In the News: Highlights of Recent Media Coverage
May 14, 2012
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San Francisco Chronicle |
Prop. 28 tackles CA Legislature term limits |
May 7, 2012
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San Francisco Chronicle |
Millions raised for, against Prop. 29 tobacco tax |
May 7, 2012
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Firedoglake |
How Much LGBT Money Went to Members of Congress Who Won’t Sign ENDA Letter to President Obama? |
May 3, 2012
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Huffington Post |
Scott Walker Recall: More Than $10 Million Flowed To Candidates From Out Of State |
May 3, 2012
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Information Today, Inc. |
Online Consumer Privacy in the Spotlight |
April 29, 2012
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San Francisco Chronicle |
Lawmakers mix work with fundraising in Sacramento |
April 28, 2012
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NBC Los Angeles |
NewsConference: Jay Costa, MapLight, Program Manager |
April 26, 2012
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Los Angeles Times |
Proposition 29 and the contributions of political campaigns |
April 15, 2012
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Modesto Bee |
San Joaquin County address might be a must in 5th District race |
April 15, 2012
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Sacramento Bee |
Early Google worker in memoir tells it like it was |
April 13, 2012
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Los Angeles Times |
Bill would strip PUC's oversight of land lines, critics say |
April 13, 2012
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Mother Jones |
This Week in Dark Money |
April 11, 2012
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San Francisco Chronicle |
A few wealthy guys are funding most super PACs |
April 11, 2012
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Florida Independent |
Report: Romney Super PAC raised over $4.5 million from just 59 Floridians |
April 10, 2012
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BBC Mundo |
Colombia: una ley antipiratería para estar en sintonía con EE.UU. (Colombia: an antipiracy law to be in tune with the U.S.) |
April 10, 2012
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Columbia Journalism Review |
Where to Turn When Tackling Money-in-Politics Stories |
April 9, 2012
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Seattle Times |
House GOP legislation abets FCC sluggishness on media matters |
April 9, 2012
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KGO-TV San Francisco |
Controversial fire retardant rules may soon change in Calif. |
April 6, 2012
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National Law Review |
Sponsors of House FCC Reform Bill Pull in Big Money From Telecom and Broadcasters |
March 31, 2012
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San Francisco Chronicle |
Michelle Obama makes fundraising stop in SF |
March 30, 2012
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Times-Picayune (New Orleans) |
Sen. Mary Landrieu crosses party lines to defend oil, gas interests |
March 28, 2012
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San Francisco Chronicle |
Rick Santorum arrives in CA tomorrow. So where’s the cash coming from? |
March 26, 2012
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Daily Kos |
Guess Who's Coming To Mitt "Mr. 1%" Romney's Dinner? |
March 25, 2012
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New York Times |
At Ailing Brooklyn Hospital, Insider Deals and Lavish Perks |
March 22, 2012
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New American Media |
California Earns B- for Openness, D- for Access |
March 19, 2012
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KPBS |
Money Gushes Despite Rigorous Reporting Laws |
March 19, 2012
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KGO-TV San Francisco |
MapLight launching new online voter guide |
March 15, 2012
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Knight Digital Media Center |
New campaign finance transparency tool focuses on issues |
March 12, 2012
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National Journal |
How Much Ex-Im Bank Stakeholders Have Given to Senators |
March 11, 2012
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Reason Magazine |
Unions and Democrats: Labor’s Love Lost |
March 3, 2012
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San Francisco Chronicle |
California cigarette tax plan sparks funding war |
February 28, 2012
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NBC Bay Area |
Money Buys Access In Government |
February 26, 2012
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National Law Review |
Super PAC Cash Flows from a Handful of States |
February 23, 2012
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Chicago Sun-Times |
SuperPACs indirectly flooding 2012 race with unlimited cash |
February 22, 2012
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Christian Science Monitor |
Mitt Romney: His super PAC burn rate soared in January |
February 22, 2012
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New York Post |
NYers 'PAC' a punch |
February 21, 2012
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Tampa Bay Times |
Florida donors help feed super PACs |
February 20, 2012
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NJ Today |
Report Shows Honeywell Leads In Donations To NJ Congressional Delegation |
February 15, 2012
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Society of Environmental Journalists |
Maplight Provides More Ways To Link Money and Politics |
February 13, 2012
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Sacramento Bee |
CA prison officers spent more than $1 million on political advice |
February 12, 2012
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The Boston Globe |
Why scientists are boycotting a publisher |
February 11, 2012
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Charlotte Observer |
Faith, not fear, for county's Harry Jones |
February 11, 2012
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Barron's |
Right on the Money |
February 9, 2012
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Huffington Post |
The Plot Thickens: Far-Right Group Joins Chorus for Keystone XL |
February 9, 2012
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National Journal |
Study: Boehner, Cantor Get Most from Securities and Investment Industry |
February 8, 2012
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Sacramento Bee |
See California state attorneys union's political spending in 2011 |
February 7, 2012
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Los Angeles Times |
Realtors biggest campaign givers to Californians in Congress |
January 30, 2012
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The Atlantic |
The Darkest Day in the History of American Super PACs |
January 21, 2012
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AP - San Francisco Chronicle |
INFLUENCE GAME: Online companies win piracy fight |
January 18, 2012
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Financial Times |
Silicon Valley learns fast in game of lobbying |
January 18, 2012
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Daily Kos |
Occupy Wall Street Descends on Congress, Says: Money Out of Politics! |
January 13, 2012
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San Francisco Chronicle |
Major recipient of private equity donations - Barack Obama |
January 13, 2012
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Fox Business |
Private Equity and the Political Left |
January 12, 2012
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New York Times |
On Our Radar: A Fracking Confrontation in Ohio |
January 11, 2012
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Grist |
Oil industry gives $12 million to pro-Keystone legislators |
January 11, 2012
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UK Guardian |
Oil lobby's financial pressure on Obama over Keystone XL pipeline revealed |
January 11, 2012
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Boston Globe |
Bain, private equity firms jarred by attacks on Romney |
January 10, 2012
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Reuters |
Private equity skewered by Romney-bound arrows |
January 10, 2012
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The Hill |
Report: Democrats receive more private-equity cash than GOP |
January 10, 2012
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National Journal |
Private Equity Industry Has Given $17M to Lawmakers Since '07 |
January 9, 2012
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Tech Crunch |
As Congress Resumes Discussing SOPA And PIPA, Show Your Opposition With #BlackoutSOPA |
January 8, 2012
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Al Jazeera |
US elections: Funding unlimited? |
January 6, 2012
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Wired |
Congress Considers Paywalling Science You Already Paid For |
January 2, 2012
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Forbes |
SOPA Controversy Reveals the Generational Rifts Beneath Our Content Infrastructure |
January 1, 2012
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New York Times |
The Danger of an Attack on Piracy Online |
December 28, 2011
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Reuters |
Stopping the Stop Online Piracy Act |
December 21, 2011
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Fortune |
SOPA supporters are cashing the media's checks |
December 20, 2011
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National Journal |
Piracy Debate Postponed Again |
December 8, 2011
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IT World |
Facebook knows what you watched last summer |
December 7, 2011
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Forbes |
Netflix Gets One Step Closer To Crashing The Facebook Frictionless-Sharing Party |
December 6, 2011
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Hartford Courant |
Occupy campaign financing |
December 2, 2011
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NBC LA |
Lobbyists Gone Wild |
November 18, 2011
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Contra Costa Times |
Campaign watchdog group links industry donations to House committee leaders |
November 11, 2011
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CBS Los Angeles |
State Lawmakers’ Interest Group-Funded Hawaiian Trip Raises Controversy |
October 30, 2011
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San Jose Mercury News |
Consumed by payday loans: State legislators offer haven for lenders deemed 'predatory' |
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San Jose Mercury News |
If state won't ban predatory payday lending, cities and counties must restrict it |
October 29, 2011
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Michigan Messenger - American Independent News Network |
House backs giving federal land to Rio Tinto |
October 18, 2011
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Al Jazeera |
SuperPACs Raising Big Campaign Money |
September 22, 2011
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New York Times |
Lobbyists Line Up to Sway Special Committee (see graphic) |
September 20, 2011
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Huffington Post Education |
Wisconsin's Selling Of School Choice, Walmart Family Heirs And Others Changing Education |
September 11, 2011
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KGO-TV (ABC-SF) |
Foreclosure reform bills: Why did they fail? |
September 9, 2011
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Mother Jones |
Raising the Retirement Age: Back on the Table |
September 1, 2011
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San Francisco Chronicle - |
Bill to regulate health insurance rates is pulled |
August 30, 2011
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Sacramento Bee |
Push to regulate health insurance rates spurs campaign money |
August 17, 2011
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Fox Business |
Special Interests Are Big Backers of Deficit 'Super Committee' Members |
August 16, 2011
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USA Today |
PACs gave nearly $65M to deficit 'supercommittee' members |
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The Street |
Citigroup, Goldman Big 'Super Committee' Donors |
August 15, 2011
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Los Angeles Times |
Study: Anti-tax group is top donor to super committee members |
August 1, 2011
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Miller-McCune |
How to Reform Lobbying: Transparency |
July 27, 2011
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The Philadelphia Inquirer |
Release the Hounds |
July 25, 2011
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MarketWatch |
Mortgages for dummies |
July 15, 2011
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Political Mojo - Mother Jones |
House GOP Moves To Gut the Clean Water Act |
July 13, 2011
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The Caucus Blog - New York Times |
Janice Hahn Keeps California House Seat for Democrats |
July 12, 2011
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Bloomberg Businessweek |
Republicans Try for Upset Win in California U.S. House Election |
July 9, 2011
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Clay Shirky |
Why We Need the New News Environment to be Chaotic |
July 7, 2011
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New York Times |
Industry Set for Fight to Keep Corporate Jet Tax Breaks |
July 2, 2011
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The Hill |
Obama takes populist turn with focus on taxes for corporate jets |
June 30, 2011
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Newsweek |
Obama’s Private Jet Offensive |
June 29, 2011
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San Francisco Chronicle |
Brown vetoes card-check legislation for farmworkers |
June 28, 2011
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Wired Magazine |
Why Open Data Alone Is Not Enough |
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Mother Jones |
A Congressional Bailout for a Pharma Firm? |
June 23, 2011
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WLBT (NBC) |
Contributions and Votes |
June 21, 2011
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PC World |
Stream a Youtube Video, Go Directly to Jail |
June 14, 2011
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Fox News |
Senate Rejects Measure to End Ethanol Tax Credits |
June 10, 2011
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CNN |
Whose voice matters on Anthony Weiner's fate? |
June 2, 2011
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LA Weekly |
Worst Legislator in California, Part II |
May 24, 2011
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San Jose Mercury News |
San Jose pushes ahead with pension proposals |
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San Francisco Chronicle |
Shark fin ban passes Assembly |
May 17, 2011
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Washington Examiner: Beltway Confidential |
Who gets nursing home association campaign contributions? |
May 16, 2011
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KGTV (ABC), San Diego |
Senator Proposes New Tax Break Bill |
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San Diego Reader |
Bill to Cut Benefits of Felonious Public Employees Fails in Committee. Did Union Bucks Play a Role? |
May 15, 2011
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Oakland Tribune |
Italian eyewear company's political effort easy to see in California |
May 13, 2011
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KGO-TV (ABC), San Francisco |
State Senate changes ballot initiative qualifications |
May 4, 2011
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San Jose Mercury News |
Mercury News editorial: Payday lending legislation would be a disaster |
May 2, 2011
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Los Angeles Times |
Capitol Journal: Making a case for regulating medical insurance in California |
May 1, 2011
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Oakland Tribune |
Big money surrounds California's payday loan legislation |
April 28, 2011
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The Huffington Post |
It's Time to Close California's Nuclear Power Plants |
April 26, 2011
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The Wisconsin State Journal |
Biz Beat: Following the Money |
April 11, 2011
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Smart Money |
10 Things Fund-Raisers Won't Say |
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New York Times |
Lobbyists’ Long Effort to Revive Nuclear Industry Faces New Test |
March 18, 2011
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Wired |
Sunshine Week Shame: 10 Ways the Government Is Opaque |
March 8, 2011
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Wall Street Journal |
Unions Oppose Pension Changes in California Talks |
March 7, 2011
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Wisconsin State Journal |
Balance of Power: Walker's union proposal could be major setback for state's Democratic Party |
March 2, 2011
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Wired |
‘Nude’ Airport Scanners: Are They Safe? |
February 18, 2011
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San Francisco Chronicle |
Obama dines with tech stars of Silicon Valley |
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Los Angeles Times |
L.A. official defends panel tasked with evaluating downtown stadium |
February 17, 2011
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Washington Examiner: Beltway Confidential |
Unions own the Wisconsin Dems |
February 15, 2011
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Washington Examiner: Beltway Confidential |
Ethanol industry buys a top seed and three key politicians |
February 8, 2011
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Washington Post |
Biz ties link LA stadium panel to venue planner |
January 8, 2011
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Irish Times |
Triumphant Republicans prepare to take on the 'job-killers' |
December 30, 2010
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Los Angeles Times |
'Crash taxes' are growing in popularity among cash-strapped California cities |
December 20, 2010
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Huffington Post |
GOP Rep.-Elect Bill Flores: House Republicans Want To Get EPA To 'Shut Down On These Bunny Trails' |
December 15, 2010
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San Francisco Chronicle |
Finance industry keeps laws tilted toward wealthy |
December 14, 2010
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Guardian UK |
House committee chairs: You get what you pay for |
December 14, 2010
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Huffington Post |
Mine Safety Bill's Defeat: How Industry And Inattention Killed Overhaul Prompted By Tragedy |
December 8, 2010
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MarketWatch |
GOP picks big spender and Fannie reformer for top panels |
November 24, 2010
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Alameda Times-Star |
My Word: Voters need to track the money |
November 18, 2010
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Santa Rosa Press Democrat |
Evans cites value of legislator/lobbyist gathering in Hawaii |
November 15, 2010
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Oakland Tribune |
The biggest spender in California's election? It's not who you think |
November 9, 2010
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Sacramento Bee |
The Buzz: Big spenders failed on some California ballot measures |
November 8, 2010
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Sacramento Bee Capitol Alert |
Mungers were biggest ballot measure spenders |
November 5, 2010
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Political Blotter |
Money map shows labor’s fatal flaws in ballot battles |
November 3, 2010
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USA Today Greenhouse |
Californians reject effort to suspend climate law |
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MarketWatch |
Pollution debate outlasts Proposition 23 |
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San Francisco Chronicle |
Climate law suspension defeated |
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National Journal |
Proposition 26 Prevails as Proposition 23 Fails |
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New York Times |
Greentech Vote Victories!: Prop 23 Defeated, Brown In as Governor |
November 2, 2010
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The Bay Citizen |
Prop. 23 Goes Up in Smoke |
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Huffington Post |
Grassroots 'No On Prop 23' Campaign Poised to Defeat Big Oil |
November 1, 2010
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USA Today Greenhouse |
Second poll shows Californians back climate change law |
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San Diego Reader |
Fox Blasts Prop. 24, Doesn't Reveal Big Donation to Defeat It |
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The Bay Citizen |
Poll: Propositions 19 and 23 Fall Behind |
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Los Angeles Times Greenspace |
Prop. 26: A new strategy for big oil companies? |
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NBC Bay Area PropZero |
Who Owns Your Politician? |
October 31, 2010
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Los Angeles Times Greenspace |
Prop. 23: Why did Valero launch a campaign against California's climate law? |
October 29, 2010
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PBS |
Out-of-state money floods into California over greenhouse gas law |
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Reuters |
Is Cancun Really the Last Chance for a Post-Kyoto Climate Deal? |
October 28, 2010
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UK Guardian |
Arnold Schwarzenegger flexes muscles to defend climate change law |
October 27, 2010
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Marketplace |
Follow the Money: The Influence Tracker |
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Mother Jones |
Cool Tools for Tracking Campaign Cash |
October 26, 2010
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Wired |
Wired.com, MAPLight.org Launch Political-Influence Tracker |
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Wired |
Follow the Money: Pork-Powered Pig Preps for Flight |
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USA Today |
Poll: Californians back climate change law on Nov. ballot |
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The Bay Citizen |
As Prop. 23's Prospects Dim, Focus Turns to Lesser Known 26 |
October 22, 2010
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Wall Street Journal - |
California Climate Fight Heats Up |
October 21, 2010
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New York Times |
From Bill Gates, a Gift to Fight Proposition 23 |
October 19, 2010
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USA Today |
California's landmark climate change law faces voters |
October 15, 2010
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Bay Citizen |
No on Prop. 23 Rakes in Money |
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San Jose Mercury News |
Prop. 23 opponents out-raise supporters |
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Laist |
Pro-Business, Big Oil, Alcohol Industries Fund Prop. 26, Unions Fight Against It |
September 30, 2010
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UK Guardian |
Prop 23 battle heats up in California as Schwarzenegger comes out fighting |
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California Watch |
New tools help track money/vote relationships in California |
September/October 2010
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Boston Review |
Democracy After Citizens United |
August 23, 2010
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International Bar News |
Letter From Washington |
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JustMeans |
Senate Bill S510: Food Safety or Food Fascism? |
August 12, 2010
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KPFA |
Living Room |
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KPFA |
Letters to Washington |
August 3, 2010
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Hartford Courant |
Citizens: Follow the money. No, really. |
July 30, 2010
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CNN Money |
SEC charges billionaire brothers with fraud |
July 29, 2010
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San Jose Mercury News |
California legislators should have to wear NASCAR-style logos of bill sponsors |
July 19, 2010
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San Francisco Chronicle |
FPPC to take up 'express advocacy' issue today |
July 15, 2010
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Rolling Stone |
Financial Reform Vote-Buying, Chapter 1 |
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LA Observed |
Top ten lobbying firms at L.A. City Hall |
July 13, 2010
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Politics Daily |
Energy Industry's Lobbying Outlay: $2.9 Billion Since 2000 |
June 4, 2010
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California Progress Report |
Prop 15: Step One in Breaking Big Money's Strange Hold on California Elections |
June 3, 2010
| California Watch by Chase Davis |
Business Groups Dominate List of Legislative Donors |
June 2, 2010
| KCBS Radio (CBS), San Francisco | Report: Businesses Donate the Big Campaign Bucks |
| San Francisco Chronicle/SFGate by Marisa Lagos |
Who's paying your legislator's way to Sacramento? Likely a business group |
| Central Valley Business Times | Study finds little support for lawmakers from individual Californians |
May 31, 2010
| The Sun, San Bernardino | Special interests' worst nightmare |
May 23, 2010
| Los Angeles Daily News by Rick Orlov |
Austen Beutner battling for city transparency |
May 18, 2010
| San Francisco Chronicle/SFGate by Marisa Lagos |
Politicians raise money outside their districts |
| Central Valley Business Times | California lawmakers find little financial support from constituents |
| San Diego Union-Tribune | Legislators look outside districts for money |
| Sacramento Bee Capitol Alert |
Out-of-district donors furnish bulk of legislators' campaign cash |
May 5, 2010
| Sacramento Bee by Data Surfer |
MAPLight launches California campaign finance resource |
March 19, 2010
| Huffington Post Blog | MAPLight.org Shows Links Between Politicians' Votes, Campaign Contributions |
March 18, 2010
| Dylan Ratigan Show/MSNBC by Dylan Ratigan |
'A Light in the Dark': MAPLight.org Executive Director Daniel Newman Interview |
March 14, 2010
| SF CBS Radio Affiliates by Liz St. John |
Street Talk/Sunday Magazine: MAPLight.org |
March 11, 2010
| Central Valley Business Times | 'Race to the Top' Voting Leaves a Money Trail |
February 20, 2010
| San Francisco Chronicle/SFGate by Joe Garofoli |
Independent donors boost Jerry Brown's fortunes |
February 9, 2010
| BeyondChron.org by Randy Shaw |
Leland Yee Leads Pack in Health Industry Donations |
February 7, 2010
| San Francisco Chronicle/SFGate | The fundraising Legislature |
February 5, 2010
| KPBS FM Radio, San Diego by Kenny Goldberg |
Watchdog Group Says Big Contributors Wield Influence In State Senate |
February 4, 2010
| California Watch by Chase Davis |
Sen. Correa voted against single-payer bill, took more than $50K from insurers |
| Central Valley Business Times | Report: Senators vote according to contributions |
January 23, 2010
| Sacramento Bee | Viewpoints: Solutions already at hand for campaign-spending excesses |
January 22, 2010
| KPFA-FM (94.1) Radio by Mitch Jesserich |
Nationally Broadcast: Letters to Washington |
| Central Valley Business Times by Doug Caldwell |
How to End the Buying of Politics: Article Text and Link to Audio |
January 21, 2010
| San Francisco Bay Guardian by Sarah Phelan |
SFBG Politics Blog: Supremes' ruling underscores need for Fair Elections Acts |
| Deutsche Press-Agentur | US Supreme Court strikes decades-old campaign finance laws |
| Bakersfield Californian | Supreme Court opens floodgates of influence |
| KGO-TV (ABC), SF by Mark Matthews |
Court eases business, union election spending rule |
January 7, 2010
| GovFresh.com by Luke Fretwell |
Gov 2.0 Hero: Daniel Newman |
December 30, 2009
| Miller-McCune by Emily Badger |
The Idea Lobby:10 (Potentially) Cool Innovations from Government |
December 26, 2009
| Daily Kos by Sue4theBillofRights |
NY Times: I'm Mad Because Obama Won't Break "Rules" for HCR |
December 18, 2009
| ABCNEWS.com by Huma Khan |
Does Sen. Ben Nelson Stand in the Way of Health Care Victory for Democrats? |
| Daily Kos by "Accumbens" |
Senators Against Drug Importation Received More $$$ from Pharma |
December 17, 2009
| National Public Radio by Peter Overby |
Senators Who Voted Against Drug Imports Got More Big Pharma Money |
| Los Angeles Times by Michael Hiltzik |
Biotech bonanza lurks in healthcare reform bills |
December 16, 2009
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KPFA-FM Radio |
Letters to Washington: Features Daniel Newman, Executive Director of MAPLight.org |
| Salon by Thomas Schaller |
Drug Bust: Big Pharma Kills the Competitive Drug Provision from Healthcare Reform |
| Contra Costa Times/Media News Group by Josh Richman |
Big Pharma’s money talks in the U.S. Senate |
November 27, 2009
| LeMonde.fr by Hubert Guillaud |
Réinventer la démocratie à l’heure des réseaux et de la transparence |
November 23, 2009
| The Daily Follow-Up by Jeremy Caplan |
Regulatory Reform Rolls On |
November 10, 2009
| Central Valley Business Times/Stockton, CA | How they voted: You don't always get what you paid for |
| Politico/Live Pulse by Chris Frates |
Watchdog finds more industry money going to reform opponents |
| Central Valley Business Times/Stockton, CA | How they voted: You don't always get what you paid for |
November 9, 2009
| KGO-TV/ABC by Mark Matthews |
House Dems split on health care bill |
November 3, 2009
| MediaShift/PBS by Katie Donnelly |
10 Projects that Help Citizens Become Government Watchdogs |
October 16, 2009
| The Atlanta Journal-Constitution by Bob Keefe |
Price, Gingrey receive thousands in campaign contributions from doctors and health care lobbyists |
October 13, 2009
| Washington Independent by Mike Illis |
What’s in a Signature? |
September 28, 2009
| Los Angeles Times by Michael Hiltzik |
These crusaders bring transparency to government |
September 23, 2009
| The Guardian by Simon Rogers |
From healthcare reform to gun control: does cash mean votes? |
September 21, 2009
| Great Lakes Echo by Andrew Norman |
Campaign contributions show that Great Lakes members of Congress play key role in climate change legislation |
September 4, 2009
| Forbes by Niv Elis and Brian Wingfield |
A Year Later, Treasury Stiffens TARP Rules |
August 31, 2009
| DesMoines Register by Thomas Beaumont |
Grassley: Campaign contributions hold no sway |
August 26, 2009
| Marketplace by Jeremy Hobson |
Site shows donations, lawmakers' votes |
July 14, 2009
| SolveClimate by Stacy Morford |
Study Finds House Climate Votes Correlate to Campaign Cash |
Jul 2, 2009
| Truthdig by James Harris and Josh Scheer |
Illuminating the Connection Between Money and Politics |
June 25, 2009
| Huffington Post by Adam Clark Estes |
Introducing Huffington Post Investigative Fund's Health Care Unit |
June 18, 2009
| SF Weekly by Joe Eskenazi |
Nonprofits' Legal Victory Takes Legwork Out of Following the Money |
| KQED by Cy Musiker |
Shedding New Light on Lawmakers' Voting Records |
June 4, 2009
| The Economist by Jeanette Borzo |
Mapping a Better World |
May 22, 2009
| Poynter Institute by Amy Gahran |
New MAPlight API: Who's Angling on Congressional Bills? |
May 15, 2009
| Huffington Post by Craig Newmark |
MAPLight.org LA: Uncovering Campaign Finances |
May 14, 2009
| LAist by Zach Behrens |
New Website Connects LA Councilmembers to Campaign Donors |
May 12, 2009
| Telegraph Herald by Mary Rae Bragg |
Banks Own the Place |
May 4, 2009
| Huffington Post by Kim Cranston |
Humanity's Greatest Challenge and Its Solution |
April 30, 2009
| On Top Magazine | House Approves Hate Crimes Bill |
March 24, 2009
| Stockton Record by Daniel Thigpen |
Huber wants to let sunshine in Legislator seeks to ease access to finance records |
March 23, 2009
| WAMU America University Radio by the Kojo Nnamdi Show |
Transparency, Media and Local News |
March 21, 2009
| New York Times Op Ed: by Mark Lange |
A Tumor at the Heart of Medicare |
March 20, 2009
| KCRW / NPR by Warren Olney |
The Great Recession and the Erosion of Trust (Daniel Newman's segment runs 30:00 - 37:00) |
March 11, 2009
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San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Freeing the Press MAPLight.org Receives Society of Professional Journalists (NorCal) James Madison Award |
February 28, 2009
| Newsweek by Christopher Werth |
TECHTONIC SHIFTS: The People’s Data |
February 17, 2009
| WCBS New York | Web Empowers Citizens For Stimulus Package Details |
January 14, 2009
| Chicago Public Radio by Richard Steele |
Daniel Newman talks about pay-to-play politics and public financing (segment begins at 44:10) |
December 23, 2008
| Huffington Post by Lloyd Chapman |
Obama Appoints Venture Capital Executive to Head Small Business Administration |
December 16, 2008
| China Post by Reuters |
Washington faces tough reform test |
December 12, 2008
| CNN: Anderson Cooper 360 | Auto bailout: North vs. South- CNN's David Mattingly discusses why some Southern senators voted against the auto bailout. |
| Denver Post by Chuck Plunkett |
How Big Labor and The Big Three Bought Congress |
December 9, 2008
| Press Democrat Editorial |
Public Data. Legislators need to stop hiding behind 1950s thinking |
December 7, 2008
| San Francisco Chronicle Editorial: by John Diaz |
Open the Windows to the State Capitol |
December 5, 2008
| Sacramento Bee Editorial |
Data is public's, and so is database |
December 4, 2008
| Associated Press by Steve Lawrence |
2 Calif. Groups File Suit Seeking Voting Records |
November 18, 2008
| Reuters by Kevin Drawbaugh |
Awash in Bank Money, Washington Faces Reform Test |
November 13, 2008
| Boston Herald by Dave Wedge |
Out-of-District Bucks Fill Reps’ War Chests |
November 12, 2008
| Washington Times by Jim McElhatton |
Allies Rush Cash to Debilitated Murtha |
November 11, 2008
| WDIO (ABC) - TV by Kim Johnson |
Money and Politics (video) |
November 7, 2008
| Charlotte Business Journal by Dale Gibson |
Representative Government? |
November 5, 2008
| 2008 Knight-Batten Awards-Innovations in Journalism: MAPLight.org/U.S. Congress Website | Presentation and interview at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. (video) |
November 3, 2008
| CNN / Lou Dobbs | Final Hours of Campaigning; Polls Tighten; Broken Borders |
| Hartford Courant by Jesse Hamilton |
Outsiders Fuel House Races? |
| Sacramento Bee by Pete Basofin |
Out-of-district donations dominate many House coffers |
November 2, 2008
| Baltimore Sun by Dan Rodricks |
Campaign 'O8: What zip codes tell |
October 31, 2008
| The Orlando Sentinel by Mark K. Matthews |
Where do Feeney, Kosmas, Grayson, Keller get campaign money? |
October 28, 2008
| U.S. News and World Report | Hot Docs: In Congressional Races, House Members Raise Most Money Away From Home |
| Harper's Magazine by Ken Silverstein |
Washington’s Congressional Bloc |
| Kiplinger by Jon Frandsen |
Who's Buying Your Congressman? |
| Politico by Josh Kraushaar |
San Antonio: fundraising mecca? |
| Los Angeles Times by Patrick McGreevy |
Outsiders fund California congressional races |
| United Press International | Survey: D.C. funds most House campaigns |
October 27, 2008
| Marketplace by Steve Henn |
Outsiders pay most to House campaigns |
| Hartford Courant by Jesse A. Hamilton |
House Campaigns Get Most $ Outside Districts |
October 10, 2008
| Media General News Service - Washington Bureau by Neil Simon |
Cantor’s Mortgage Background Figured into Bailout Bill |
October 8, 2008
| San Francisco Chronicle by Phillip Matier & Andrew Ross |
Matier & Ross: Box Scores |
| KALW - SF Public Radio by Holly Kernan |
Following the Money on the Bailout Bill (Crosscurrents 10/8/08 / Time - 9:11) |
October 5, 2008
| Hartford Courant by Jesse A. Hamiliton |
Bailout Bill Linked To 2 Others, And More Money |
October 1, 2008
| Certification Magazine by Lindsay Edmonds Wickman |
Elect IT: Technology and the Democratic Process |
September 30, 2008
| ABC-7 TV by Mark Matthews |
Politicians Doing More Damage than Good? |
| MarketWatch by Fawn Johnson, Dow Jones Newswire |
Money and Politics Met on Bailout: 'Yes' Votes came from Reps who Took More from Wall St. |
| Baltimore Sun by Dan Rodricks |
Bailout Vote's Money Trail |
| CFO Magazine by Kate Plourd |
Studies: Bailout Backers Got More Bank Donations |
| OC Register by Jon Lanser |
Did Political Donations Swing Bailout Vote? |
| Minnesota Post by Judith Yates Borger |
Contributions a factor in Monday vote? Don't bank on it in Minnesota's case |
September 29, 2008
| Mercury News by Chris O'Brien |
O'Brien: Why did the bailout vote fail? We just don't trust the administration |
| Mother Jones by Josh Harkinson |
The Money Behind the Bailout Vote |
| Contra Costa Times by Josh Richman |
Wall Street money parallels today’s bailout votes |
September 21, 2008
| News Tribune by Karen Peterson |
Online election page offers more content, lots of extras |
September 15, 2008
| ABC-7 TV by Mark Matthews |
Local Organization Tracks Money and Politics |
August 26, 2008
| CNN.com by Craig Newmark |
Commentary: Internet can strengthen democracy |
August 14, 2008
| San Francisco Chronicle by Tom Abate |
Site Tracks Influence of Interest Groups |
July 28, 2008
| Media General News Service by Neil Simon |
Cantor Backs Tobacco Regulation Bill |
July 22, 2008
| Democracy Now! by Amy Goodman |
Who’s Paying for the Conventions? Corporate Sponsors Pour Millions into Party Coffers |
June 30, 2008
| Time Magazine by Jeremy Caplan |
The Citizen Watchdogs of Web 2.0 |
June 25, 2008
| Wired by Ryan Singel |
Telecom Amnesty Flip-Floppers Got More Telecom Dollars |
| Media General News Service by Neil Simon |
Phone Giants Gave Liberally to Lawmakers During Wiretapping Debate |
| Michael Moore by Chris Frates, Politico |
Dems Who Flipped On FISA Immunity See More Telecom Cash |
| Democracy Now! by Amy Goodman |
Immunity-Backing Dems Netted Higher Share of Telecom Donations |
June 23, 2008
| 1110 AM Newstalk Radio by Pete Kaliner |
Daniel Newman discusses campaign contributions and a list of House Democrats who changed their vote to support the FISA bill. |
| CBS News by Chris Frates, Politico: The Crypt Blog |
Dems Who Flipped On FISA Immunity See More Telecom Cash |
June 8, 2008
| PC World by Heather Havenstein |
No Room for Feds in Web 2.0, Study Says |
June 5, 2008
| CNET-TV Live by Brian Cooley and Tom Merritt |
Buying Votes |
| Industry Standard by Heather Havenstein |
Study says Uncle Sam should get out of Web publishing |
May 24, 2008
| Denver Post by Anne C. Mulkern |
Colo. farm-bill backers make hay on the Hill |
May 8, 2008
| Brighton Standard Blade by Ron Ames |
Who Bought My Senator? |
May 2, 2008
| New York Sun by Christopher Faherty |
DWI Arrest Could Harm Fossella Election Chances |
April 8, 2008
| San Francisco Chronicle by Verne Kopytoff |
Webby Award Nominees Named |
April 7, 2008
| eWeek by Renee Boucher Ferguson |
Money and Politics Intersect, Small Company's Mashup Shows How Campaign Contributions Influence Votes |
March 21, 2008
| Conde Nast Portfolio by Elizabeth Olsen |
Telcos Make Connection in Congress |
| Wired News by Ryan Singel |
Telcos Spent $10K Per Telecom Amnesty Vote, Sunshine Group Says |
March 16, 2008
| Sacramento Bee Editorial |
Public, butt out |
March 7, 2008
| CongressDaily, © National Journal Group, Inc. by Fawn Johnson |
House Mental Health Bill Opponents Gave More To Members |
February 2, 2008
| CBS 5 by Mike Sugerman |
Follow The Money: Bay Area Campaign Contributions |
January 22, 2008
| Washington Post by Jeffrey H. Birnbaum, Columnist |
As Congress Talks Stimulus, Labor Leaders Worry They Won't Have a Voice |
January 21, 2008
| American Public Media's Future Tense Interview by Jon Gordon |
MAPLight.org shows relationship between politics and money |
December 21, 2007
| Legal Theory Blog Workshop Announcement: Computing in the Cloud |
Center for Information Technology, Princeton University, Civics in the Clouds panel discussion |
December 6, 2007
| The Economist by Cyberlawyer 2.0 |
Lawrence Lessig is known for his work at the interface between technology and law. Why is he shifting his focus to corruption? |
October 13, 2007
| WRLR 98.3 FM's TechTalk Interview by Michael Kastler |
Interview with MapLight founder and winner of the NetSquared Innovation Awards, Dan Newman |
September 28, 2007
| World Summit Award Winner! | MAPLight.org chosen as top project worldwide by the World Summit Award |
| American Public Media's Future Tense Interview by Jon Gordon |
MAPLight.org shows relationship between politicians' votes, money |
August 28, 2007
| Philanthropy News Digest by PND |
On the Web |
August 27, 2007
| Washington Post by Jose Antonio Vargas |
Keeping Score In The Money Race |
August 1, 2007
| Capital Public Radio, Insight Interviewed by Jeffery Callison |
Interview with Dan Newman Executive Director, MAPLight.org |
July 31, 2007
| NetSquared by Britt Bravo |
Knowledge About Money is Power: An Interview with Dan Newman of MAPLight.org |
June 25, 2007
| NTen by Brett Meyer |
Data Shines Its Light on the Political Process: An Interview with Dan Newman, MAPLight.org |
June 22, 2007
| ABC News by Christina LaRosa |
Changing the World With a Click of the Mouse |
June 11, 2007
| America Back On Track by Tony Seton |
An Interview with Dan Newman of MAPLight.org |
| World Changing by Micki Krimmel |
MAPLight.org: An Interview with Sean Tanner |
| The Nation by Joan Hamilton |
Politics Watchdog Follows the Money Online |
May 24, 2007
| New York Times by David Pogue |
Following the Money Trail Online |
May 21, 2007
| Le Monde by Cécile Grégoriades |
Le Web américain scrute les élus |
May 17, 2007
| San Francisco Examiner Lead Editorial |
MAPLight.org shows way on politics |
May 16, 2007
| Wired Blog Network by Scott Gilbertson |
Maplight Reveals Democracy For Sale Within U.S. Congress |
April 24, 2007
| Wired.com by Michael Calore |
Web Mashups Turn Citizens Into Washington's Newest Watchdogs |
March 30, 2007
| The Orange County Register by Brian Joseph |
Disclosure no cure for limiting influence |
November 28th, 2006
| North County Times by Norman Block |
Quarry 'facts' misleading at best |
November 27th, 2006
| Sacramento Bee by Steve Wiegand |
Legislators reach out - way out |
November 20th, 2006
| San Francisco Chronicle Politics Blog by Paul Feist |
Following the money -- state lawmakers raise most of their campaign cash outside their districts |
November 3rd, 2006
| Chico ER by Larry Mitchell |
Doug LaMalfa's fundraising cup runneth over in Assembly race |
November 1st, 2006
| LA Times blog "Political Muscle" by Robert Salladay |
Remote Control Politics: Lawmakers Profit From Outside Districts |
October 26th, 2006
| Spot-On by Chris Nolan |
Spot-On Hot Spots: MAPLightSpot |
October 19th, 2006
| Central Valley Business Times | WEBCAST: Who’s bought your lawmaker? |
October 18th, 2006
| The Gilroy Dispatch By Serdar Tumgoren |
Show Me the Money: Web Site Shines Light on Campaign Cash | |
| Sunlight Foundation: Dollarocracy by Larry Makinson |
Matching Money & Votes: California Shows a New Way |
October 17th, 2006
|
California Progress Report
by Frank D. Russo |
Power to the People: New Web Database Allows You to Make Connections Between Money and Politics in California | |
| Edgewise by Christian Crumlish |
MAPLight helps you "Follow the Money" | |
| CivicActions by Aaron Pava |
The Connection Between Money and Votes in California Politics | |
| SF Bay Area Independent Media Center by J Wheeler |
New Database on Money and Politics |
October 16th, 2006
| LA Times blog "Political Muscle" by Robert Salladay |
New Campaign Finance Site Mines the Legislature | |
| IGS Library Election 2002 Blog and Hot Topics |
New Campaign Finance Website |
