Billionaire backing the recent California money politics initiative against Citizens United is good news
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.
Tobacco Lobby Battling Ballot Initiatives in Several States
Citizens of several states are voting on tax increases in ballot initiatives the tobacco lobby wants to kill
Modern-Day Cassandra Battling Foreign Money in US Elections
Federal Election Commission commissioner Ann Ravel is a Modern-Day Cassandra. Is anyone listening?
Is Trump Organization Raising Money From Foreign Governments?
Saudi government among investors in Trump Organization according to new investigation
New Concerns After Trump Hires Citizens United President
Influential Citizens United President David Bossie was behind the ill fated push to deregulate money politics
Bringing Clarity to Rules on South Carolina Money Politics
Limits on using government money on dry cleaning part of new rules for South Carolina money politics
Connecticut Public Political Campaign Financing Under Threat
State systems of public political campaign financing are increasingly under attack from free speech lawsuits
Where Are Silicon Valley Political Donations Going?
In year of big money spending, Silicon Valley political donations are mostly giving Democrat in support of immigration
NJ Minimum Wage Battle Drew Big Special Interest Spending
Ongoing debate over raising NJ minimum wage to $15/hour is focus of political lobbying on unusual scale
What Trump Campaign Spending Plans Reveal About Strategy
Unprecedented nature of this year’s election is reflected in unusual Trump campaign spending strategy