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HMDK | Have The Billionaires Bought the Midterms?
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HMDK | Have The Billionaires Bought the Midterms?

Hasan sits down with Michael Beckel, Issue One’s Money in Politics Reform Director, to talk about how American elections have been corrupted by wealthy interests

I-194 Is a Corporate Charter Law. Professor Natelson Reviewed a Different Statute
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I-194 Is a Corporate Charter Law. Professor Natelson Reviewed a Different Statute

What the good professor doesn't bring is any Supreme Court caselaw to make his point, which is a little unusual for a constitutional law professor. And there's good reason for that: He doesn't have any. The one case he does mention proves our point, not his.

A Conservative’s questions on The Montana Plan I-194
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A Conservative’s questions on The Montana Plan I-194

I-194 is Montana exercising that reserved power. It does not prohibit anything. It says what the powers of an artificial person are, and political spending is not among them.

Gallup | 89% in US Say Government Corruption Widespread
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Gallup | 89% in US Say Government Corruption Widespread

Perceptions of government corruption are now higher in the U.S. than at any point in the past two decades

NYT | Millions of Dollars in Secret Spending Could Upend the 2026 Midterms
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NYT | Millions of Dollars in Secret Spending Could Upend the 2026 Midterms

Secrecy has become so widespread it is essentially systematized

Public Citizen | Corporate Money Surges to $650 Million in 2026 Midterms
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Public Citizen | Corporate Money Surges to $650 Million in 2026 Midterms

Months before Election Day, corporations have already collectively spent $646 million to influence federal midterm elections – a 40% increase over the $461 million corporations spent over the entire 2024 election cycle

Issue One | Top super PACS raise Millions from Secret Donors
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Issue One | Top super PACS raise Millions from Secret Donors

Anti-corruption guardrails don’t work when voters are kept in the dark about who’s bankrolling political ads.

Transparent Election Initiative Launches Website for Voters to Self-Submit Signature/s for “The Montana Plan” Ballot Initiative
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Transparent Election Initiative Launches Website for Voters to Self-Submit Signature/s for “The Montana Plan” Ballot Initiative

Registered Montana voters can print out the official I-194 petition form and unsworn declaration at home, sign the petition, complete an unsworn declaration, then mail their signed petition form & completed declaration

MSU Public Things: Money, Transparent Elections & the Montana Experience
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MSU Public Things: Money, Transparent Elections & the Montana Experience

The MSU College of Letters and Sciences Public Things: Conditions for a Sustainable Democracy initiative brings you a moderated discussion about the Montana experience with elections, campaign finance, and democracy.

Economic Architecture Podcast | Can Citizens Remove Corporate Money from Democratic Elections
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Economic Architecture Podcast | Can Citizens Remove Corporate Money from Democratic Elections

we explore the political implications of Citizens United—the landmark 2010 Supreme Court decision that led to an unprecedented rise in corporate financing of political campaigns