Tag: Ending Super PACs

Joint Committee of Connecticut Legislature Approves Cutting-Edge Law Challenging Super PACs and Foreign-Influenced Corporate Political Spending

Last night, a joint committee of the Connecticut General Assembly took a big step in the movement to push back against Citizens United. The legislature’s joint Government Administration and Elections Committee approved House Bill 5589. With the leadership of Senator Ted Kennedy Jr. and House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz, Connecticut has taken a big step toward
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2016 in Review: Working Towards A Brighter Democracy

We’re proud to share all that we have accomplished together in 2016, from victories at the state and local level to expand the movement for a constitutional amendment, to a campaign to end super PACs and amplify our legal advocacy efforts. Click to read more.
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Watch the St. Petersburg City Council Committee of the Whole Meeting

On October 27, 2016, the St. Petersburg City Council convened for a Committee of the Whole meeting to consider our proposed ordinance to abolish super PACs and ban foreign corporate money in local elections. Free Speech For People, American Promise-Tampa Bay, the League of Women Voters of St. Petersburg, and other allies played a critical
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