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Money & Influence 09.3.2015

California Common Cause Welcomes Enhancements to Campaign Finance Disclosure Website

The Cal-Access enhancements announced today by Secretary Padilla will give voters, journalists, and watchdogs a better tool to understand the influence of money in politics. We congratulate the secretary on this initiative.

Money & Influence 12.23.2014

State Legislators Received $265,000 in Gifts, $580,000 in Travel Payments

A report released today by California Common Cause examines personal financial statements submitted by California state legislators. It highlights the extent to which politicians receive gifts from special interests and the extent to which they repurpose surplus campaign funds for their own personal benefit.

Money & Influence 11.18.2014

Why is Gov. Brown still fundraising weeks after he's been re-elected?

Kathay Feng, CA Common Cause Executive Director, tells why.

Money & Influence 10.26.2014

Small Donors Still on Sidelines of Congressional Races - Legislation to Change is Stalled in Congress

Big donors continued to dominate California’s congressional campaigns even as we entered the fall campaign season when small donors traditionally became more engaged, according to analysis of campaign finance data for nine diverse* members of Congress by the non-partisan government watchdog organization California Common Cause.

Money & Influence 10.15.2014

Congressional Candidates Ignore Everyday Americans - Legislative Solution Game Changer for California Members

Analysis of campaign finance data for nine diverse* members of Congress by the non-partisan government watchdog organization California Common Cause found that all of them raised the vast majority of funds from large donors and PACs from outside their districts.

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