With this month’s regulation, California has started to close the circle spurred by dark money in its elections.
Continue readingIt’s been 4 years since Stephen Colbert created a super PAC — where did all that money go?
No one's followed the money trail of Stephen Colbert's super PAC, Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow. Until now.
Continue readingWhy you’re seeing so many issue ads outside election season
Even with the 2016 election over a year away, television viewers are already seeing lots of issue ads paid for by 501(c)(4) groups across the country. We break down why.
Continue readingVoters deserve more details on money in politics
The U.S. prides itself on being the greatest democracy on earth; for that to be more than a cliche, we need our leaders to tell us how they would fix our broken campaign finance system.
Continue readingNew dark money group to air ad on Iran nuclear deal in 18 states
A newly formed dark money group called "Citizens for a Nuclear Free Iran" will begin running ads in at least 18 states, according to public documents.
Continue readingConservative PACs raise millions, spend little on politics
Several staffers affiliated with Alan Keyes have found a lucrative new job: operating an array of political committees and dark money groups that have raised millions from small donors — most of which has gone to lining their own pockets.
Continue readingWe need a sharper focus on money in politics
As the 2016 elections come into view, reimagining the way in which we tell money in politics stories is one of the biggest challenges we face.
Continue readingCongress to President Obama: Make government contractors disclose political spending
Members of the Senate and the House wrote to President Obama urging him to draft and enact an executive order forcing all government contractors to disclose any political spending.
Continue readingMicro-targeting is America’s latest political export
As seen in this year's U.K. elections, data mining and micro-targeting are catching on. Here's why that might be troublesome for transparency advocates.
Continue readingThe Political One Percent of the One Percent: Megadonors fuel rising cost of elections in 2014
In the 2014 elections, 31,976 donors — equal to roughly one percent of one percent of the total population of the United States — accounted for an astounding $1.18 billion in disclosed political contributions at the federal level.
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