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Distorted Democracy: Big Money and Dark Money in the 2012 Elections
For Immediate Release Friday, November 2, 2012Micaela Preskill WASHINGTON – A new analysis of pre-election data from the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and other sources by WashPIRG and Demos shows...
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New Analysis: Tiny Number of Wealthy Contributors Match Millions of Small...
For Immediate Release Monday, November 12, 2012Micaela PreskillA new analysis of data through Election Day from the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and other sources by U.S. PIRG and Demos shows how...
View ArticleReport Exposes How Taxpayers Bear Cost of Corporate Settlements
For Immediate Release Thursday, January 3, 2013Micaela PreskillA report released today spotlights a common practice where corporations that commit wrongdoing and agree to financial settlements with...
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Subsidizing Bad Behavior
Released by: WashPIRG Release date: Thursday, January 3, 2013Report Exposes How Taxpayers Bear Cost of Corporate SettlementsSubsidizing Bad Behavior USPIRG EF.pdf How Corporate Legal Settlements for...
View ArticleON DAY OF ORAL ARGUMENTS IN MCCUTCHEON V. FEC, WASHINGTON STATE PUBLIC...
Today WashPIRG, Washington Senator Adam Kline, Fair Elections Seattle, Backbone Campaign, WAMEND and University of Washington students gathered at the U.S. District Court in downtown Seattle to push...
View ArticleWashPIRG Applauds the Introduction of the Government by the People Act
WashPIRG applauded Rep. Adam Smith today for co-sponsoring new legislation aimed at raising the voices of everyday people in the political process. Rep. Smith is an original co-sponsor of the...
View ArticleToday Supreme Court Ruled for Another Flood of Big Money
Today the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in McCutcheon v. FEC to strike down overall, or aggregate, contribution limits to candidates and political committees. WashPIRG research found that this ruling could...
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