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With control of the state House and Senate at stake, Virginia's 2023 elections have broken state fundraising records. Several close-fought races have brought in around $10 million each.

Hundreds of newsroom staffers have recently been laid off, not only affecting large media companies and established newspapers, but also hitting nonprofit outlets like The Intercept and shuttering local news site DCist. The layoffs underscore the severe funding challenges for independent journalism. It’s an important moment to support Sludge’

The Virginia General Assembly let a contribution limits bill expire in committee without so much as a hearing or a vote.

Arizona's Proposition 211 requires that independent organizations – whether an individual or a group – that spend $50,000 or more in an election cycle in a statewide race must identify

Americans overwhelmingly support limits on political campaign spending, and most think new laws could effectively reduce the role of money in politics.

By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine voters are poised to decide whether to ban foreign influence in elections, many of them irked over the $22 million a Canadian utility spent to fight state referendums on a hydropower transmission project. Hydro Quebec, owned by the Canadian province, exploited an election law loophole

Elections are becoming more expensive as candidates vie for voters' attention. But there are strict rules about how money is raised, how it can be used and how to prove you're following the laws.

One proposed ballot measure would raise the hourly minimum wage — currently $10.85 — to $13 in 2025, $14 in 2026 and $15 in 2027.

The state Public Disclosure Commission's recent ruling does not bode well for candidates wanting to skirt new campaign finance rules requiring donor information.

Washington’s high-profile governor’s race is changing the way campaign fundraising is reported and counted. That change is shining a spotlight on Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s campaign for governor after his

A new Washington law attempts to tamp down the so-called gray money that funnels from one political action committee to the next on its way to election-year advertisements.

Independent spending is mutating faster than the city can keep pace, and it threatens to undermine the campaign finance reforms that were recently approved by Denver voters. More than $1.3 million …

Citizens United sparked a political revolution that would have left the Founders revolted

With a presidential election coming in 2020, Wyoming lawmakers are slowly patching the holes in the roof that were revealed during the contentious 2018 mid-term election, quietly assembling a reform

Campaign Finance History in the United States - Campaign finance history in the United States goes back to Andrew Jackson in 1828. Learn more about campaign finance history in the United States.

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On the heels of massive spending in Seattle's council races, Lorena Gonzalez is continuing to fight for a bill to curb that spending in future elections.

Given that political-action committees have shelled out millions on the 14 candidates still in the running for Seattle City Council, it's no wonder some voters are experiencing advertising overload.

Editorial board memo covers recent campaign finance decisions in Connecticut and New York.

NCSL maintains extensive resources on various aspects of campaign finance, from states’ disclosure requirements to public financing programs and limits on contributions to candidates. This page serves as a table of contents for NCSL's campaign finance resources.

Councilmember M. Lorena González is proposing legislation to protect our democracy from the corruption of big money and foreign influence.

Outside groups spent nearly $1.7 million on eight highly contested Colorado legislative primary races. But it isn’t always easy to figure out where the money came from, despite a 2019 law touted as bringing more transparency to a system that includes cash from dark-money funded nonprofits that don’t disclose their donors. In other instances, discerning […]

Nearly three-quarters of contributions in state elections come from large donors and PACs, but small-dollar donations could make up that share if states move to adopt public financing for campaigns.

You might be squinting hard and scrunching your nose at the map above, wondering what it is. It looks sort of like a map of congressional districts, but if you look closely, you’ll notice the ...

Political spending in state elections by LLC's and nonprofit groups has surged in the decade since Citizens United, but some states are leading the way in strengthening disclosure laws around who’s buying and funding campaign ads.

Questions again arise about what special interests receive for the large donations they make to Utah legislators.

With Aurora joining Denver, Fort Collins and Lakewood in revamping rules on campaign finance in local races, four of the state’s five most populous cities will have controls on the books.