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Sen. Begich ends 2012 with about $950K in bank

...upset Murkowski in the GOP primary but she mounted a write-in campaign to win the general election. According to Federal Election Commission filings, Miller had about $430,000 available, as of the end of September.

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-02-05/sen-begich-ends-2012-about-950k-bank
State
Local doctor named to LWV national board, talks issues

...provided at the reception summarized legislation to improve transparency and public understanding of spending in federal elections in the aftermath of the Citizens United decision. Brown sought Sen. Begich's response to the legislation and the...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2013-01-15/local-doctor-named-lwv-national-board-t
Local
Outside Editorial: A verdict, of sorts

...illegal.We can't fault the jury for failing to agree on something the government can't seem to figure out. The Federal Election Commission, which audited the campaign accounts, didn't consider the payments campaign contributions. The Justice...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2012-06-04/outside-editorial-verdict-sorts
Opinion
High court still our best tool to balance power

...come primarily from the left. Monday, the court issued a summary dismissal of a challenge to Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission, which held that corporations have the same political advocacy rights as individuals. The original 2010...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2012-06-28/high-court-still-our-best-tool-balanc
Opinion
Voter registration mostly steady so far

...registration numbers from 2012, a presidential election year, with numbers from 2011, in which there was no statewide or federal election in Alaska, is not an ideal measure of comparison."I would compare like election years, so it would be 2008 would...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2012-09-20/voter-registration-mostly-steady-so-far
Local
Appeals court upholds key voting rights provision

...of President Ronald Reagan.The 2-1 decision came in a constitutional challenge by Shelby County, Ala., to federal election monitoring, which is designed to prevent racial discrimination. The appeals court was upholding a ruling eight...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2012-05-20/appeals-court-upholds-key-voting-rights
State
Campaign finance controversy

...Like it or not, and we didn't like it, the Supreme Court's controversial decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission determined that corporations have a constitutional right to make independent expenditures in connection...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2011-06-14/campaign-finance-controversy
Opinion
Voter ID is a sensible precaution

...voter ID laws that protect the integrity of that cherished right.? von Spakovsky, a former commissioner on the Federal Election Commission, is a senior legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation.

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2011-07-28
Opinion
Begich, Kawasaki: Corporations should not influence elections

...Hillary Rodham Clinton during the Democratic primary season in 2008. The ruling was 5 to 4 in Citizens United vs. the Federal Elections Commission.According to a Begich fact sheet, the "Supreme Court's Citizens United decision gave corporations...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2012-01-09/begich-kawasaki-corporations-should-not
State
A tale of two tragedies

...negotiate their way to criminal immunity. And considering the Supreme Court ruling two years ago in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, our free speech rights apply to corporate campaign contributions that can reward the political actors...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2011-12-14/tale-two-tragedies
Opinion

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