Archive for 'Money in Politics'
Clean Elections resolutions to be presented at conventions
TCAN, as a member of Clean Elections Texas, a collaborative effort of several statewide and national organizations, is launching an effort to bring the issue of Publicly Financed Elections before the Texas State Democratic Party Convention by initiating the presentation of Clean Election resolutions at the precinct convention level statewide in the upcoming March […]
Posted: January 22nd, 2008 under Actions, Campaign finance, Money in Politics, Lobbying & Lobbyists.
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Getting a Grip on Money and Politics
We love this new web-doc we found on Quantum Shift TV, and we think you will too. In just under nine minutes, renowned author Frances Moore Lappé examines campaign finance reform through the eyes of Deborah Simpson, a smart, civic-minded former waitress and single mother who ran for a seat in Maine’s legislature under […]
Posted: November 1st, 2007 under Resources, Campaign finance, Money in Politics.
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Your circle of friends are just who we need.
Imagine a Texas that surprises the nation by becoming a leader in electoral reform. Where activists (who have witnessed first-hand what happens when special interests control state government) have stepped up and created opportunities for average Texans to run for office and WIN. Where enthusiasts have restored democracy by talking about Clean Elections at […]
Posted: October 10th, 2007 under Campaign finance, Money in Politics.
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Welcome to the Battle of Ballot Island!
The ‘pay to play’ game where you and your dollars decide which Presidential candidates stay on the island, um, errr, ballot, and who gets kicked off!
Here’s how it works.
Cultivate the feeling of a powerful mega-donor by deciding which presidential candidates you would like to ‘take out’ of the running.
Then, kinda like mega-donors do […]
Posted: September 21st, 2007 under Actions, Campaign finance, Money in Politics.
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Moyers on Clean Elections: Watch this!
Our good friends at Public Campaign, the national umbrella group that promotes public financing of campaigns in every state, have made this excellent video available through YouTube. Now you can watch it right here. Narrated by Bill Moyers and featuring testimonials from both Republicans and Democrats who’ve run under the system, it makes a […]
Posted: September 18th, 2007 under Campaign finance, Money in Politics.
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See what we mean?
By now you’re getting used to our diatribes about the influence of Big Money in Texas politics. Well, thanks to our friends at Texans for Public Justice, here’s a perfect example of what we were up against during the past legislative session — and what all advocates for good government will continue to face […]
Posted: August 14th, 2007 under Money in Politics, Lobbying & Lobbyists.
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