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Our broken campaign finance system in two charts
The Washington Post just explained how broken our campaign finance system is in two charts. For background: in 2014, Congress slipped in a few legal changes to adjust how much…
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Let’s face it: Not everyone can follow every money in politics, ethics or conflict of interest story, especially when there are daily — or hourly — developments.
But we also live in a country where 93 percent of citizens think government is more responsive to deep-pocketed donors than the people. We need to seriously address these issues in order to return government to the American people. That’s why being informed is more important than ever — and why we’re launching “Snapshots.”
At the end of each month, we will sift through all the noise to give you a rundown of the most important things that happened in the money-in-politics world. From the executive to the legislative branch, to state-level fights and beyond, our handpicked “snapshots” are what you need to know if, like most Americans, you care about fixing these issues.
For our first edition of Snapshots, we recap President Trump’s continuing conflict of interest saga, Congress’ failed attempt to gut the bipartisan, independent Office of Congressional Ethics and the South Dakota legislature’s brazen, rejection of voter-mandated ethics measures. We explain what happened, why it matters and what to watch for going forward.
We also list the most important ethics and money in politics bills that were introduced to Congress in January by both parties.
If you only have time to read one thing about money in politics issues, make it our Snapshots.
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The Washington Post just explained how broken our campaign finance system is in two charts. For background: in 2014, Congress slipped in a few legal changes to adjust how much…
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It’s another dirty not-so-secret in Washington circles: donate to the charity or foundation of a member of Congress or the president, and it helps your chances to meet them. In…
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Members of Congress are angry, if you listen to Representatives David Jolly (R-FL) and Rick Nolan (D-MN) this morning at the National Press Club. They’re angry because leadership in both…