From Buzzfeed: “I think for a lot of companies that have broad consumer bases and that have spent billions on a brand that people really like, to then go and throw a couple thousand dollars at a political issue is, well, stupid. And so not surprisingly you don’t see many of them doing it,” said [...]
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CCP Experts Talk Ricketts and Big Donations
Published on May 21, 2012
Filed Under: Blog, In the News
The Changing Rhetoric of Campaign Finance — Illinois Democrats Offer Innovative Campaign Freedom Measure
Published on May 17, 2012
Illinois Democrats have an interesting proposal to “level the playing field” with independent expenditure committees. A Federal Court recently applied the SpeechNow.org logic to allow independent expenditure committees to speak out in Illinois statewide and legislative campaigns. This has caused a reaction in the Illinois General Assembly. From the Chicago Tribune: House Majority Leader Barbara [...]
Filed Under: Blog, Contributions & Limits, Featured Content, In the News, Super PACs, campaign finance reform, Chicago, Contribution limits, Illinois
DC Circuit Denies Stay in Van Hollen Decision
Published on May 15, 2012
From Rick Hasen’s Election Law Blog: Big news from the D.C. Circuit…The opinion for two of the three judges explaining the reasons for denying the stay lean heavily on how the challengers to the district court ruling are unlikely to succeed in their legal arguments on appeal. The court also stresses the values of disclosure, [...]
Filed Under: Disclosure, In the News, Newsroom, campaign contributions, Disclosure, non-profits, Van Hollen, District Of Columbia
Keating on Edwards Trial
Published on May 14, 2012
CCP President David Keating was on ABC News this weekend discussing the John Edwards trial:
Filed Under: Blog, In the News
Senate hears witness testimony on “DISCLOSE” Act Thursday
Published on March 28, 2012
DATELINE: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 CONTACT: Sarah Lee, Communications Director, Center for Competitive Politics 770.598.7961 ALEXANDRIA, Va. – CCP President David Keating will present testimony tomorrow morning before the Senate Committee on Rules & Administration concerning S. 2219, the “Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act of 2012” (DISCLOSE Act [...]
Filed Under: Disclosure, First Amendment, In the News, Independent Speech, Newsroom, Press Releases, DISCLOSE, Hasen, Keating, Senate hearing, Wertheimer, District Of Columbia
SpeechNow.org v. FEC — protecting free speech for the last 2 years
Published on March 23, 2012
News Release Dateline: 3/23/2012 Contact: Sarah Lee , Communications Director, The Center for Competitive Politics, 770.598.7961 SpeechNow.org v. FEC — protecting free speech for the last 2 years On Monday, March 26, 2012, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in SpeechNow.org v. Federal Election Commission (FEC), will celebrate its 2 year anniversary. Free speech proponents everywhere, [...]
Filed Under: In the News, Independent Speech, Newsroom, Super PACs, free speech, SpeechNow.org, super PACs, District Of Columbia
Daily Media Links 3/19: The Wrong Way to Shake Up Congress, Big donors are fueling democracy, and more…
Published on March 19, 2012
In the News Federalist Society (Event): Campaign Finance & Super PACs in the 2012 election The Federalist Society presents Professor Allison Hayward, Vice President of Policy for the Center for Competitive Politics. She will be speaking on recent efforts at campaign finance reform, including the emergence of Super PACs and their effect on the 2012 election [...]
Filed Under: In the News, Connecticut
Daily Media Links 3/16: Senate Republicans Warn IRS Against Scrutiny of Tea Party, nions Urge Curtailment of ‘Super PACs’, and more…
Published on March 16, 2012
Independent groups Bloomberg Businessweek: Senate Republicans Warn IRS Against Scrutiny of Tea Party by Jonathan D. Salant Senate Republicans today expressed concern that the Internal Revenue Service was singling out Tea Party groups for extra scrutiny in deciding whether to grant them tax-exempt status. Read more… NY Times, The Caucus: Unions Urge Curtailment of ‘Super PACs’ [...]
Filed Under: In the News, Colorado, Illinois
CCP Allison Hayward Op-Ed in NY Post
Published on March 8, 2012
CCP VP for Policy Allison Hayward wrote an op-ed that appeared in last night’s edition of the New York Post. The piece addresses the controversy surrounding New York Comptroller John Liu and the recent arrests for corruption of his office staff. Specifically, Hayward takes issue with public funding for campaigns and how they are crucial in [...]
Filed Under: Blog, Featured Content, In the News, Newsroom, Contributions & Limits, New York
CCP VP Allison Hayward Speaks for Democracy at FEC Hearing
Sarah Lee
DATELINE: Monday, March 5, 2012 CONTACT: Sarah Lee, Communications Director, The Center for Competitive Politics, 770.598.796 ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Center for Competitive Politics’ Vice President for Policy Allison Hayward will testify in front of the Federal Election Commission this Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 11:30 a.m. Hayward will offer testimony on the FEC’s proposed rules on Independent Expenditures and Electioneering Communications [...]
Filed Under: Comments and Testimony, Contributions & Limits, Disclosure, Expenditure, In the News, Newsroom, Press Releases, District Of Columbia