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Lee Goodman Offers Spirited Defense of First Amendment in Campaign Finance Law
October 22, 2017   •  By Joe Albanese   •  , ,

How big a problem is “dark money”? What about corporate spending in politics? Why doesn’t the FEC take a stronger stand against political activities ...

Over a Year Later, Coloradans Find out Exactly What was in Legislators’ Disclosure Bill
October 16, 2017   •  By Alex Cordell   •  ,

Last Sunday, candidates who had already begun their campaigns for Colorado’s 2018 state elections received a rude awakening when news broke that the reach ...

Reduction in Political Speech Under Connecticut’s Tax-Financing Program is Nothing to Cheer
October 13, 2017   •  By Joe Albanese   •  ,

Connecticut legislators recently hit a bump in the road in their effort to defund a state program that provides taxpayer funding to political campaigns. ...

Shadowy Network of Fake Charities Coordinates with Corporation and U.S. Senator to Launch Assault on Health Care Bill
September 28, 2017   •  By Alex Baiocco   •  , ,

The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is a for-profit commercial enterprise owned by The Walt Disney Company, the second-largest media corporation in the world in ...

Brookings Institution Panel Says Democracy is in Crisis without (More) Regulation of Political Speech
September 28, 2017   •  By Joe Albanese   •  , , , ,

On Wednesday, the Brookings Institution hosted an event entitled “Democracy at risk: Solving critical problems threatening U.S. elections.” It was billed as a discussion ...

Democracy = National Security ≠ Need for More Regulation of Political Speech
September 26, 2017   •  By Alex Cordell   •  , ,

Last Wednesday, Issue One, a group that advocates for more government regulation of political speech, held an event at the Center for Strategic and ...

Cato Institute Holds First Amendment-Focused Constitution Day Symposium
September 20, 2017   •  By Joe Albanese   •  ,

On Monday, the Cato Institute held a day-long symposium entitled “The Supreme Court: Past and Prologue – A Look at the October 2016 and ...

Fraud or No Fraud, Tax-Financing is Harmful to the Campaign Process
September 7, 2017   •  By Alex Baiocco   •  ,

Investigations into candidates allegedly defrauding taxpayers by gaming taxpayer-funded campaign programs are currently underway in both Seattle and Albuquerque. In both investigations, the accused ...

Former FEC Chair Bob Lenhard Discusses Campaign Finance Law, Foreign Intervention in U.S. Elections

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September 6, 2017   •  By Joe Albanese   •  , ,

Last Thursday, the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University hosted a discussion with Robert Lenhard, a former FEC commissioner and a partner ...

Campaign Finance Regulations Don’t Exist to Make Politicians’ Lives Easier
August 31, 2017   •  By Joe Albanese   •  , , ,

Issue One’s series of interviews with former lawmakers continued last week with a discussion featuring Charlie Bass, a Republican Congressman from New Hampshire from ...

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