Donations in legislative races in Colorado by Green billionaire Tom Steyer are tipping the scales
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.
Are Democrats Ignoring Big Money Politics Crisis?
Light mention in Party’s platform draft seem to mean Democrats ignoring big money politics
The Hillary Super PAC That Hyped a Penny Stock
Voters for Hillary Super PAC accused of being a front for a stock market scam is now closed
Secret Political Donations in the States
State governments are being overwhelmed by a new influx of new class of secret political donations
Big Coal Lobby’s Multi-Million Dollar Spending Spree
Ahead of series of looming bankruptcies, the big coal lobby spent millions to influence U.S. lawmakers
Shareholder Activists Take on Corporate Political Spending
Rampant corporate political spending is getting attacked by shareholders concerned about bottom line
NRA Lobbying Campaign For Trump Kicks Off
Benghazi themed anti-Clinton ad is just the start of the NRA lobbying campaign for 2016 election
VIDEO: Colbert Pokes Fun at Trump Overseas Fundraising
Allegations of illegal Trump overseas fundraising for election are butt of jokes for Colbert
Uber Lobbying Campaign Picks Up Speed in NJ
With a little help from army of Twitter bots, a massive Uber lobbying campaign is underway in NJ
Analysis of NJ Gun Lobby Political Spending
The NJ gun lobby remains force to be reckoned in state politics despite drop off in donations