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CALPIRG Lauds California Supreme Court, FPPC for Taking a Stand against Post-Citizens United Dark Money “Laundering” Scheme, Calls for New Legislation to Expose the True Source of Contributions

CALPIRG applauds our State Supreme Court and Fair Political Practices Commission for taking a stand against the secret campaign contributions pervading our elections in California and across the country. This lack of transparency is particularly concerning with the recent track record of extremely wealthy donors and corporations deciding to invest millions of dollars to influence the outcomes of California elections.

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Distorted Democracy: Big Money and Dark Money in the 2012 Elections

A new analysis of pre-election data from the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and other sources by CALPIRG and Demos shows that outside spending in the first presidential election since Citizens United is living up to its hype: new waves of “outside spending” have been fueled by dark money and unlimited fundraising from a small number of wealthy donors.

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Gov. Brown signs two social media privacy laws, protecting consumers on social networks

Gov. Jerry Brown signs two CALPIRG-supported bills protecting the privacy of social media accounts.

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Higher Bank Fees Now the Norm for Consumers

New report confirms what consumers already know – bank fees are increasing and free checking accounts are harder to find.

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Starting Today, Californians Can Register to Vote Online

Statement by Daniela Uribe, CALPIRG New Voters’ Project Fellow Regarding Online Voter Registrations for Californians.

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