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Donors support publicly funded elections, survey finds

By Jason Hancock 9/30/08

A majority of donors to candidates for state office support some kind of public financing of elections, according to a phone survey conducted for Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement.

Analysis: Dem Majorities Played a Safe Hand in 2008 Session

By T.M. Lindsey 5/2/08

Now that the Iowa General Assembly has closed its doors for the 82nd time last Friday, it’s time to assess the winners and losers of this year’s session. Given lawmakers’ growing addiction to gambling revenues, it’s best to turn to Kenny Rogers’ “The Gambler” to help frame the wheeling and dealing of the good ol’ [...]

Clean Elections Bill Remains Inert During Interim Session?

By T.M. Lindsey 6/16/07

During the last legislative session, the Voter-Owned Iowa Clean Elections bill saw a little life when it passed out of the State Government Committee, only to die in a House Appropriation’s subcommittee. The Democratic leadership, however, said the Clean Elections bill is not dead. Though the bill was not assigned to an interim study committee [...]

Biden’s Call to End Earmarks Still Seems to Fall on Deaf Ears

By T.M. Lindsey 6/9/07

During last week’s presidential debate in New Hampshire, Democratic Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware took another strong stand in support of public campaign financing. When the debate shifted to earmarks, Biden injected that the way to eliminate earmarks is to switch to a public campaign finance system. Biden argued that as long as there are [...]

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