See our media citations from outlets around the nation this week:
A new program offers to boost small-dollar donors in NY races. Here’s how. (Gothamist)
A joint analysis from the Brennan Center and OpenSecrets found that if the program’s new rules were applied to the most recent 2022 election cycle, small donors in state legislative contests would see their influence increase sixfold, making up a larger share than big-dollar donors.
Senators talk about upping online safety for kids. This year they could do something (NPR)
None of the big tech companies attended Tuesday's hearing, but YouTube parent Alphabet, Facebook and Instagram parent Meta, TikTok parent ByteDance, Twitter and Microsoft all have lobbyists working on this legislation, according to OpenSecrets.
Black candidates keep losing winnable races — and say the Democratic Party may be why (POLITICO)
Barnes, for one, was hit with $62 million in outside spending from Republican groups including the Senate Leadership Fund, a super PAC tied to Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), according to an analysis of general election spending by OpenSecrets.