The Edmonton Journal provides a Canadian perspective on a new campaign finance law in this report. Councillors unleashed a torrent of abuse Wednesday aimed at a new provincial campaign-finance law they called patronizing, cumbersome and expensive. “It’s offensive, it’s degrading and it absolutely infuriates me, and when I talk to the minister I will give […]
Day: February 18, 2010
How will C.U. play in L.A.?
How Citizens United will impact campaign spending in Los Angeles is the topic of this LAist post.
Phila. Inquirer endorses parts of Schumer-Van Hollen
This Phildadelphia Inquirer editorial endorses the Schumer-Van Hollen framework for reforms after Citizens United. Groups running ads for or against a candidate would be required to report their donors to the Federal Election Commission. They’d also need to identify the top five donors in the advertising. And, in some cases, a corporate CEO would have […]