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Citizens United Comes to Colorado
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UPDATE: Citizens are United to defeat Citizens United in LA
The final vote to get this on the ballot is tomorrow "‘ Tuesday, January 29th! The city attorney has drafted language for the city council to vote on and it's exactly the type of model that we will want to promote to other cities across California and the entire country. We cannot emphasize enough how significant this will be for the movement if it's on the ballot.
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Citizens Appeal to the President Pt. 2
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Citizens Appeal to the President Pt. 1
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Chicago City Council Passes Resolution on the Chicago Tribune’s Imminent Sale, Calling for Local Ownership and Preservation of Accurate and Investigative Reporting
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Charles and the Rainbow
Celebration to honor the life of Charles Benton who passed away six months ago.
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Loophole in California Revolving Door Law
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Calling on Candidates to Take the ‘People’s Pledge’
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California ethics commission is at a crossroads – latimes.com
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CA Secretary of State candidates agree, #CongressMustAct
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Getting Around Contribution Limits in California
The Sacramento Bee is reporting on the depressing, yet openly honest admission from a state Assembly Member who opened a new candidate campaign committee just to get around the contribution limits and raise money for other candidates. No joke!
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CA Campaign Finance Data Set Free
Today, California Secretary of State Debra Bowen announced her plans to make the raw data behind California's lobbyists and campaign finance database available, online, on one spreadsheet available to the public and updated daily. Secretary Bowen's announcement is a reversal from a position she has long held since Common Cause began asking for this disclosure in 2011.
