Yesterday, an overwhelming majority of Chicago residents affirmed the role of public financing in their elections. A ballot measure by Common Cause Illinois promoting small-donor public financing in Chicago passed by 79 percent to 21 percent.
Continue readingPublic swamps FEC with post-McCutcheon rulemaking comments
Though pollsters see campaign finance reform as a nonstarter on the campaign trail. A proposed rulemaking in the wake of the Supreme Court's McCutcheon decision sparked an outpouring of public interest as letter-writing campaigns drew thousands of comments.
Continue readingFCC considering more transparency for political ads
The Federal Communications Commission may require cable and satellite providers, as well as radio stations, to follow broadcast TV's lead and begin making political ad contracts available for online viewing.
Continue readingHey Big Spender…
... spend a little time with me after Election Day? With the most expensive election in history behind us, the outsized footprint of dark money remains on our political landscape. While "spending by outside groups reached new heights, the amount the public knows about the sources of that money reached new lows," opined Ellen Miller, Executive Director of Sunlight Foundation. And the dark money spigot is not expected to turn off anytime soon. Join Ellen and a distinguished panel of experts on Friday, Nov. 16 at 9:30am, to assess the political implications of dark money in the 2012 election as well as its influence post Election Day.
Continue readingA Transparent and Accountable Recovery
In the wake of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), and while Congress debates the massive stimulus bill, the Coalition... View Article
Continue readingGroups Demand More Transparency in Fundraising from McCain and Obama
Sunlight has joined with seven other organizations in calling on the McCain and Obama campaigns to provide more details about... View Article
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