Public Financing


Maine gubernatorial candidate shows why Clean Elections system is model for other states
Submitted by Johnny Papagiannis on Mon, 03/29/2010 - 9:31am.
The Boston Globe (online) has a story on Maine State Senate President and gubernatorial candidate, Libby Mitchel (D), and the Clean Elections system in the state.
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NPR: Groups push for public financing
Submitted by Adam Smith on Tue, 03/23/2010 - 2:02pm.
This morning on NPR, Peter Overby interviewed several Fair Elections advocates about pushing for public financing of elections in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. FEC.
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Stop the Chase for Campaign Cash
Submitted by Johnny Papagiannis on Fri, 02/26/2010 - 12:06pm.

Agnes Gund, a philanthropist and major political donor, has an op-ed in today's Politico about Citizens United and the need for Fair Elections.


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Big Donors to Speaker Pelosi: Pass Fair Elections
Submitted by Johnny Papagiannis on Wed, 02/17/2010 - 12:17pm.
The New York Times political blog, The Caucus, reports that big donors have wriiten a letter to Speaker Pelosi (D-Calif.) that says enough is enough - it's time to pass Fair Elections style campaign reform.
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Really Big Money Politics
Submitted by Johnny Papagiannis on Mon, 01/04/2010 - 5:04pm.

The New York Times editorializes on the need to fix the presidential public financing system and urges that a public financing system be created for Congress as well.


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Durbin: LBJ Couldn't Pass Medicare Today
Submitted by Monica Rober on Fri, 12/04/2009 - 3:22pm.
Speaking about the Fair Elections Now Act at a forum at the Center for American Progress, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) commented that President Lyndon Johnson wouldn't have been able to pass Medicare today with the influence of campaign cash.

To watch the video footage, click here.
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