The Times discusses the American Action Network in this story today, saying the group will be a conservative counterpart of the Center for American Progress. Like the Center for American Progress, the tax-exempt American Action Network will be divided into separate units. The Action Forum, which will be the policy arm, is a 501(c)3 group, […]
Month: February 2010
Sniffing around potential 2012 contenders’ financial reports
The Politico’s Kenneth Vogel examines disclosure reports for potential 2012 candidates here. The battle for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination quietly began last year — maybe not for the candidates, but for their political groups.
What’s next after Citizens United? Here are some ideas
Alex DeMots of the Center for American Progress lays out his ideas for some legislative responses to Citizens United, including strengthened disclosure, new disclaimers, clarity on coordination, spell out what companies are “sufficiently domestic” to play in politics, shareholder protetcion measures, public financing, and loosening coordinated party spending limits.