It was a “tremendous” year for public financing in Connecticut, according to the Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission. In total, 335 candidates took part in the state’s Citizens Election Program.…
With H.R. 1, the new House majority is showing that democracy reform is its top priority. Among other important reforms, the bill will include campaign finance legislation aimed at countering…
The D.C. City Council has passed legislation that, among other reforms, will lower contribution limits for individuals or businesses applying for contracts with the city government. Paired with the recent…
On Friday, leaders in Congress signaled their support for campaign finance and voting reforms with the announcement of H.R. 1. Supporters hope to diminish the damaging influence of money on…
Enacting a bold package of democracy reforms will be the top priority for the incoming House majority. A key pillar of this legislation will be creating a campaign finance system…
Voters across the country expressed support for pro-democracy reform by passing a number of ballot measures during this year’s midterms. Campaign finance reform was a big winner. In Denver and…
2018 saw a record number of candidates participating in Connecticut’s public financing system, 334 in total. That number is up from the 294 who received funding from the Citizens Election…
This year, six candidates with backgrounds in science, technology, engineering, math and medicine were elected to the House of Representatives. All have supported campaign finance reform, and two in particular,…
According to an analysis from the Progressive Change Institute, an overwhelming majority (82%) of the incoming House freshman class “favored challenging corporate power in our political system by rejecting corporate…
According to members of the incoming House majority, the H.R.1 democracy reform package, which includes small donor match public financing for federal congressional candidates, will be the first legislative vote…