Empower small donors, why Philly needs public financing, and more news for...
Small donor public financing programs are empowering small donors across the country. Don’t miss this International Business Times piece by Alex Kotch that provides a detailed overview of how states...
View ArticleTax cuts are a payoff for big donors, money creates power, and more news for...
Republicans in the House of Representatives advanced a budget measure yesterday that would open the door for passing the tax cuts they desire, which would largely benefit the wealthy including big...
View ArticleThe 96 percent, tax lobbyists gear up, and more news for 10/30/17
Raise your hand if you spent the weekend binge watching TV? Stranger Things 2, anyone? Well, it’s back to reality as Washington faces an extremely busy week: Mueller’s first charges, unveiling tax cut...
View ArticleMueller, Manafort, K Street, and more news for 10/31/17
Happy Halloween! Send me a picture of your money-in-politics costumes and I’ll link to them tomorrow. Yesterday, Bob Mueller indicted two Trump campaign officials, Paul Manafort and Richard Gates. The...
View ArticleFacebook, Google gave $1.6M to lawmakers grilling them, and more news for...
This week, as Google and Facebook testify before Congress about Russian interference in our elections, they’ll face lawmakers who they have “splashed with cash.” To be exact, Politico reports the...
View ArticleTax bill reveal, how to regulate online political ads, and more news for 11/2/17
As Republicans prepare to release their tax plan today, the public is still waiting to learn the details. Yet, one thing is very likely: Wealthy donors will get a substantial payout. This letter to the...
View ArticleTax bill benefits big donors, Trump club members get jobs, and more news for...
The Republican tax bill was released yesterday, and as expected, the big winners are corporations and the super wealthy. What a coincidence that the wealthy donors who have been calling for tax reform...
View ArticleSeattle Democracy Vouchers upheld, few consequences for FEC scofflaws and...
On Friday, a Seattle judge upheld the city’s innovative, voter-approved Democracy Vouchers program, ruling that the program is constitutional and has a reasonable justification to reduce the influence...
View ArticleElection Day 2017, NJ and VA set money in politics records, and more news for...
In Seattle, voters cast their vote for the first time for candidates running under the city’s first-in-the-nation Democracy Voucher program. The program reduces the power of big money and gives...
View ArticleVA winners pledge money-in-politics reform, Seattle democracy voucher...
In an election in which big donors drove record-busting fundraising, Virginia candidates ran and won on a pledge to fight big money. Every single one of Every Voice’s 19 endorsed candidates for the...
View ArticleAnother win for Trump’s donors, The Big Money 20, and more news for 12/6/17
In a move that appeals to some of Donald Trump’s big-money backers, Trump alarmed Middle East leaders by deciding to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Isreal: “Mr. Trump’s pledge was extremely...
View ArticleIn Seattle, Democracy Vouchers are Expanding Political Participation
Seattle’s Democracy Voucher Program is achieving its intended goals by generating historic numbers of new and small donors, diversifying the makeup of campaign supporters to better reflect the people...
View ArticleAs Citizens United Turns 8, Here Are 8 Ways People are Fighting Back
This Sunday marks the eighth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United v. FEC ruling – that means it has been eight years since a 5-4 majority gave wealthy corporations and special...
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The News for January 22, 2018–Menendez faces retrial, Trump continues to...
The campaign arm of House Democrats raised more than $100 million last year, a record for a non-election year, the Washington Post reports this morning: “In 2015, the last comparable year, the DCCC...
View ArticleThe news for January 23, 2018: Small-donor bill introduced in Oregon, Trump...
With end of year fundraising reports due to the FEC next Thursday, now’s a great time to spread the word about Every Voice’s daily clips newsletter. You could tweet out a link to our signup page or...
View ArticleCFPB quietly drops payday lender investigation, Empower voters through ‘Civic...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) led by Mick Mulvaney quietly closed an investigation into a payday lender that contributed to Mulvaney’s political campaigns, reports the International...
View ArticleThe News for January 19th, 2018 – Trump’s twofer: raising campaign money...
If the party in power is able to do its job and keep the government open, President Trump is planning on attending a $100,000-a-ticket fundraising gala at Mar-a-Lago this weekend: “The event, hosted by...
View ArticleLimiting money’s power in D.C., Trump allies testing campaign finance laws,...
As the D.C. City Council stands poised to pass a Fair Elections bill soon, the Washington Post has a great piece asking the question “Who’s against limiting money’s power in D.C. politics?” Answer:...
View ArticleDays After Passing Tax Law to Benefit Big Donors, Paul Ryan Collects $500,000...
Many Republicans admitted that their efforts to pass a sweeping tax bill were aimed at pleasing their big donors, and it didn’t take long for Speaker of the House Speaker Paul Ryan and his Republican...
View ArticleThe News for January 26, 2018: Hedge-funds running secret influence campaigns...
Today’s must-read is this Businessweek piece on the secretive world of DC influence campaigns that don’t involve registered lobbyists, but do have a well-known PR firm, corporate backers, and experts...
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