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DC Court Upholds Pay-to-Play Ban
Some great news came out of the courts Tuesday, as the DC Court of Appeals upheld a law barring federal contractors from making contributions in federal elections. The ban, which…
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(South Dakota State Capitol)This is part of a series examining ethics, transparency and campaign finance proposals in the states.
It’s an all-too-common refrain in politics: when Congress can’t pass legislation, the states take command of the issue and create solutions on their own. Campaign finance reform is no exception. A number of states have upcoming bipartisan ballot initiatives or bills pending in their legislatures designed to address money’s corrosive influence in politics. Here’s our roundup of what’s happening around the country:
Countless states, counties, cities and localities across the country have forged paths ahead without Congress, identifying a serious crisis in American governance and solving it independently. Congress needs to pay attention.
Issue: Money in Politics
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Some great news came out of the courts Tuesday, as the DC Court of Appeals upheld a law barring federal contractors from making contributions in federal elections. The ban, which…
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The Internal Revenue Service is unlikely to take steps to shine a light on dark money spending in the run-up to the 2016 elections, the New York Times reports today.…
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Disclosure requirements are varied, complicated, and poorly enforced. That’s a problem, because where there is confusion, subversion and outright disregard for the law abounds. As campaign finance law has mutated…