Legislation to Overhaul Public Funding for Presidential Campaigns
Legislation has been introduced in the House and Senate (H.R. 6061 and S. 3681) to revise the outdated presidential public campaign financing system. Seeking to encourage smaller individual...
View ArticleStatement of Commissioners Highlights Leniency of FEC Disclosure Rules
Earlier this week, the three Republican members of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) released a statement of reasons explaining their votes in May to dismiss a case against a no longer active...
View ArticleReport Urges the IRS to Improve Enforcement and Oversight of 527s
The Treasury Department's Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) released a report calling on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to improve oversight of 527 tax-exempt political organizations...
View ArticleFEC Approves Coordination Rule
With a 5-1 vote, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) approved a rule on coordinated communications, to regulate messages that are the "functional equivalent of express advocacy" for or against...
View ArticleThe Fine Print Is Now Available on Kindle
The Fine Print is now available for Kindle users via Amazon.com. According to Amazon, "Kindle Blogs are auto-delivered wirelessly to your Kindle and updated throughout the day so you can stay current....
View ArticleCongress Headed for PATRIOT Act Debate This Year
The Senate voted yesterday to extend expiring provisions of the PATRIOT Act until May 27. The House had voted to extend the provisions until December 8; today, the House agreed to consider the Senate...
View ArticlePATRIOT Act Provisions Get Three-Month Extension, But Nearly Lose Funding
The House voted yesterday to agree to the Senate's three-month extension of expiring PATRIOT Act provisions. The President is expected to sign the bill before Feb. 28, when the current provisions...
View ArticleNo News is Big News at the FEC
The news out of yesterday's Federal Election Commission (FEC) meeting is that there is, yet again, no news to report. The FEC has delayed a final vote on an advisory opinion which was jointly...
View ArticlePrivacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Still AWOL
Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-CT), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Daniel Akaka (D-HI) last week urged President Obama to revive the dormant Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board by nominating members to fill...
View ArticleGovernment Status: Open
Late last week, the administration released a status report on their open government efforts over the past two and half years. Impressive progress has been made because of the hard work of public...
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