In the News: Highlights of Recent Media Coverage
March 22, 2017
Civil Eats |
Even with Food Safety in the Balance, Perdue Complained About Regulation |
February 14, 2017
CBS News |
Like other Cabinet picks, Puzder donates to GOP senators |
February 14, 2017
Center for American Progress |
For Polluters, Congress Will Overturn an Environmental Rule for $2.3 Millions |
January 10, 2017
The Fader |
13 Senate Democrats, Including Cory Booker, Voted Against Importing Cheaper Prescription Drugs |
November 8, 2016
International Business Times |
Wall Street-Backed Charter School Measure Fails In Massachusetts |
October 14, 2016
Fairfield Daily Republic |
Voters get ‘quick guide’ to ballot props |
October 11, 2016
KQED |
Individual Donors Spend Big in California Initiative Battles |
September 30, 2016
Associated Press |
Donors pump nearly $390 million into California propositions |
September 16, 2016
NBC Bay Area |
Bay Area Donors Top the List of Big Campaign Contributors |
September 9, 2016
Bloomberg |
Big Tobacco Pours Millions Into California Cigarette Tax Fight |
July 26, 2016
Huffington Post |
Want To Watch Every Anti-Trump Ad? Better Clear Your Schedule |
July 20, 2016
Bloomberg |
Silicon Valley’s Powerful Steer Cash to Death Penalty Repeal Bid |
June 19, 2016
San Francisco Chronicle |
Trump’s business skills not translating to political world |
June 10, 2016
Facing South |
Secret money escalates in Southern politics, fueled by Koch brothers |
May 26, 2016
Tampa Bay Times |
Editorial: The dangers of dark money in the Sunshine State |
May 18, 2016
Chicago Sun-Times |
Sweet: Obama foundation donors at the White House |
May 18, 2016
San Francisco Chronicle |
In San Jose, Sanders spells out campaign differences with Clinton |
May 13, 2016
Miami Herald |
Florida’s growth of ‘dark money’ political groups follows national trend |
May 9, 2016
LA Weekly |
California Pot Legalization Is Crushing Opponents |
April 20, 2016
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
2016 election may drive voters to demand change in campaign financing |
April 19, 2016
NBC Bay Area |
Fact-Checking Clooney's Claim About Clinton Fundraiser |
April 7, 2016
KQED |
Uber Forcing Democrats to Rethink Labor Rules |
March 24, 2016
The Washington Post |
Now the NFL’s gameplan for surviving CTE is coming into focus |
March 23, 2016
Mercury News |
NFL is funding campaigns of lawmakers reviewing concussion issue |
March 15, 2016
KQED |
Big Pharma Dumps Big Money Into Fight Against Prescription Drug Measure |
March 15, 2016
Medill News Service |
Vote Informed: BallotReady Stresses Local Races |
March 14, 2016
NBC Bay Area |
It’s Unlikely Trump Will Reimburse Campaign Loan |
March 9, 2016
Effingham Daily News |
State Sen. Kyle McCarter challenges U.S. Rep. John Shimkus in GOP primary |
March 1, 2016
Peoria Journal Star |
Peoria public TV station offers online voting guide |
February 19, 2016
MintPress News |
Top Rubio Donors Include Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, Tech Billionaire Larry Ellison |
February 18, 2016
Vida en el valle |
Secretary of State Alex Padilla focused on the election year |
February 9, 2016
Sacramento Bee |
Keep an eye on election IE’s with new search tool |
January 19, 2016
Time Magazine |
Do We Really Need Campaign Finance Reform? |
January 12, 2016
KPIX CBS San Francisco |
Bay Area Residents Struggle In Fight To Keep New Cell Towers Out |
January 11, 2016
The Intercept |
Toxic “Reform” Law Will Gut State Rules on Dangerous Chemicals |
December 30, 2015
Al Jazeera America |
Losing the fight against Big Data |
December 29, 2015
Wired UK |
What does Silicon Valley lobby the US government for? |
December 14, 2015
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
Audition for Adelson |
December 8, 2015
The Orange County Register |
San Bernardino aftermath: Partisan divide makes more gun control unlikely |
November 20, 2015
International Business Times |
Senators working against EPA rules receive 17 times more cash from coal industry: Maplight |
November 20, 2015
Vice News |
In Case You Forgot: Republicans Remain a Huge Obstacle to Serious Action on Climate Change |
November 19, 2015
CNBC |
Senators taking on EPA got big cash from coal |
November 19, 2015
Al Jazeera America |
Report: Senators voting against EPA rules received more coal industry cash |
November 16, 2015
Wired Magazine |
What Silicon Valley Firms Pay to Play |
November 14, 2015
International Business Times |
Hillary Clinton Wall Street Controversy: 9/11 Terrorism Attacks Required Close Relationship With Financial Industry, She Claims |
November 6, 2015
Berkeleyside |
Op-ed: Let’s amplify local voices in Berkeley City Hall |
November 3, 2015
CalMatters |
Money talks, candidates listen in Sacramento |
October 29, 2015
Contra Costa Times |
Berkeley: Panel says publicly financed elections encourages diverse candidates |
October 29, 2015
Truthout |
Jerry Brown Signs Two Oil Spill Bills, but Marine Areas Aren't Fully Protected |
October 26, 2015
Orange County Register |
Watchdog: California utilities spend lots of public's money to influence state politics |
October 17, 2015
San Gabriel Valley Tribune |
Why it’s not your fault you’re bad at voting in local elections |
October 16, 2015
Orange County Register |
Independent expenditures skyrocketing |
October 14, 2015
Truthout |
Is Campaign Cash From Police Unions Watering Down Democrats' Reform Efforts? |
October 11, 2015
Wall Street Journal |
California Considers Tough Campaign-Finance Rules |
October 6, 2015
San Francisco Chronicle |
Valley execs back Kevin McCarthy — despite mixed tech record |
October 5, 2015
CBS Sacramento |
California FPPC Proposes Rules Limiting Outside Groups’ Influence On Campaigns |
October 5, 2015
New York Times |
Oil Industry Gaining in Push for Repeal of U.S. Ban on Petroleum Exports |
September 30, 2015
Truthout |
How Much of Big Pharma's Massive Profits Are Used to Influence Politicians? |
September 29, 2015
KQED |
A New Way To Track California’s Biggest Political Cash |
September 25, 2015
San Jose Mercury News |
Mercury News editorial: Sunshine needed on campaign money trails |
September 21, 2015
Orange County Register |
In local races, political donations harder to tally |
September 11, 2015
Truthout |
Clinton Proposes Campaign Finance Reform While Raking in Millions From Wall Street Since 2008 |
September 4, 2015
San Francisco Chronicle |
Housing is No. 1 issue in city election |
September 2, 2015
Sacramento Bee |
‘Power search’ offers new tool to follow California campaign money |
September 2, 2015
Los Angeles Times |
A new way to track political money in California |
September 2, 2015
Sacramento Bee |
Harris, Padilla shine light; citizens rejoice |
August 28, 2015
Huffington Post |
On "Dumbing Down" the Democratic Debate |
August 25, 2015
Fortune |
Boeing strikes back hard at Export-Import bank opponents |
August 24, 2015
The Des Moines Register |
Column: Outsiders spend millions against Iowa interests |
August 21, 2015
San Francisco Chronicle |
‘Serendipity’ guides philanthropist Tad Taube’s donations |
August 12, 2015
The Seattle Times |
Analysis: Boeing jobs threat over Ex-Im Bank stalemate isn’t all bluster |
August 10, 2015
ABC7 News |
Sen. Bernie Sanders Picks Up Nurses Union Endorsement |
July 29, 2015
Market Watch |
10 presidential candidates who’ve raised the most money |
July 24, 2015
Star Tribune |
U.S. House votes to ban state GMO food labeling laws in overwhelming vote |
July 21, 2015
CNBC |
Clinton rakes in Wall Street cash amid tough talk |
July 16, 2015
The Times-Picayune |
Jindal ahead in Louisiana campaign cash, near bottom elsewhere |
July 16, 2015
KPCC |
Anti-vax referendum: Voters’ inclination to vote 'No' could undo mandatory vaccines |
July 15, 2015
Contra Costa Times |
My Word: LWV Alameda suggests ways to evaluate ballot measures |
July 17, 2015
NBC San Diego |
California Leads Nation in Presidential Campaign Contributions |
July 15, 2015
Variety |
Hilary Clinton's Big Hollywood Donors Help Raise $46 Million-Plus |
July 15, 2015
Fortune |
Defense contractors outgun other industries in corporate PAC donations |
July 14, 2015
Los Angeles Times |
CVS takes high road in clash with business groups |
July 10, 2015
KQED |
California Pours Big Bucks into Federal Campaigns — Mostly From Wealthy Cities |
July 3, 2015
The De Moines Register |
The time is now for election reform |
June 25, 2015
The Daily Dot |
Why'd the Senate pass a bill fast-tracking the TPP? Follow the money. |
June 25, 2015
Russia Today (RT) |
TPP supporters flood pro-trade senators with millions in donations |
June 24, 2015
CNBC |
Senators rake in big money from pro-trade donors |
June 24, 2015
KQED |
The Cost of a Seat: California Legislators Raise More than $1,000 a Day |
June 22, 2015
New York Times |
After Elk River Spill, Congress Will Vote on Bill Regulating Toxic Chemicals |
June 18, 2015
Star Tribune |
Paulsen's medical device tax repeal bill garners near veto-proof House majority |
June 15, 2015
Washington Post |
A murky road ahead for possible do-over trade vote, Jeb Bush’s K Street connections |
June 15, 2015
Times-Picayune |
Reps. Boustany and Scalise among top 20 recipients of trade-related donations: New report |
June 15, 2015
Politico |
Obama’s trade mulligan — Doom and gloom for free trade supporters — Customs bill sails through |
June 13, 2015
International Business Times |
Trans Pacific Partnership: Industries Favoring Trade Agreement Gave 8.6 Times More Money To Lawmakers Than Industries Opposed |
June 9, 2015
Associated Press |
New Iowa group to push campaign finance reform |
May 29, 2015
San Francisco Chronicle |
Tech companies aren’t so transparent when it comes to politics |
May 29, 2015
New America Media |
California’s Health for All Bill Heads to Senate Floor |
May 23, 2015
El País |
Google se convierte en la firma que más gasta en influir en Washington |
May 19, 2015
Orange County Register |
Sanchez's style cuts both ways |
May 14, 2015
Al Jazeera America |
The 1997 law that limits compensation to victims of railway accidents |
May 14, 2015
KQED |
California Interest Groups Hedge Their Bets, Give Cash to Anyone In Power |
May 5, 2015
San Francisco Chronicle |
Open wide: California dentists pony up for state Senate candidate |
April 29, 2015
Wall Street Journal |
U.S. Tech Firms Increase EU Lobbying Efforts |
April 24, 2015
Contra Costa Times |
Berkeley panel studies public campaign financing |
April 24, 2015
CNBC |
Google's Pumping Money to DC - But What is its Goal? |
April 23, 2015
San Francisco Chronicle |
GOP Presidential Hopefuls Line Up to Kiss the Ring in Vegas |
April 23, 2015
International Business Times |
Google Inc, General Electric Among Top 10 Lobbyists So Far in 2015 |
April 22, 2015
The Daily Dot |
Google spends more on lobbying then any other company |
April 22, 2015
Forbes |
Top 10 Lobbyists Spend $64M on Congress and Agencies in 3 Months |
April 21, 2015
San Francisco Chronicle |
Google spends record amount lobbying Congress |
April 21, 2015
BuzzFeed News |
Google Spent More Than $5 Million Lobbying In First Quarter |
April 14, 2015
Los Angeles Times |
New bills renew California's anti-smoking effort |
April 14, 2015
Los Angeles Times |
The tax-prep industry lobbies hard to keep Tax Day a torture for you |
April 4, 2015
New York Times |
G.O.P.'s Israel Support Deepens as Political Contributions Shift |
March 31, 2015
San Francisco Chronicle |
Jeb Bush defends Indiana law as he seeks Bay Area funds |
March 27, 2015
Foreign Policy |
Reid's Likely Successors Are Big Players on Foreign Policy |
March 19, 2015
The Nation |
Did the Chemical Industry Write Its Own Oversight Legislation? |
March 19, 2015
Truthout |
Chemical Industry Increases Contributions and Lobbying as Congress Takes Up Chemical Bill |
March 18, 2015
The Times-Picayune |
Chemical industry contributions flow to candidates as Congress takes up regulatory legislation: report |
March 5, 2015
The Huffington Post |
Going Nuclear: AIPAC Targets Obama's Negotiations With Tehran |
February 20, 2015
InfoWorld |
The Storm Before the Calm on Net Neutrality Eve |
February 20, 2015
California Magazine |
Political Payoffs: With Software and Sweat, MapLight Connects Campaign Money to Votes |
February 17, 2015
The Oregonian |
Greg Walden, in Fight Over Net Neutrality Rules, Gets Major Donations From Big Internet Service Providers |
February 15, 2015
ABC News |
Security Ramps Up In Russian Hill For Pricey DNC Fundraiser |
February 12, 2015
MSNBC |
Keystone Cash-Whipping Exposed |
February 12, 2015
International Business Times |
Keystone XL Pipeline Project Vote: Oil And Gas Industry Gave $45K Each To Congressman Who Voted 'Yes' |
February 12, 2015
Inter Press Service |
Money Pipeline Flowing Between U.S. Congress and Big Oil |
February 12, 2015
VICE News |
Here's What the Only Republican Voting Against Keystone XL Has to Say About the Project |
February 11, 2015
Truthout |
Protesters Crash FCC as GOP Scrambles Against Net Neutrality |
February 11, 2015
International Business Times |
Keystone XL Pipeline Project Vote: Oil And Gas Industry Gave $250K To Senators Who Voted 'Yes' |
February 9, 2015
San Francisco Chronicle |
Rand Paul’s courtship of Silicon Valley paying off in donations |
February 5, 2015
New York Times |
Menendez’s Views on Cuba and Iran Show Rifts With Obama |
January 28, 2015
Dallas Morning News |
Carl P. Leubsdorf: Netanyahu invite is baldest example of Obama disdain |
January 22, 2015
International Business Times |
Cozy With Comcast: Fred Upton, Greg Walden, Architects Of GOP Net Neutrality Plan, Receive Big Cable Cash |
January 8, 2015
NBC Bay Area |
These Donors May Miss Senator Boxer The Most When She Leaves |
December 16, 2014
San Jose Mercury News |
Mercury News editorial: Continuing resolution was a real compromise for Congress |
December 12, 2014
New York Times |
Wall St. Had Invested Heavily in Dodd-Frank Changes |
December 11, 2014
Demos |
Stacked Deck: How The Bias In Our Big Money Political System Undermines Racial Equity |
December 8, 2014
OC Register |
The Buzz: Wealthy's economic interests drive defeat of state propositions |
November 24, 2014
Gizmodo |
Politicians Who Regulate Big Cable Invest in AT&T, Comcast, and Verizon |
November 21, 2014
San Francisco Chronicle |
Obama’s immigration plan doesn’t grant tech world’s wishes |
November 19, 2014
Mint Press News |
GOP Needs To Clear Net Neutrality, Immigration Reform Hurdles On The Way To 2016 |
November 18, 2014
Washington Post |
Republican members of Congress have done better than Democrats on the stock market this year |
November 18, 2014
NBC Bay Area |
48 Members of Congress (or Their Spouses) Hold Apple Stock |
November 16, 2014
Fortune |
48 members of Congress (or their families) are Apple investors |
November 14, 2014
CNBC |
Republicans and Democrats agree on these stocks |
November 14, 2014
CNN Money |
Top 10 stocks members of Congress own |
November 13, 2014
Ars Technica |
Congress bets big on Apple, Microsoft stock |
November 6, 2014
The Washington Times |
Big spenders, as usual, end up on top in election |
November 10, 2014
San Francisco Chronicle |
Dianne Feinstein holds off on backing Ed Lee’s re-election bid |
November 5, 2014
KCRA |
Tight race between Bera, Ose for 7th Congressional District |
November 5, 2014
KQED - California Report |
Prop. 45 Defeated by Health Insurance Industry |
November 5, 2014
Wall Street Journal - Washington Wire |
California Voters Decline to Raise Medical Malpractice Cap |
November 5, 2014
TechNewsWorld |
Facebook's Voter Turnout Efforts: Good, Bad or Pointless? |
November 5, 2014
The Wall Street Journal |
Minimum-Wage Boosts, Pot Legalization Advance in State Ballot Measures |
November 5, 2014
The Sacramento Bee |
Bay Area billionaire's $65 million gamble to make climate change an election issue |
November 5, 2014
The San Francisco Chronicle |
Money talks: Biggest spenders on CA ballot props won (CHART) |
November 5, 2014
CBS San Francisco |
Coca-Cola, Pepsico, Other Soda Makers Spend Millions To Defeat San Francisco Tax |
November 5, 2014
The Christian Science Monitor |
Berkeley passes first-in-the-nation soda tax. Will other cities follow? (+video) |
November 5, 2014
The Los Angeles Times |
On California initiatives, money talked, the public interest walked |
November 3, 2014
Ars Technica |
Napster, Netflix founders top donors in California voter politics |
November 1, 2014
The Huffington Post |
The Campaign Finance Game |
November 1, 2014
San Francisco Chronicle |
Chevron spends $3 million in attempt to sway Richmond voters |
October 28, 2014
Los Angeles Times |
MapLight's Daniel Newman wants to help Californians 'follow the money' |
October 24, 2014
San Francisco Chronicle |
Tech political donors at crossroads as funds pour into campaigns |
October 22, 2014
Berkeleyside |
Outside money, solar funds in Assembly campaigns |
October 21, 2014
CBS SF Bay Area |
Staggering Campaign Contributions In Many California Races And Proposals |
October 21, 2014
KPCC |
Debating Proposition 46: Medical-malpractice damages, drug-testing docs |
October 21, 2014
San Jose Mercury News |
Norman Kline: Tools for voters to make informed choices |
October 17, 2014
KCRA |
War, poverty, plague issues in US House District 3 race |
October 14, 2014
Political Blotter |
Tools You Can Use for the Nov. 4 Election |
October 10, 2014
KQED |
Beverage Industry Spends Big to Beat Berkeley Soda Tax |
October 8, 2014
Wall Street Journal |
Californians Split Over Letting Official Veto Insurers’ Rate Boosts |
October 7, 2014
Associated Press |
Regulator Sought Donation From California Utility |
October 6, 2014
Los Angeles Times |
Insurance Commissioner Race Pits Two Starkly Different Candidates |
September 17, 2014
Ars Technica |
Senators opposing net neutrality rake in more campaign cash |
September 12, 2014
Gigaom.com |
How Silicon Valley spends its money on Capitol Hill |
September 12, 2014
Los Angeles Times |
Candidates for California secretary of state spar |
September 12, 2014
Los Angeles Times |
Election technology, business key issues in secretary of state race |
September 12, 2014
San Francisco Chronicle |
Bowen's depression revelation shifts secretary of state race |
September 6, 2014
Washington Examiner |
Nonprofit puts Federal Lobbying Database on the Internet for everybody |
September 5, 2014
Huffington Post |
Labor Unions Blamed For Derailing Campaign Transparency Efforts |
September 1, 2014
Contra Costa Times |
Political Blotter: Republican Secretary of State Candidate Pete Peterson says 'R' is for Resume |
August 27, 2014
Nation of Change |
Money: A New Tool to Track Political Influence This Election Season |
August 26, 2014
Political Blotter |
Snapshot: My meeting with Pete Peterson |
August 26, 2014
San Jose Mercury News |
Mercury News Editorial: Truth in Campaign Advertising Should Be The Law |
August 26, 2014
Contra Costa Times |
Guest commentary: Two major public employee unions are fighting transparency |
August 23, 2014
La Opinión |
Preocupan los 'Pequeños Ejércitos' Locales en Estados Unidos |
August 21, 2014
The Daily Kos |
Defense Contractors Buying Militarization Votes in Congress |
August 20, 2014
Burlington Free Press |
Lockheed Contribution Follow F-35 Contract |
August 20, 2014
Mint Press News |
‘This is the Story Of Power In This Country’: Ferguson, Institutionalized Racism And The Militarization Of Police |
August 19, 2014
TechDirt |
Defense Contractors' Funds Fuel Vote To Keep Department Of Defense's Police Militarization Program Funded |
August 19, 2014
The Huffington Post |
10 Ways You Can Help The People Of Ferguson, Missouri |
August 19, 2014
The Washington Post |
Campaign Donations from Defense Industry May Well Have Influenced Past Vote |
August 18, 2014
Saint Louis Post-Dispatch |
U.S. House in June Rejected Attempt to Pare Military Equipment to Local Police Forces |
August 18, 2014
Mother Jones |
How the Defense Industry Convinced Congress to Militarize Local Cops |
August 15, 2014
Roll Call |
Defense Industry Donations and the Alan Grayson Police Militarization Amendment |
August 15, 2014
CBS News |
Defense Donations Favored Congressmen Who Back Militarized Police |
August 15, 2014
International Business Times |
Ferguson Police Militarization: Cash Flowed to Lawmakers Who Voted to 'Militarize' Police |
August 15, 2014
Politico |
AGRP Lauds Lobbying Reversal--Can Big $$ Save Ex-Im? |
August 11, 2014
McClatchy DC |
Silicon Valley is becoming bigger player in Washington |
August 5, 2014
The Commercial Appeal |
D.C. Energy Industry Group Running TV Ads for Alexander |
August 4, 2014
Los Angeles Times |
Transparent Airfares Act Needs More Transparency |
July 31, 2014
The Daily Progress |
Airline Bill Wants You Flying Blind |
July 26, 2014
San Francisco Chronicle |
Weakened Protections Leave Little Recourse for Students |
July 22, 2014
Univision |
Los dueños de La Bestia |
July 19, 2014
San Francisco Chronicle |
Ride Services up Against Big Lobbying Push in Sacramento |
July 9, 2014
Contra Costa Times |
My Word: Oakland Needs Independent, Fully Funded Ethics Commission |
July 3, 2014
Central Valley Business Times |
Environmental Groups Slam Fresno Lawmaker |
July 3, 2014
Farm Progress |
Oregon Group Ready to Put GMO Labeling on the Ballot |
June 25, 2014
Eureka Times-Standard |
Some Barriers to Energy Choice in Arcata Lifted |
June 24, 2014
MediaNews Group |
Bay Area Clean Energy Advocates Celebrate Partial Defeat of State Bill |
June 24, 2014
Los Angeles Times |
Lawmakers Urge Change to Carbon Emissions Plan |
June 20, 2014
San Francisco Business Times |
Salesforce's Benioff and Ron Conway Run into the Real Estate Lobby in Sacramento |
June 19, 2014
Next City |
New California Bill Threatens Clean Energy in the Golden State |
June 19, 2014
ProgrammableWeb |
MapLight to Release Voter's Edge API For Access to 2014 Election Information |
June 19, 2014
Oakland Local |
Major Improvement to Oakland Public Ethics Commission Proposed; Will City Council Take Action? |
June 18, 2014
Huffington Post |
How to Tell If Your Member of Congress Is a Crony Capitalist |
June 17, 2014
Central Valley Business Times |
Bakersfield Congressman May Ascend on Thursday |
June 13, 2014
San Francisco Chronicle |
Glacial Vote Count Updates: A Disgrace to a Tech-Savvy State |
June 10, 2014
The Progressive |
Democracy Movement Leads Push for Democracy Amendment |
June 5, 2014
Los Angeles Times |
Oil Money Flowed to Calif. Senators Who Blocked Fracking Moratorium |
June 3, 2014
San Francisco Chronicle |
Where the Big Money is Coming From in East Bay Assembly Race (CHART) |
June 3, 2014
Los Angeles Times |
Insurance Commissioner Replay Set for November |
June 3, 2014
San Francisco Chronicle |
Which Candidate Gave the Most to Their OWN Campaign? (CHART) |
June 2, 2014
KPCC |
Election 2014: Kashkari's $1 Million Leads State's Self-Funded Candidates |
May 31, 2014
Huffington Post |
The Dirty Secret Behind Rep. Latta's Anti-Net Neutrality Bill |
May 30, 2014
Daily Kos |
Republicans in Congress Helping Big Telecom Try to Kill Net Neutrality |
May 30, 2014
KCRA |
Dominant Political Parties Losing Voters in California |
May 30, 2014
TechCrunch |
House Republican Efforts To Curb FCC Authority Mirror Cable Industry Lobbying |
May 30, 2014
CBS SF Bay Area |
Campaign 2014 Special Report: Who’s Footing The Bill In Blitz Of Political Ads? |
May 30, 2014
The Associated Press |
How Google Got States To Legalize Driverless Cars |
May 30, 2014
KPCC |
Can a Candidate's Donors Determine a Voter's Affinity? |
May 28, 2014
KCRA |
An Inside Look: The Money Behind the California Candidates |
May 26, 2014
Los Angeles Times |
Ideologies Clash in Race for California Insurance Commissioner |
May 26, 2014
Central Coast News |
Labor Unions Fund Brown for Governor Reelection Bid |
May 23, 2014
Washington Examiner |
Big Bucks Raised in Race for California Education Chief |
May 22, 2014
Los Angeles Times |
Party Doesn't Govern Lawmakers' Stance on Net Neutrality--Money Does |
May 20, 2014
Tech Dirt |
Congressional Reps Signing Sympathy-For-The-Cable-Industry Letter Received More Than Twice As Much Funding From Cable Lobbyists |
May 19, 2014
Politico |
Becca Gould to American Tower - ESA Promotes Amirhooshmand, Johnson - DDCA hires Miller |
May 19, 2014
Huffington Post |
Congress is Debating The Future Of The Internet. Here Are 4 Things To Watch For |
May 17, 2014
The Oregonian |
Oregon Rep. Greg Walden, Top Recipient of Cable Donations, Supports Industry on Net Neutrality |
May 16, 2014
Arstechnica.com |
Bankrolled by Broadband Donors, Lawmakers Lobby FCC on Net Neutrality |
May 13, 2014
The Charlotte Observer |
Bill Expands Public Safety Survivor Death Benefits |
May 12, 2014
New American Media |
Ethnic Voters Want Environmental Protections, But Do Their Lawmakers? |
May 9, 2014
ABC News (KGO-TV) |
Pres. Obama Back in the Bay Area for Fundraisers |
May 3, 2014
The Sacramento Bee |
Legislative Primary Kicks Off Supermajority Fight |
May 2, 2014
PublicCEO |
Voter's Edge Arms Californians with Abundance of Information |
April 30, 2014
Los Angeles Times |
Smartphone 'Kill Switch' Bill Mugged by Telecom Industry |
April 16, 2014
Examiner.com |
After McCutcheon, Citizens United, 'QPQ PDQ' Plan to Preserve Democracy |
April 14, 2014
Orange County Register |
Oc/Dc - California Primary |
April 11, 2014
Al Jazeera |
Campaign Fundraising is Bribery |
April 9, 2014
San Francisco Chronicle |
Lawyer for 'Shrimp Boy' Blames Feds for Predicament |
April 8, 2014
KPCC |
No Trace of Suspended Senators, But Their Offices are Still Open |
April 7, 2014
San Francisco Chronicle |
California Senate Erases Websites of 3 Lawmakers |
April 7, 2014
Contra Costa Times |
Spotlighting Suspended Senators’ Money & Votes |
April 7, 2014
Bloomberg |
WellPoint Leads $13 Million California Insurance Battle |
April 7, 2014
KCBS |
KCBS In Depth: Money In Politics |
April 4, 2014
The Raw Story |
GOP Senator Recites Koch Brother’s Op-Ed to Represent ‘Mainstream’ American views |
April 3, 2014
WTAQ |
U.S. Supreme Court McCutcheon ruling on campaign financing concerns several groups |
April 3, 2014
AL.com |
House Passes Bill Changing Obamacare Definition of Full-Time Worker to 40 Hours Per Week |
April 3, 2014
San Francisco Chronicle |
Supreme Court Strikes Down Overall Political Donation Limits |
April 2, 2014
The Blade |
Supreme Court's Rejection of U.S. Campaign Funding Limits Opens Door for Big-Money Donors |
April 1, 2014
KQED |
Yee Co-Defendant Jackson Draws Legal Legend As His Attorney |
April 1, 2014
San Francisco Chronicle |
Case Against State Sen. Yee Raises Fundraising Questions |
March 31, 2014
inewsource |
San Diego County’s System for Tracking Campaign Donations Called Outdated |
March 31, 2014
The Raw Story |
Chemical Industry-Funded Senators Want to Hide Chemical Industry Funding of Studies |
March 31, 2014
KPIX CBS San Francisco |
Leland Yee Scandal Puts Political Consultant Keith Jackson In The Spotlight |
March 28, 2014
The California Report |
Senator Yee Corruption Scandal Plays Out in Sacramento |
March 27, 2014
KGO-TV |
Leland Yee withdraws candidacy for Calif. Secretary of State |
March 27, 2014
KCBS |
MapLight Website Pores Over Political Contributions to Leland Yee |
March 27, 2014
The Hill |
Study Links Push for Rule Delay to Campaign Cash |
March 26, 2014
KQED |
Keith Jackson Among Yee's Top Political Donors |
March 26, 2014
The Daily Beast |
The Republican Street Fight Over Transparency in Government |
March 23, 2014
Illinois Review |
Top Defense Contractors Contribute to Durbin Re-election Campaign |
March 20, 2014
Public News Service |
Data Shows Influence of "Dark Money" in Ohio Campaigns |
March 20, 2014
The Sacramento Bee |
AM Alert: California Forward lets the sunshine in |
March 19, 2014
The Huffington Post |
This Chart Shows How Little We Really Know About Where Political Money Comes From |
March 15, 2014
The Fresno Bee |
Sarah Swanbeck: SB27 Will Help Out Voters |
March 14, 2014
100.5 WYMG |
Study Recommends Changes to Funding Political Campaigns |
March 14, 2014
WAND-TV |
I-TEAM: Big Hitters - Big Money |
March 11, 2014
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Glimmers of Sunshine |
March 4, 2014
The Daily Nebraskan |
BATT: Citizen United Decision Discourages Citizen Voting in Elections |
February 26, 2014
Huffington Post |
Netflix as Cable's Whipping Boy: Oligopoly and Oligarchy Power at Work |
February 23, 2014
TC Palm (AP) |
Ken Pruitt's Lobbying Firm Harvested $150,000 From Florida Crystals Since 2012, Investigation Finds |
February 21, 2014
The Washington Post |
Toss-Up Elections are a 501(c)(4)’s Best Friend |
February 21, 2014
Central Valley Business Times |
Legislature Shines Light on Dark Money |
February 18, 2014
The Dish |
Comwarnercablecast, Ctd |
February 14, 2014
VICE Motherboard |
If Comcast's Merger Happens, It'll Be Thanks to a Mountain of Lobbyist Cash |
February 14, 2014
San Francisco Chronicle |
Follow the Money to Congress on Comcast-Time-Warner Deal |
February 14, 2014
The New Yorker |
Does Comcast Own Washington? |
February 5, 2014
Mint Press News |
Bribery Allegations Threaten California Political Dynasty |
January 26, 2014
Los Angeles Times |
Assemblyman Wants to See Cigarette Butt Litter Go Up in Smoke |
January 23, 2014
The Sacramento Bee |
Do You Expect Me to Read All This? |
December 19, 2013
San Francisco Chronicle |
Pitch to Voters: No BART Strikes Allowed |
December 18, 2013
Los Angeles Times |
Unions Need to Give the Public a Break |
December 12, 2013
Los Angeles Times |
Successful State Senate Candidates Raise an Average of $1 Million |
December 3, 2013
San Francisco Chronicle |
California Democrats Brace for Low 2014 Turnout |
November 30, 2013
Star-Telegram |
Cornyn: Iran Nuclear Deal Distracts from Health Care Program |
November 22, 2013
Orange County Register |
Unions Top List of State Campaign Donors |
November 22, 2013
Fuel Fix |
Top 10 Beneficiaries of Fracturing Dollars in Congress |
November 20, 2013
Mother Jones |
CHART: These Members of Congress Are Bankrolled by the Fracking Industry |
November 20, 2013
The Huffington Post |
Fracking Industry Campaign Contributions At Record Levels, Report Shows |
November 15, 2013
Personal Liberty Digest |
Tale Of Two NSA Bills: Feinstein Gets Big Bucks From Intelligence Contractors, Leahy Doesn’t |
November 12, 2013
Bloomberg Businessweek |
Gene-Altered Food Fight Rages On as Oregon Takes the Lead |
November 8, 2013
Santa Barbara Independent |
California Climate Action and Shale Oil Extraction Don’t Mix |
November 7, 2013
The New American |
GOP Establishment Blames Tea Party for Election Failures |
November 6, 2013
Star Tribune |
Washington State Initiative to Label GMO Foods Failing After Influx of Out-of-State Money |
November 5, 2013
Los Angeles Times |
Democrats Outspend GOP in Virginia Governor's Race |
November 4, 2013
InTheCapital |
Where the Virginia Governor Candidates Get Their Funding May Surprise You |
November 1, 2013
CNN |
The Right to Know if You're Eating Genetically Modified Food |
October 31, 2013
Mother Jones |
House Passes Bill Written by Citigroup Lobbyists |
October 30, 2013
San Francisco Chronicle |
GOP Infighting Centers on Anonymous Blog |
October 30, 2013
The Huffington Post |
There's Something Absolutely Insane Happening In The House Right Now |
October 30, 2013
Forbes |
Banks, Led By Citi, Lobby House (Successfully) To Limit Dodd-Frank On Derivatives |
October 27, 2013
KQED - California Report |
The Image and Influence of California's Organized Labor |
October 26, 2013
The Olympian |
Grocery Manufacturers Put in $3.78M More to Defeat I-522's Labels on GMO Foods |
October 24, 2013
Journal-Advocate |
Millions for a Billion |
October 24, 2013
Bloomberg |
Monsanto Bets $5 Million in Fight Over Gene-Altered Food |
October 23, 2013
VailDaily |
Money Pours into Amendment 66 Race |
October 23, 2013
Los Angeles Times |
A Democrat Who's Pushing to Outlaw Transit Strikes |
October 23, 2013
San Francisco Chronicle |
Strike Bans Raise New Problems, Labor Experts Warn |
October 19, 2013
The Desert Sun |
Bulk of Congressman Raul Ruiz's Funds From Outside District |
October 18, 2013
I-News Network |
Big Bucks Flowing into Ballot Measure That Would Revise, Increase K-12 School Funding |
October 18, 2013
The Olympian |
Report: Pepsi, Coke, Nestle Contribute More Than $1 Million Each to Fight I-522 |
October 17, 2013
Des Moines Register |
Food, Agribusiness Spending Millions to Defeat Latest Biotech Labeling Measure |
October 17, 2013
The Hill |
GMO Labeling Foes Pour Millions into Washington Contest |
October 16, 2013
CBS SF Bay Area |
Analysis Reveals Transit Unions Giving Millions To Calif. Lawmakers |
October 16, 2013
Independent Voter Network |
Reddit AMA: FEC Chair Says Average Voters Don’t Control Elections |
October 14, 2013
Politico |
Medical device makers flex muscle, arm way into debt limit fight |
October 14, 2013
The Huffington Post |
Cory Booker Has 8-1 Fundraising Lead Over Opponent Steve Lonegan |
October 8, 2013
San Francisco Chronicle |
Brown OKs changes to Calif. Political Reform Act |
September 13, 2013
Washington Post |
Breaking Down the Syria Vote by Defense Industry Contributions — in 1 Graphic |
September 12, 2013
NPR |
Pro-Israel Lobby Finds Longtime Supporters Defect on Syria |
September 12, 2013
The Huffington Post |
Syria: Pro-War Senators Took 83% More Money From Military Industry |
September 6, 2013
The Daily Caller |
Senators Who Voted for Syria Strike Got More Defense Contractor Dough |
September 5, 2013
Daily Mail |
Senators Who Backed Syria Resolution Got 83 Per Cent More Defense Lobby Money Than Those Who Voted Against It, Campaign Finance Numbers Show |
September 5, 2013
Wired |
Senators Authorizing Syria Strike Got More Defense Cash Than Lawmakers Voting No |
September 1, 2013
Los Angeles Times |
Watchdogs Will Be on Guard During Final Legislative Rush |
August 21, 2013
Grist |
Who’s Paying for GMO-Labeling Initiative Campaigns? |
August 19, 2013
KUOW 94.9 |
GMO Labeling Backers Outspend Foes In Washington |
August 9, 2013
San Francisco Chronicle |
No Politician Likely to Try to Stop BART Strike |
August 3, 2013
Wyoming Tribune Eagle |
Unhappy With Congress? Change Must Start Here |
July 29, 2013
San Francisco Chronicle |
Folo the Money: House Members Who Opposed NSA Clampdown Got Most $ From Defense Contractors |
July 29, 2013
Press TV |
Pro-NSA Congress Members Get More Money From Defense Contractors |
July 28, 2013
The Nation |
Lawmakers Protecting NSA Surveillance Are Awash in Defense Contractor Cash |
July 26, 2013
Wired |
Lawmakers Who Upheld NSA Phone Spying Received Double the Defense Industry Cash |
July 23, 2013
San Jose Mercury News |
Doug Edwards: Google, Other Tech Companies Should Consider Ethical Offsets |
July 17, 2013
Orange County Register |
Bill's Votes Correlate With Wall Street Donations, Group Says |
July 16, 2013
The Hill |
Overnight Money: Bernanke Talks Economy, Stimulus |
July 11, 2013
San Diego Reader |
How Corrupt Is Congress? Here's An Indication |
July 8, 2013
Los Angeles Times |
State Senate Panel Backs AT&T in Clash on LifeLine Phone Service |
June 28, 2013
The Daily Caller |
Immigration Backers Out-Donate Critics 24 to 1 |
June 28, 2013
Triple Pundit |
Senators’ Positions on Climate Change Reflect Their Donors’ Wishes |
June 27, 2013
San Francisco Chronicle |
Prop. 8 Supporters Unsure About Their Next Step |
June 26, 2013
89.3 KPCC |
A Look Back at the Money in the Fight Over Prop 8 |
June 25, 2013
Quartz |
The War Over Fracking in California Has Just Begun |
June 22, 2013
Digital Journal |
Big Campaign Donations From Contractors Doing Secret Work for NSA |
June 21, 2013
Washington Times |
Surveillance Contractors Gave Millions in Campaign Cash to Congressional Lawmakers |
June 17, 2013
Mother Jones |
Want to Know How Your Rep. Voted on Wall Street Regs? Check the Campaign Cash. |
June 16, 2013
UK Guardian |
Wall Street is Winning the Long War Against Post-crash Regulation |
June 14, 2013
Los Angeles Times |
Fracking Bills Flop After Gusher of Opposition Cash, Report Says |
June 13, 2013
Slate France |
Combien Vaut Le Vote D'un Sénateur Américain? |
June 12, 2013
Washington Post |
The ‘Intimidate the CTFC Act’ |
June 4, 2013
USA Today |
Dodd-Frank Act: After 3 Years, a Long To-Do List |
June 3, 2013
KCET |
More Campaign Disclosure Coming to California, But It's Not Enough |
May 30, 2013
Los Angeles Daily News |
Bowen Agrees to Boost Campaign Transparency for California Public: Opinion |
May 30, 2013
San Francisco Chronicle |
Senate Dems Flex Their Supermajority Muscle. Will the Assembly? |
May 29, 2013
Huffington Post |
Frankenfoods: Do Americans Have a Right to Know What They're Eating? |
May 24, 2013
Russia Today (RT) |
Wall Street is Writing its Own Regulation Bill |
May 24, 2013
San Jose Mercury News |
Senate Rejects GMO Labeling Bill as Thousands Plan March Against Monsanto |
May 23, 2013
New York Times |
Banks’ Lobbyists Help in Drafting Financial Bills |
May 21, 2013
San Jose Mercury News |
Calif. to Post Raw Campaign Filings Online Daily |
May 20, 2013
Philadelphia Inquirer |
Silicon Valley's Unlikely New Favorite Cause: Gov. Christie |
May 16, 2013
KGO-TV (ABC-SF) |
Abuse of Tax Loophole Led to IRS Scandal |
May 11, 2013
Barron's |
Right on the Money |
May 10, 2013
Watchdog.org |
Online Sales Tax Bill Provides Shelter to Big Businesses, More Cash for Governments |
May 8, 2013
Independent Voter Network |
Senate Bill to Upgrade California Secretary of State Website |
May 6, 2013
Washington Examiner |
How to End Secret Money Without Passing a Law |
May 2, 2013
San Francisco Chronicle |
Good News for Principal Reduction Backers |
April 30, 2013
Los Angeles Times |
State Campaign Finance Data Should Be Downloadable |
April 25, 2013
Sacramento Bee |
Bowen Rebuffs Call for Direct Web Access to Campaign Database |
April 25, 2013
The Pioneer Online - CSU East Bay |
Rootstrikers Call for Constitutional Convention |
April 22, 2013
Techdirt |
Everywhere, Big Brother Is Smiling: Congress Sells Your Privacy For A Cool $84 Million |
April 22, 2013
PC Mag |
Pro-CISPA Companies Out-Lobby Anti-CISPA Groups |
April 19, 2013
US News and World Report |
CISPA Supporters Spend 140 Times As Much Money Lobbying as Opponents |
April 18, 2013
TechNewsWorld |
CISPA on Collision Course With Obama Veto |
April 12, 2013
San Francisco Chronicle |
Steyer's Donations - Quandary for Liberals? |
April 12, 2013
Los Angeles Times |
Cyber Security Bill Pits Tech Giants Against Privacy Activists |
April 10, 2013
Daily Dot |
How the Cybersecurity Lobbying Boom Could Help CISPA |
April 4, 2013
Huffington Post |
Wall Street's Congress Investment Yields Dividends In Deregulation Votes |
April 2, 2013
Washington Examiner |
Big Banks Pour Money into House Ag Committee Coffers |
March 25, 2013
Washington Times |
Frankenveggies: Monsanto Protection Act Passes Senate |
March 23, 2013
Boing Boing |
Congressman Boasts on Twitter About the Money he Got to Support CISPA, Then Thinks Better of It |
March 22, 2013
Sustainable Business |
Monsanto Rider Passes in Budget Bill |
March 22, 2013
CNN Money |
When it Comes to Internet Privacy, Corporate Lobbying Goes Only So Far |
March 22, 2013
Daily Kos |
What Rep. Mike Rogers Doesn't Want You to Know About CISPA |
March 21, 2013
Los Angeles Times |
Craft Distillers Aim to Pour It On |
March 13, 2013
CBS Moneywatch |
What Does a Senator Cost These Days? Over $10M |
March 13, 2013
Lifehacker |
How to Avoid Sounding Like an Idiot When Discussing Politics |
March 12, 2013
Sacramento Bee |
The Buzz: Cost of House Seat in California Exceeds $1 million |
March 11, 2013
The Week Magazine |
What it Costs to Win a Congressional Election |
March 11, 2013
Mass Live |
Elizabeth Warren Outraised Every Other Winning Senate and House Candidate, MapLight Finds |
March 11, 2013
Washington Post |
Why ‘Mr. Smith’ Can’t Make it to Washington — in 1 Chart |
March 11, 2013
KTVU News |
Nonprofit investigates NRA's influence on Congress |
March 11, 2013
New York Daily News |
U.S. Senate Seat Now Costs $10.5 Million to Win, on Average, While US House Seat Costs, $1.7 Million, New Analysis of FEC Data Shows |
March 8, 2013
Los Angeles Times |
Whole Foods to Require Labels on Genetically Modified Products |
March 4, 2013
Daily Breeze |
Voters to Decide Redondo Beach Power Plant's Fate |
February 28, 2013
Star Tribune |
Bills Would Require Labels on Genetically Engineered Food in Minnesota |
February 25, 2013
Huffington Post |
California Marijuana Legalization Backers Hope To Get Measure Onto 2014 Ballot |
February 22, 2013
San Francisco Chronicle |
Democrats Lose State Senate Supermajority |
February 16, 2013
San Jose Mercury News |
Santa Clara County Supervisor George Shirakawa Challenged by Finances in Public and Private Life |
February 4, 2013
New York Daily News |
NRA Spent $15 Million to Oust President Obama From Office in 2012, and Donated Overwhelmingly to Republican Candidates |
January 26, 2013
Contra Costa Times |
California Can Shine a Light on National 'Dark Money' in Campaigns |
January 12, 2013
San Francisco Chronicle |
Wealthy Who Avoided the 'Fiscal Cliff' |
January 7, 2013
UtahPolicy.com |
Who's Donating to Your Member of Congress? |
December 17, 2012
Nonprofit Quarterly |
Report Helps Put Contemporary Nonprofit Journalism in Context |
December 9, 2012
Los Angeles Times |
Gulp! The High Cost of Big Soda's Victory |
December 6, 2012
San Francisco Chronicle |
Jim DeMint Could Make a Bigger Impact at Heritage Than the Senate |
November 22, 2012
NBC Southern California |
California Politics: Turkey of the Year Awards |
November 15, 2012
Los Angeles Times |
It's Time to Reform Our Initiative System |
November 13, 2012
Mashable |
Obama Considering Prominent SOPA Supporter for Cabinet |
November 8, 2012
Wall Street Journal |
California Voters Approve Higher Taxes |
November 7, 2012
New York Times |
In California, a Tight Battle Over a Tax Initiative to Help Schools |
November 7, 2012
San Jose Mercury News |
Break the Grip of Wealthy Interests Controlling California's Ballot Measure System |
November 5, 2012
Guardian |
Prop 37: Food Companies Spend $45m to Defeat California GM Label Bill |
November 5, 2012
Reuters |
California's Tax Measure Faces Nail-biter Finish |
November 2, 2012
La Opinión |
Batalla en California por Proposiciones 30 y 32 |
October 31, 2012
Economist |
Land of the Freer? |
October 29, 2012
Reuters |
California Ballot Measures Draw Free-spending Billionaires |
October 25, 2012
Sacramento Bee |
Food Labeling Initiative Proposition 37 is Sliding in the Polls |
October 24, 2012
Sacramento Bee |
See the Big Money Behind Every California Ballot Proposition |
October 19, 2012
CBS San Francisco |
Web Widget Exposes Who’s Really Paying For Political Campaigns |
October 17, 2012
Mother Jones |
6 Must-Have Apps for Political Junkies |
October 16, 2012
Forbes |
Billionaires Face Off On California Proposition To Raise Taxes On Wealthy |
October 15, 2012
San Francisco Chronicle |
Prop. 30 big donors include big companies |
October 15, 2012
Wired |
Who Bought Your Politician? Chick With Our Embeddable Widget |
October 12, 2012
California Watch / Center for Investigative Reporting |
Top donors go all in on state ballot measures |
October 3, 2012
Wall Street Journal |
New Players Amp Up Political Giving |
October 2, 2012
Los Angeles Times Blog |
Proposition 30 set to launch first television ads |
October 2, 2012
ConsumerAffairs |
Next Big Thing: Genetically Engineered Food? |
September 26, 2012
Mashable |
Want Politicians to 'Show You the Money?' Try This App |
September 26, 2012
Bloomberg Businessweek |
Reforms create competitive House races in Calif. |
September 26, 2012
Los Angeles Times |
Poll finds Prop. 37 is likely to pass |
September 24, 2012
Berkeleyside |
Berkeleyside Launches One-Stop, Nonpartisan Voting Guide |
September 20, 2012
Sacramento Bee Blog |
Column Extra: More about unions' and business interests' political spending
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September 20, 2012
San Jose Mercury News |
New poll: California tax measures are touch-and-go |
September 17, 2012
San Francisco Chronicle |
Prop. 35 gets tough on human traffickers |