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Proving that neither major party is pure when it comes to reducing the influence of money in politics, leaders of the Connecticut Democratic Party today proposed “suspending” that state’s model Clean Elections law in which 74 percent of candidates running for office participated during the 2014 election. The proposed suspension for 2016 comes on the heels of law suits filed by the Connecticut State Democratic Party that also seeks to undermine the landmark legislation.

As is their custom, Mainers are leading the way for the nation.

Tuesday’s voting across America produced the first solid evidence of a new citizens’ movement to break the dominance of big money in politics and reclaim control of our democracy, Common Cause President Miles Rapoport said tonight.

Campaign finance reports filed this week illustrate how a small-dollar donor base can help insurgent candidates for President lay the foundation for a competitive race, a new Common Cause analysis suggests.

As they made their choices in the most expensive mayoral election in the city’s history, Chicagoans also pleaded for relief from big money’s dominance of local and state politics, Common Cause said tonight.

A coalition led by Common Cause Maryland has secured passage of Fair Elections legislation that will let candidates in Montgomery County run on a base of small donations from individuals, with public matching funds.