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Supreme Court Ruling Sparks Debate Over NYC Model’s Future
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court continued its recent streak of dismantling modern campaign finance laws:
The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a key provision of an Arizona law governing the public financing of political campaigns. The Arizona law required public matching funds for participating candidates when their opponents who had opted out of the public system or independent groups increased their private spending. The court vote was 5 to 4, with the majority opinion — written by Chief
How a Bill Really Becomes a Law
In a recent GQ satire (although it’s not really that satirical, because it’s largely true), writer Stephen Sherrill outlines how a bill really becomes a law down in Washington. Let’s go through the basic steps.
1. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, headed by Tom Donohue, spends millions supporting Republican members of Congress. Donohue then hears from member corporations about how profits could be increased if a certain regulation were repealed or loophole added. He then reaches out to GOP members
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MTA: Show Me Your Books ! (Its The Law)
A new era of transparency began this Monday for hundreds of our state public authorities – whether they like it or not.
For decades these agencies were able to keep multiple sets of books that advocates dubbed a “shadow government” – books that they were not obliged to share with anyone. This practice is now history with the passing of the Public Authorities Reform Act. It requires many of these quasi-governmental corporations to be more transparent and required even
