A former state senator for Florida was arrested and is facing felony charges for bankrolling a phony candidate for a legislative seat.
Money Politics articles on Democracy Chronicles
This Money Politics section includes news about the efforts to reduce the influence of money over the election system that has grown substantially since the Citizens United ruling. Also see our entire section on Money Politics or our articles on Political Lobbying.
Campaign Finance Reform Won’t Itself End Elite Control of Politics
There can be no doubt whatsoever that America’s campaign finance regime is a wild west that diminishes the power of the many.
The Members of Congress Who Profit From War
When markets opened the day after Trump killed Qassem Soleimani, dozens of members of Congress saw bumps in their portfolios.
Trumpworld’s Next Target: Building A Dark Money Machine
Liberals spent years putting together a huge dark-money operation. Conservatives are now attempting to compete with them.
Lawmakers Move To Expose Foreign Money In US Think Tanks
Three Republican members of Congress proposed law to raise threshold for openness in think tanks receiving international funding.
Pro-Biden Group Refusing To Disclose Massive Political Donations
As it works to promote President Biden’s agenda from outside, a pro-Biden organization plans to raise an unrestricted amoutn of money.
Fixing Congress With Public Election Financing Reforms
Public election financing is reform is one of the reforms proposed by the For the People Act and can empower small donors.
How to Increase Transparency for Corporate Political Spending
Calls for transparency in corporate political spending did not make an impact under Obama. This is likely to change under Biden.
These American Colleges Have The Most Political Lobbying Power
Just one college wins the March Madness showdown, but the higher education was a huge winner in the Democrats’ stimulus package.
Billionaires’ Massive $10 Million Donation Distorts Ohio Vote
Thiel’s $10 million contribution appears to be the largest ever given to a super-PAC endorsing a single Senate candidate.