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 … More
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. More
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.
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. More
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. More
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. More
We invite you to join us for a special conversation with Free Speech For People co-founder, John Bonifaz on “We the People: The Fight To Overturn Citizens United and Reclaim Our Democracy.”
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Yes! Magazine covered last night’s vote in St. Petersburg on our proposed city ordinance, that would ban super PACs and foreign-influenced corporations from spending in local elections More
On Thursday, July 21, 2016, the St. Petersburg City Council voted 6-1 to move forward for consideration our proposed ordinance to abolish super PACs and ban foreign corporate money in local elections. More
Check out a full recap on today’s city council vote in St. Petersburg, Florida on whether to move forward our proposed city ordinance to end super PACs and fight foreign-influenced corporations in local elections. More