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49 items of 1682 · updated Oct 29, 2026, 6:00 AM ET
A nonprofit called the Transparent Election Initiative was preparing to launch the Montana Plan, a ballot initiative to reduce the flow of money into Montana politics.
Source: Mother Jones (motherjones.com)
MI HB 6439 would provide transparency requirements for paid political advertisements; latest action (2026-11-05): bill electronically reproduced 10/28/2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Axios reports that private equity has become a rhetorical punching bag for many Democratic House and Senate candidates as many polls suggest Democrats could gain full control of Congress next week.
Source: Axios (axios.com)
IL SB 3025, the IL Clean Elections Act, was re-referred to Assignments on 2026-05-22 under Rule 3-9(a).
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Harriet's Wildest Dreams hosts 'Eat The Rich: A Workshop for Abolitionists' to build a national mass movement for racial, economic, social and environmental liberation.
Source: Mobilize public events (mobilize.us)
WV HB 4583, Victims of Communism Day, latest action on 2026-01-20: to House Education.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
WI AB 1201, relating to the definition of political action committee for campaign finance purposes, failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
H.R. 444, the End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2023, was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary on 2023-01-20.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov)
H.R. 3612, the End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2025, was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary on 2025-05-23.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov)
H.R. 1206, the End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2021, was referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security on 2021-04-28.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov)
Super PAC Guardrails Alliance will launch a digital ad campaign Wednesday to tie Ohio Sen. Jon Husted's past support for data centers to campaign donations from tech executives like Marc Andreessen.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Record spending from billionaire megadonors, corporations and dark money nonprofits is defining the 2026 election cycle; voters in multiple states could reshape campaign finance laws.
Source: Ms. Magazine (msmagazine.com)
MO SCR 20 petitions Congress to submit a constitutional amendment relating to campaign finance; it was referred to the S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
SD SB 142, amending requirements for filing certain campaign finance disclosure statements, was signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
PA HB 1964 would provide for a moratorium on the privatization of public water and wastewater systems and establish the Water Utility Reform Working Group; it was re-committed to Appropriations.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
A bill proposing an amendment to the Constitution on election contributions and expenditures and public financing was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov)
An amendment to the Constitution of the United States on contributions and expenditures to affect elections and public financing, referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary (2023-01-09).
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov)
Ordinance to authorize the City Clerk to enter a fiscal agency agreement with The Participatory Budgeting Project, Inc. for payment to budget delegate facilitators and a $7,500.00 appropriation.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (columbus.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
The Maine Ethics Commission fined Republican gubernatorial candidate Bobby Charles more than $22,000; the campaign accepted more than $45,300 from donors who exceeded the limit.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
A super PAC aligned with the data center industry made Darline Graham its first bet in a South Carolina Senate race, per the item.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)