WaPo: The most prominent Democratic super PAC exclusively targeting House races said Thursday it plans to reserve $43 million worth of TV ad time ahead of November’s midterm elections, sketching out dozens of media markets where it plans to spend.… Continue reading

AZ Central: Phoenix could follow Tempe in an effort to root out secretive campaign donations from city elections. The Phoenix City Council Wednesday took the first step toward curbing the influence of “dark money” — campaign donations made by political… Continue reading

Campaign Finance Institute: Did you know . . . That Donald Trump raised more money from small donors than Barack Obama – more than Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton combined?   That independent spending in congressional elections by non-party groups… Continue reading

Release: Today, Common Cause filed complaints with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Election Commission (FEC) alleging reason to believe that President Trump and his campaign, Vice President Pence and his leadership PAC, the Republican National Committee (RNC),… Continue reading

WaPo: A handful of provisions tucked into a pair of must-pass bills under consideration in Congress this month could reshape the financing of political campaigns and give further cover to donors who want to keep their contributions private. One measure… Continue reading

Bruce Freed & Karl Sandstrom: BlackRock CEO Larry Fink’s recent annual letter to corporate leaders (discussed on the Forum here) correctly urges companies to contribute to society. At a time when the private sector is being pressed to address… Continue reading

Interesting story from Fresno.

WRAL: FLIP NC looks like a professional political operation. It’s got slick graphics, a website and deep analysis of state legislative districts, which organizers are using to target areas where Republicans may be vulnerable and Democrats can chip away this… Continue reading