Transparency Matters: The integrity of our elections depends on public access to accurate information.

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* When politicians are held accountable for whose money they take ([link removed]) to fuel their campaigns;
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** A behind-the-scenes look at collecting state campaign finance data in 2022 ([link removed])
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California’s representatives in Congress have raised millions of dollars for 2022 midterm elections ([link removed])
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** Federal and state lobbying spending soared to $10 billion during the 2020 election cycle, but state lobbying disclosure remains limited ([link removed])
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** Candidates poured over $100 million of their own cash into campaigns in 2021 ([link removed])
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