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Today, Big Money campaign donors call the shots in Washington, blocking progress on the issues that matter most to Us. Time and again, the insider crowd puts their interests ahead of the public interest.
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Watchdog group sues for records on Mnuchin and wife's eclipse trip
Rebecca Savransky • Sep 12, 2017
Rebecca Savransky, The Hill
A watchdog group sued the Treasury Department on Monday for records about Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and his wife's trip last month to Kentucky at the time of the solar eclipse.
Denver City Council approves new rules requiring reports of dark-money spending in elections
Jon Murray • Sep 11, 2017
Jon Murray, Denver Post
Campaign finance changes approved Monday by the City Council could make it more difficult for big spenders to escape public notice in Denver elections.
Editorial: Don't pull the plug on public financing in Florida
Orlando Sentinel • Aug 27, 2017
Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel
Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran, a likely candidate for governor, flamboyantly took aim this past week at the state’s public campaign finance system. It was an odd target — a system that has cost state taxpayers a grand total of $10.4 million since 2010. That’s a rounding error on the hundreds of billions of dollars in state spending over the same period.
