Issue One holds virtual summit on the intersection of faith and politics
“Our politics increasingly are just us talking to people who we agree with. As believers, we ought to be talking to each other because we are bound together by a…
Issue One applauds the introduction of the bipartisan Lobbying Disclosure Reform Act of 2020 to increase transparency
Today, Reps. Ben Cline (R-VA) and Dean Phillips (D-MN) introduced H.R. 8022, the Lobbying Disclosure Reform Act of 2020 (LDA). This is the first substantive update of the LDA in…
Swamp Stories Episode 15: The Conservative Case for Reform
“So the question for Republicans is whether we’re ready to take on political reform and look at these issues through the principled lens of conservatism instead of a partisan,…
Coordination Watch, August 2020
Outside groups, especially super PACs and dark money organizations, frequently skirt anti-coordination rules designed to prevent wealthy donors and special interests from wielding undue influence in our elections– effectively violating…
Issue One joins crosspartisan coalition letter to Senate Appropriations Committee urging more transparency
Issue One has joined more than a dozen other organizations from across the political spectrum in urging senators to make appropriations mark-ups more accessible to the American people. Implementing a…
Committee on modernization unanimously approves bipartisan recommendations to fix Congress
Today, the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress unanimously approved 12 key recommendations to improve continuity of government and congressional operations. Issue One Executive Director Meredith McGehee issued the…
Issue One’s ReFormers Caucus urges Senate to include money for safe and secure elections in next coronavirus relief bill
Approximately 200 members of Issue One’s bipartisan ReFormers Caucus — the largest bipartisan group of former members of Congress, governors, and Cabinet officials ever assembled to advocate for political reform…
Mystery Money
New report highlights shell company loophole that could be abused by foreigners who want to interfere in U.S. elections Shell companies that give money to super PACs could be conduits…
Swamp Stories Episode 14: Conversations: Nick Penniman
Swamp Stories is excited to introduce a new periodic series of episodes where host Weston Wamp has longform conversations with leaders in the political reform movement. For the first…
10 key numbers from the latest presidential campaign finance filings
With Election Day roughly 15 weeks away, money continues to pour into the 2020 presidential race, despite the coronavirus pandemic, according to new campaign finance reports filed with the Federal…