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PRESS BRIEFING TOMORROW: New Proposal Seeks to Boost the Power of Small Donors After Citizens United

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MEDIA ADVISORY for Wednesday, August 21, 2012 at 11:00 A.M. EST Contact: Kathryn Beard, 202-355-9600, kbeard@democracy21.org, Jeanine Plant-Chirlin, 646.292.8322, Jeanine.plant-chirlin@nyu.edu PRESS BRIEFING: New Proposal Seeks to Boost […]

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Lexington-Herald Leader (KY) Editorial: McConnell’s hypocrisy on campaign disclosure

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Lexington-Herald LeaderEditorialMitch McConnell believed in public disclosure related to campaign contributions in 1987. In a commentary published in the Herald-Leader, he lauded "post-Watergate disclosure laws" […]

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Reform Groups Urge Senators to Oppose McConnell Bill to Repeal Presidential Funding System and Turn Presidency Over to Big Money

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Americans for Campaign Reform – Brennan Center for JusticeCampaign Legal Center – Common Cause – Democracy 21League of Women Voters – People For the American […]

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Associated Press: U.S. Meetings With Lobbyists Go Unreported

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Associated PressU.S. Meetings With Lobbyists Go UnreportedBy Rita BeamishAugust 31, 2009 President Obama ordered federal officials to disclose their contacts with lobbyists trying to influence […]

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