NY Times: “New York Reform = Public Financing”
The New York Times New York Reform = Public Financing By: the Editorial Board The recent arrests of a state senator and an assemblyman appear […]
Fred Wertheimer Politico Op-ed: “The Right Kind of Reform”
|Archive |by DianePOLITICO Op-ed The Right Kind of Reform Fred Wertheimer The indictments last week of a New York state senator and five other New York politicians […]
E.J. Dionne op-ed in Washington post: “Fighting Big Money with Big Money
|Archive |by DianeThe Washington Post Fighting big money with big money By E.J. Dionne Jr. If you are tired of seeing the debate on guns dominated by […]
Watchdog Groups Question Whether President Obama’s Involvement in Organizing for Action Complies with Ethics in Government Act
|Archive |by DianeIn a letter sent today to President Obama, Democracy 21, joined by the Campaign Legal Center, wrote that “your involvement with Organizing for Action (OFA) […]
Roll Call Column: “Rules of the Game: Obama’s Nonprofit Carries on Dubious Tradition”
|Archive |by DianeRoll Call Rules of the Game: Obama’s Nonprofit Carries on Dubious Tradition By Eliza Newlin Carney A Democratic rising star who campaigned on a platform […]
Washington Post editorial: “Pay-to-play politics reach the Oval Office”
|Archive |by DianeThe Washington Post Pay-to-play politics reach the Oval Office By Editorial Board– They will now disclose the names of those who donate $250 or more […]
Statement by Fred Wertheimer Concerning Organizing for Action
|Archive |by DianeAccording to an op-ed by Jim Messina, the National Chairman for Organizing for Action, published March 7, 2013 on CNN.com, “[E]very donor who gives $250 […]
No Set Price for Meetings with President? Really?
|Archive |by DianeStatement by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer White House press secretary Jay Carney today reportedly said at his daily briefing, “Any notion that there is […]
Watchdogs Urge More Disclosure of Expenditures by Political Committees in Comments on FEC Rule
|Archive |by DianeToday, Democracy 21 joined the Campaign Legal Center in filing comments with the Federal Election Commission supporting a draft rule interpreting disclosure requirements for political […]
Editorials from the New York Times and the Washington Post on Organizing for Action
|Archive |by DianeThe New York Times The White House Joins the Cash Grab By: Editorial Board March 3, 2013 It is tempting to applaud the nonprofit group […]
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