Clean Money/Clean Elections as the antidote to campaign finance/lobbying-centric corruption

These cases have brought increasing attention to the efforts of an organization called Public Campaign, which describes itself as "a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to sweeping reform that aims to dramatically reduce the role of big special interest money in American politics."

an interview with Clean Money/Clean Elections advocate at the Public Campaign organization

American Politics Today spoke this afternoon with Rick Bielke, Communications Director at Public Campaign, about that group and its efforts to put voters, rather than donors, at the center of the political process.

You can listen to that audio interview with Rick Bielke at Public Campaigns, in its entirety, by clicking here.

Maine, Arizona, and Connecticut use Clean Money/Clean Elections

Clean Money/Clean Elections are already in place in the states of Maine and Arizona, where they were implemented through the initiative process, and were recently approved, in the first such case of electeds voting to change the system that put them in office, by the Connecticut Legislature for use in the Nutmeg State starting at the end of 2006.

the City of Los Angeles is considering moving to Clean Money/Clean Elections

Legislation to implement a Clean Money/Clean Elections program for the City of Los Angeles is now pending in the City Council there.