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| published Friday, March 02, 2007 |
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to participate in the goings-on at the Idaho Statehouse while the Legislature is in session?
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| published Wednesday, February 28, 2007 |
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Lee Drutman published a great article for TomPaine.com (and has written a great book called The People's Business: Controlling Corporations and Restoring Democracy) where he notes that it is not just the lavish gifts and outings that big corporate lobbyists pay for to influence public policy. It is their overwhelming investment in being there at every step of the policy making process. (link to the full article)
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| published Wednesday, February 14, 2007 |
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On
February 2, the legislature held its first ever public hearing on a
bill to address the growing influence of big money in elections and a
bill to require disclosure of financial interests by legislators. After
hearing no testimony in opposition, however, the Senate State Affairs
Commitee rejected the bills. Even though
they have been adopted in other states, a majority of Idaho's lawmakers
apparently believe Idahoans do not want this kind of openness &
accountability in their election and legislative process.
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| published Monday, February 12, 2007 |
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February 10, 2007
In
the sweeping reform agenda that Gov. Eliot Spitzer laid out in his
State of the State address last month, one of the most fundamental and
difficult to accomplish is a full public campaign finance system. He
should stick to it.
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| published Friday, March 24, 2006 |
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The Center for Responsive Politics reports that, based on Idaho Governor Dirk Kempthorne's track record raising campaign contributions, if he is confirmed as the next U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, his record suggests he will stick to the industry-friendly policies
of his predecessor, Gale Norton.
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| published Thursday, March 23, 2006 |
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Some Idaho legislators want to go back to controlling the way their own districts are redrawn after the census in 2010, according to a bill introduced late in the 2006 session.
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| published Thursday, March 02, 2006 |
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In a brilliant speech that he is making to several audiences around the country, Bill Moyers outlines the connections and causes of corruption in Washington, DC. This is well worth reading and reveals how so many problems that have been exacerbated in recent years are connected to the way private money flows into and out of the hands of our government officials. Please take the time to read the whole speech as there are positive things you can do to push for change on the local, state and national level.
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| published Monday, February 06, 2006 |
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According to a report by the Idaho Center on Democracy and Open Government, during the last election cycle special interests spent over $2.5 million to influence the outcome of elections. Each of these groups has a stake in what happens at the state legislature. Each of these groups believes their campaign contribution will at the very least provide with access to elected officials. Each of these groups feel they need to “Pay to Play.” (see graph).
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| published Tuesday, January 24, 2006 |
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Public
Campaign joined six other national reform groups in a press conference
today announcing a platform for comprehensive lobbying and campaign
finance reform in the wake of the Abramoff-DeLay scandals.
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