Recent disclosure reports are now providing a great amount of detail into contributions made by registered lobbyists, and the result is...lobbyists are loyal?
Given the recent slew of politicians being caught and investigated for accepting inappropriate donations and favors from special-interests, it is no surprise that the presidential candidates' fundraising strategies are getting a closer look....
Yesterday, I managed to catch Larry Lessig's latest "Change Congress" Power Point presentation at the Personal Democracy Forum (PDF) here in New York City....
Former lobbyist Jack Abramoff will be sentenced this September, according to papers filed by prosecutors and defense attorneys this week in federal court....
Some cases are just too ugly even for the Supreme Court, it appears. Last week it refused to grant review to a claim from Washington State challenging an important principle: the requirement that outside groups disclose their electoral spending....
In his Capital Times op-ed, Jay Heck takes shots at Wisconsin's legislature for failing to act on a campaign finance reform bill, and accuses the group of quietly, "smothering it with a pillow"....
