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Money & Influence 12.5.2013

CA Campaign Finance Data Set Free

Today, California Secretary of State Debra Bowen announced her plans to make the raw data behind California's lobbyists and campaign finance database available, online, on one spreadsheet available to the public and updated daily. Secretary Bowen's announcement is a reversal from a position she has long held since Common Cause began asking for this disclosure in 2011.

12.5.2013

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly -- A Newbie's Review

Tempest in a Teapot?

While Common Cause strongly supports an independent and thorough review of the IRS's actions, the hearings should also account for the agency's failure to enforce the law against political front groups masquerading as social welfare organizations.

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