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
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
Tampa Bay Times: Keep Super PAC Cash Out of St. Petersburg Elections Posted on July 17, 2016 (October 2, 2018) Free Speech For People counsel, Scott Greytak and Vice Chair of the St. Petersburg City Council, Darden Rice, co-authored a column in the Tampa Bay Times on the corrupting influence of Super PACs and how a new ordinance could curb outside spending. Read More
The Birth of the Super PAC By Renée Loth via The Boston Globe Posted on November 23, 2015 (November 29, 2018) Last week, on Monday, November 16, Renée Loth moderated our panel at Harvard Law School on SpeechNow v. FEC and ending Super PACs. Loth is featured in today’s issue of The Boston Globe, discussing “The Birth of the Super PAC” and its relation to the 2010 SpeechNow ruling. Read More
The Beginning Of The End of the Super PAC? Posted on November 4, 2015 (November 4, 2015) Are we nearing the beginning of the end for super PACs? These political money machines, designed to work around campaign contribution limits and inject unlimited political money into our political campaigns, are more powerful now than ever.Read More