Editorials

Editorials

• USA Today Editorial on Supreme Court and Public Financing- In this editorial, the USA Today says that a recent Supreme Court decision makes public financing of elections a great option.
• Orlando Sentinel on Supreme Court and Public Financing- In this editorial, the Orlando Sentinel says that with a recent Supreme Court decision on McCain-Feingold, the real reform necessary is full public financing of elections.
• Campaign Finance Revolution- The Philadelphia Daily News editorializes in favor of the Fair Elections Now Act.
• Maryland: Quieting Big Money- The Baltimore Sun endorses Clean Elections for the Maryland legislature.
• New Jersey: Revamp Clean Elections- The Home News Tribune in New Jersey tells the state legislature to revamp the state's Clean Elections system.
• New York: Clean Up NY Elections- Newsday in New York says it's time to clean up elections in the state and public financing is the answer.
• New Jersey: Reauthorize Clean Elections- The Courier-Post endorses reauthorization of the New Jersey Clean Elections pilot project.
• North Carolina: A Better Way- Editorial endorsing expanding full public financing program in North Carolina
• New Jersey: Don't go halfway on Clean Elections- Editorial on how the NJ Citizen's Committee studying Clean Elections need to expand to all districts not just a few.
• Reform that Counts- Baltimore Sun editorial calling for Public Financing of elections in Maryland.
• Betraying the Voters- Boston Globe editorial that claims Congressional reforms in reaction to corruption scandals have not been enough, and the real reform answer is full public financing.
• Vermont: Money Games- Brattleboro Reformer editorial supporting Vermont's 1997 campaign spending limits law and full public financing.
• North Carolina: N.C. Judicial Campaigns Avoid Taint of Special Interests- Charlotte Observer editorial calling for the legislature to adopt public financing based on the success of North Carolina's Judicial Public Financing.
• Cleaner Campaigns; Public Financing of election efforts is an idea worth discussing- Fresno Bee editorial calling for Publicly financed elections in California.
• Wisconsin: The Election Message: Come Clean- Editorial in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel calling for Democrats in Congress and Wisconsin legislature to use new majority to enact public financing.
• Los Angeles City Ethics Commission calls for Public Financing- LA Daily News editorial supporting the LA Ethics Commission recommendation for public financing for all campaigns.
• New Mexico: Endorsement of judicial public financing- The Albuquerque Tribune editorializes in favor of judicial public financing.
• New Mexico: Endorsement of Albuquerque public financing- The Albuquerque Tribune editorializes in favor the Albuquerque public financing system prior to its passage.
• Maryland: Endorsement of Clean Elections- The Baltimore Sun editorializes in favor of full public financing of elections
• North Carolina: Endorsement of local public financing systems- The Chapel Hill Herald endorses a plan to allow North Carolina cities and towns to implement Clean Elections systems.
• Connecticut: Clean Elections editorial endorsement- The Connecticut Post editorializes in favor of Clean Elections for the state.
• Connecticut: Legislators Need to Push Reform Forward- The Connecticut Post implores the legislature to push for passage of Clean Elections in the state.
• Yes on 89!- LaOpinion endorses Prop 89!
• Give San Jose Mayor Gonzales his due on election reform- San Jose Mercury News editorial supporting San Jose's Mayor Ron Gonzales' decision to propose Public Financing of city elections.
• California: A clean-money cure for voter cynicism- San Jose Mercury News calling for the California Legislature to enact Public Financing and restore the people's trust in their government.
• Connecticut: Put up or shut up- The Connecticut Post tells the state legislature that public financing can't wait any longer.
• Connecticut: Enact this campaign reform- The Hartford Courant endorses the state legislature's plans for Clean Elections reform.
• New Jersey: Clean Elections, It's worth another try- Philadelphia Inquirer editorial about New Jersey giving Clean Elections another chance.
• Seattle: Judicial Elections: Free the Judges- Editorial in Seattle Post Intelligencer supporting Gov. Chris Gregoire's proposed pilot for Judicial Public Financing.
• California: A clean-money plan- San Francisco Chronicle editorial calling for the California legislature to stop the endless check-collecting by enacting public financing.
• How to "drain the swamp."- San Francisco Chronicle editorial that quotes Public Campaign President and CEO, Nick Nyhart, and calls for Democrats in Washington and Sacramento to "drain the swamps" and include clean money and pub
• Let public fund elections- Editorial in The Tennessean supporting Sen. Doug Jackson's measure to enact public financing of elections.
• Give candidates option of public financing for races- USA Today editorial supporting public financing as the only way to control corrupting influence of money.
• A Better Way- Winston-Salem Journal editor calling for an end to negative broadcast ads with public financing of elections.
• Wisconsin: How to back real reform- Editorial in the Capital Times calling for support for the efforts of Wisconsin Democracy Campaign and Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton, who trying to get campaign finance reform on the state agenda.
• West Virginia: Clean Elections Act would ensure citizens' voices heard- Charleston Gazette editorial calls for a comprehensive approach to improving our democratic electoral process with the West Virginia Clean Elections Act.
• New Jersey: Public Financing a value choice- Courier News editorial supporting New Jersey's new public financing pilot in recent ethics reform package.
• New Jersey: Clean Elections would reduce special interests- Editorial in The NJ Daily Journal arguing that the Clean Elections pilot program will reduce special interests.
• Clean Elections Act under attack- Charleston Gazette piece that defends Arizona's Clean Elections Act
• Florida: Clean Elections, Why it's time to conduct them- Editorial in the Tallahassee Democrat stating Florida's regulation of soft money is not enough; state needs public financing.
• Oklahoma: States lead way in campaign finance reform- Editorial in Tulsa World calling for Oklahoma to be more like Maine and Arizona when it comes to campaign finance reform.
• Favor-Free Politicians- A liberal and a conservative legislator unite in this Washington Post editorial to support public financing in Maine and call on Congress to follow.
• Massachusetts: Politicians fight public to keep campaign cash- In this USA Today editorial, Massachusetts voters say yes to public financing but legislators can't give up their need for campaign cash.
• Clean Money, Maine's campaign experiment- Editorial in the Charleston Gazette explaining how a new kind of candidate unencumbered by special interests is popping up in Maine this election.
• North Carolina: Foster Responsive Leadership- Editorial in the News Record calling on legislators to take up Clean Elections in next legislative session.
• Maine: As Maine goes clean will nation?- Editorial on the promise of Maine's new campaign finance reform.
• Maine: First test for Maine campaign finance law- Portland Press Herald editorial on how Clean Elections Act should limit big money's harmful effect on politics.
• Maine: Voters can now choose candidates based on their ideas- Editorial in the Portland Press Herald urging candidates to use public funds so voters can elect legislators based on ideas and commitment, instead of how well they raise money.
• Maine: Clean Election candidates begin offering themselves to voters- Editorial on how new Maine Clean Election Law is changing the face of Maine politics forever.
• Maine: Maine Law worked, with glitches- Editorial on results of Clean Elections first test in Maine: more than 50 candidates won under public financing, including half the Senate.
• Massachusetts: Incumbent protection- Editorial on how Mass. legislators override Gov. veto to delay Clean Elections Law until legislative session.
• Hungry for good news about the election? Try this.- USA Today editorial about the success of Clean elections in Maine and Arizona.