Thursday, January 26, 2023
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Saturday, January 21, 2023
13th Anniversary of Citizens United v. FEC
Outside spending, including dark money, has skyrocketed, reaching almost $3 billion in the 2020 presidential election and almost $2 billion in the recent midterms. Much of that is dark money, and the independence rule is violated with impunity.
Charlie Cooper
Friday, January 20, 2023
Leonard Leo closed nonprofit days after news media started investigating
Leo is the main operator behind right-wing attempts to influence the Supreme Court and the appointment of justices. He operates mostly with dark money. Leo bought a business from Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway just as she was advising Trump on whom to appoint to the Court. When Politico began investigating the purchase, he shut down the nonprofit firm that may have been involved in the transaction.
Charlie Cooper
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Monday, January 16, 2023
Bill in House of Representatives would clarify 501(c) rules for dark money
"Crow's new iteration of the bill would free the IRS to clarify its rules about how much political activity 501(c) nonprofits can engage in, though the proposal comes shortly after the House passed a bill stripping the IRS of about $71 billion of its newly-allocated funding and as congressional Republicans push another bill to abolish the IRS entirely. Such measures would require approval of the Senate, which is controlled by Democrats"
This article also gives a summary of 501(c) spending.
Charlie Cooper
Friday, January 13, 2023
Path forward for National Popular Vote Interstate Compact
Recent gains by Democrats in Minnesota, Michigan, Pennsylvania and elsewhere raise the prospect of adding states to the NPVIC.
Charlie Cooper
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