The President nominated Tom Wheeler to replace Julius Genachowski as the next FCC Chair yesterday.

„501(c)(4) sind Wohlfahrtsorganisationen, die zunehmend missbraucht werden, um Geld für politische Zwecke auszugeben“, sagte Aaron Scherb, Direktor für Gesetzgebungsangelegenheiten bei Common Cause, gegenüber The Daily Beast. „Nach dem Steuergesetz der IRS müssen sie ihre Spender nicht offenlegen. Und deshalb sind sie zu einem beliebten Mittel für Leute geworden, die versuchen, mit dunklem Geld politische Ergebnisse zu beeinflussen.“

Watchdog-Gruppen argumentieren seit Jahren, dass die Entscheidung dreier republikanischer Kommissare, Abstimmungen über die Durchsetzung zu blockieren …

The legal seesaw over the broader issue reveals that both parties understand what’s at stake, said Jay Heck, the executive director of Common Cause Wisconsin, the state’s branch of the national nonpartisan government watchdog group.

“It could make a difference around the margins,” said Heck, whose group filed an amicus brief in support of overturning the 2022 ruling. “But, you know, the small margins are important in Wisconsin.”

“My worry is” that the bill “will cause a higher success rate for the challenges,” said Anne Gray Herring, a policy analyst for nonprofit watchdog group Common Cause Georgia.

Dede Feldman, a former state lawmaker and spokesperson for Common Cause New Mexico, said voters deserve to know who signs candidates’ paychecks and where potential conflicts of interest lie. That’s also true for district attorney candidates, she said.

“It's not a good look when candidates do not disclose their finances,” she said.

Feldman said more candidates need to file disclosures, but that won’t go nearly far enough. They also need to take them more seriously.

“The chief duty of...