What Is the Place of Corporate Money in Democratic Politics?

April 3, 2013   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

Most Americans express deep reservations about corporate campaign contributions, expenditures, lobbying, and other ways that for-profit entities are involved in elections and legislation. There are two ...

Independent Spending & Incumbency, 2010

August 1, 2012   •  By Jason Farrell   •  ,

Using information obtained from the New York Times, Real Clear Politics, state websites, and the Center for Responsive Politics, we were able examine the ...

Media Watch: Independent Expenditure Committees vs. Social Welfare Organizations

July 26, 2012   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

Campaign finance is a nuanced, complicated topic.  As a result, there are often mischaracterizations about the laws and and non-profits present in the media.  ...

CCP Legal Director Debates the Validity of super PACs live Wed., Feb 22, on Wisconsin Public Radio

February 21, 2012   •  By Sarah Lee   •  ,

CCP’s Legal Director Allen Dickerson will appear on Wisconsin Public Radio tomorrow, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012, to debate on-air the usefulness of super PACs in the ...

This weekend in campaign finance

January 17, 2012   •  By Joe Trotter   •  , ,

With the second anniversary of the Citizens United decision coming up this Saturday, reform groups are  pulling out all the stops to protest the decision. ...

Did FEC Get Too Much Info on ‘I Want Your Money?’

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October 20, 2010   •  By Allison Hayward   •  ,

How else to explain the inexplicable trouble the Federal Election Commission is having with a relatively straightforward request?

Counsel for the producers of ...

Campaign Finance Reformer Doris Haddock, R.I.P.

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March 14, 2010   •  By Brad Smith   •  , ,

Last week Doris Haddock, aka "Granny D," passed away at the age of 100. Granny D gained some small measure of fame in 1999-2000 ...

SLAPPed! Coming to a Courtroom Near You

February 19, 2010   •  By IFS staff   •  ,

The Center for Competitive Politics is pleased to welcome this guest blog post by Samantha Brown of the Federal Anti-SLAPP Project Politicians Behaving Badly ...

Ballot petition freedom updates

December 16, 2009   •  By Jeff Patch   •  ,

A couple ballot petition freedom lawsuits are working their way through the federal courts. The tireless Richard Winger of Ballot Access News has more: ...

Blogger Protection Act of 2008

April 2, 2008   •  By IFS staff   •  ,

A bill to protect bloggers from campaign finance regulations.

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