen. Shaheen)
Shaheen: 'Citizens United' Stopped Plan to Curb Surprise Medical Billing
Friday, January 17, 2020
CONCORD, N.H. -- As the tenth anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United decision approaches, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., said the ...Read More
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