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More Hidden Money is Being Revealed in California
Now, more has come out on the true source of the money, Virginia-based Americans for Jobs Security (AJS). According to California state campaign filings, American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) California donated a total of $400,000 to AJS in the months leading up to the election. While California's disclosure laws were strong enough to eventually reveal that the California-based organization was behind the money, the revelation came months after the election.
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Brown vetoes disclosure, voters still record win
The home of Silicon Valley is one step closer to replacing our 14-year old antiquated campaign finance disclosure system under a bill signed by Governor Jerry Brown and cosponsored by California Common Cause and the League of Women Voters of California. In 2011, the Secretary of State's Cal-Access system "‘ containing all state campaign finance and lobbying information "‘ crashed for six weeks. Since the system's failure, campaign finance reform advocates and public officials have taken steps to replace the 14-year old system.
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BREAKING: Media Monopolists Want More Monopoly
This just in: Comcast wants to buy Time Warner Cable for $45 billion. The deal would transform a media behemoth into a 40 million subscriber goliath
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Bob Edgar, 1943-2013
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Blind justice or foul ball?
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Bipartisan Vote by General Assembly Calls on Congress to Overturn Citizens United
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Big Spending in Boulder
Donors are lining up on both sides of Ballot Initiative 310 here in Boulder
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Big Money Scandal Roiling D.C. Mayor’s Race
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Speaker Ralston’s Bad Toupee Bill
"More of a sun visor than a cap," is how Georgia House Speaker David Ralston described the Senate';s Rule limiting gifts from lobbyists to $100. He is so critical because of the exceptions the rule allows. He pledged to write … Continue reading →
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Attacking Inequality From All Sides
President Obama could have used his State of the Union to tackle political inequality as well
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Atlanta Fails for Spending Transparency
A recent report from the‘Georgia Public Interest Research Group Education Fund‘found that the City of Atlanta's spending transparency is not up to par with current standards. The report analyzed thirty of the country's largest cities' transparency practices. Atlanta was ranked … Continue reading →
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As IRS Inquiry Looms, ALEC Hatches Escape Plan
