Time: “The Real IRS Scandal”
Time The Real IRS Scandal By Alex Altman The IRS is unpopular on its best days, and the past few have been among its worst. […]
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Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer on IRS Improperly Targeting Conservative Groups and Groups Improperly Claiming 501(c)(4) Tax Status
|Archive |by DianeThe IRS was dead wrong to target conservative groups claiming tax-exempt status as section 501(c)(4) “social welfare” organizations based on their names and identified interests. […]
Reform Groups Call on Congress to Close Gaping Disclosure Loopholes and Maintain Existing Contribution Limits
|Archive |by DianeIn a letter sent today, reform groups urged Senators and Representatives “to pass campaign finance disclosure legislation this year to close the gaping disclosure loopholes […]
Huffington Post: “FEC Commissioners All Serving Expired Terms Now”
|Archive |by DianeThe Huffington Post FEC Commissioners All Serving Expired Terms Now By: Paul Blumenthal WASHINGTON — All five sitting commissioners at the Federal Election Commission are […]
Reform Groups Call Out President Obama on Four-Year Failure to Provide Leadership or Effective Action to Reform the Corrupt Campaign Finance System
|Archive |by DianeIn a letter sent to President Obama yesterday, reform groups expressed their “deep concern about the nation’s corrupt campaign finance system and about your failure, […]
Fred Wertheimer Statement on Disclosure Bill Introduced By Senators Wyden and Murkowski
|Archive |by DianeThe introduction of campaign finance disclosure legislation yesterday by Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) is an important step forward. The bill represents […]
NY Times: “New York Reform = Public Financing”
|Archive |by DianeThe 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) […]
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