January 11 2011 at 03:08 PM
REPORT: States with disqualification rules
The American Judicature Society released a report tracking states’…
Reports & Research in Wisconsin
January 05 2011 at 03:31 PM
Wisconsin Democracy Campaign reports 2010 state election spending at $19 million
The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign found spent nearly $19 million on mostly negative advertisements and mailings on 2010 statewide office and legislature races.State and federal reports filed by groups reported $6 million…
December 02 2010 at 12:36 PM
Brennan Center releases 2010 edition of ‘A Citizen’s Guide to Redistricting’
The Brennan Center for Justice released an updated and expanded “A Citizen’s Guide to Redistricting” to include recent court decisions as well as the latest changes to…
November 16 2010 at 12:58 PM
Self-financing may hurt candidates in elections
Self-financing a campaign may hurt a candidate’s chances of winning, a National Institute On Money In State Politics report found.
October 08 2010 at 12:01 PM
Rasmussen report shows voters see special interest money key to campaign victories
According to a recent Rasmussen report, fourty-four percent of likely U.S. voters say it is unlikely to win a campaign in America without raising money from lobbyists.Over half of those surveyed…
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Reports & Research for Wisconsin in Campaign Finance Reform
April 29 2009 at 07:42 AM
Smear groups spend nearly $1.3 million in Wisconsin races
The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign released a report last week stating that special interest groups spent $1.27 million on negative television ads during the state Supreme Court race. …
February 25 2009 at 12:23 PM
Nonprofit political spending triples in 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Campaign Finance Institute issued a report that found “soft money political spending by 501(c) nonprofits tripled in the 2008 election.” CFI’s findings also included: 527 political group spending declined,…
February 25 2009 at 12:19 PM
Politico article addresses threatened open government laws
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU asked “Will courts allow more transparency?” in a story about legal threats to transparency and disclosure laws that appeared in Politico.
May 29 2008 at 10:36 AM
State Donors Pitch “527” Groups Record Cash
MADISON, Wisconsin -- Wisconsin business, unions and individuals have contributed a record $1.5 million in the first 15 months of the 2007-08 election cycle to unregulated groups most of which raise and spend unlimited amounts on negative advertising, mailings and…
March 02 2007 at 12:01 PM
Brennan Center for Justice Campaign Finance Reports
MIDWEST —These reports examines campaign finance laws and the ways they’ve worked – or haven’t worked – to limit the influence of money on politics in Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin.State Reports Illinois report Michigan…
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