New Voices in Cambridge Posted on August 30, 2016 (August 30, 2016) On Monday night, I had the privilege to again speak before a committee of the Cambridge (Massachusetts) City Council that is considering public financing for city council elections. Because city councilors all run citywide, the typical cost of a successful city council race is between $30,000 and $60,000, and has nearly doubled since the MassachusettsRead More
FSFP Launches New Campaign to Support St. Petersburg Proposed Ordinance To Fight Big Money Posted on August 24, 2016 (August 24, 2016) Free Speech For People & partners launched a pledge campaign to build up support for the St. Petersburg City Council’s efforts to end super PACs and limit foreign corporate money in local elections. Read More
PAC It Out: St. Pete’s Effort to Curb Outside Spending in Local Races Posted on August 12, 2016 (August 12, 2016) Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, Rae Claire Johnson and Darden Rice are interviewed in a new piece on the proposed St. Petersburg ordinance, posted to Tampa Bay: Creative Loafing, a news and culture blog. Read More
Watch: St. Petersburg City Council Hearing on Proposed Ordinance to #FightBigMoney Posted on August 11, 2016 (August 11, 2016) Watch a recording of the presentation of the proposed St. Petersburg city ordinance, including public testimonials of support and the final vote by city council members. Read More
Former MT Supreme Court Justice James Nelson & Jeff Clements: Why Montanans Should Support 28th Amendment Posted on August 4, 2016 (August 4, 2016) Free Speech For People Board Member James C. Nelson co-authored an op-ed in the Billings Gazette with Free Speech For People Co-Founder and American Promise founder, Jeff Clements. Read More
Jamie Raskin, John Nichols & John Bonifaz Discuss the Wealth Primary & Money in Politics Posted on July 29, 2016 (July 29, 2016) John Nichols of The Nation discusses the wealth primary with Free Speech For People Cofounder John Bonifaz and Jamie Raskin, Maryland State Senator and Professor of Law at American University’s Washington College of Law. Read More
John Nichols & Spencer Overton Discuss Money In Politics Posted on July 29, 2016 (July 29, 2016) The Nation Magazine’s John Nichols discusses money in politics with Spencer Overton, President President of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies and George Washington University Professor of Law.Read More
Watch Our Netroots Nation 2016 Panel In St. Louis Missouri Posted on July 29, 2016 (July 29, 2016) On Friday, July 15, Free Speech For People organized a panel on, “Bold Strategies for Achieving Political Equality Through a New Supreme Court” at the Netroots Nation 2016 conference, held in St. Louis Missouri. Watch the full panel. Read More
Federal Appeals Court: Criminal Corruption Charge Involving Super PAC Donations Can Proceed Posted on July 29, 2016 (October 2, 2018) Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit rejected an appeal by Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) in a federal corruption case. Read analysis from our Legal Director, Ron Fein.Read More
John Bonifaz, Scott Greytak & John Nichols Discuss A City Ordinance to End Big Money Posted on July 28, 2016 (July 28, 2016) Free Speech For People and The Nation magazine’s John Nichols discuss a proposed City Ordinance to end super PAC spending and foreign corporate money in St. Petersburg elections.Read More