Jeff BurdickJun 10Time for new Constitutional amendments? History says ‘yes’Quick quiz: Last month marked the 30th anniversary of the most recent U.S. Constitutional amendment. What was it? Answer: The...
Jeff BurdickJun 10How ‘voter apathy’ should inspire the news mediaIn the last week, a bit of digital ink was spilled about how registered voter turnout for California’s primaries this week would be far...
Jeff BurdickMay 16After SactoPolitico probes, US House members change fundraising tactic; donor refunded $1,000“Accountability journalism” strives to hold individuals – usually the powerful – accountable for activities that, while legal, may...
Jeff BurdickApr 13No comment from Rep. Matsui on opioid donations, legislative record & other mega-fined donorsLast issue, SactoPolitico.com exclusively reported a call from Congressional CA-7 Democratic challenger Jimmy Fremgen for the Democratic...
Jeff BurdickJul 30, 2021Dizzying by design: Valadao’s complicated fundraisingLast week, The New Republic published the results of my four-month investigation into widespread use of a previously obscure campaign...
Jeff BurdickJul 30, 2021Living ‘DaVita’ loca: Federal charges shame no polsOn July 15, the U.S. Justice Department announced the latest in a long string of indictments against the giant dialysis company DaVita...
Jeff BurdickJul 15, 2021Marcela Mulholland talks Progressive polling & messagesSince the start of the year, South Florida native Marcela Mulholland has served as political director for Data for Progress, a...
Jeff BurdickApr 1, 2021Former FEC Chair Ravel on recall donations, dark moneyWhile sitting on board of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) from 2013 to 2017 – including one stint as chair – native Californian Ann...
Jeff BurdickFeb 23, 2021Matsui, Bera letting public foot opioid settlementsThe Wall Street Journal and Washington Post recently reported that four major opioid makers and distributors are close to finalizing a...
Jeff BurdickFeb 23, 2021Fine(d) Bedfellows, Part 2: Where we go from hereThis is the second of two articles in a series. Click here for part one. Last issue, a Sacto Politico study detailed the tens of millions...
Jeff BurdickFeb 5, 2021Fine(d) Bedfellows Pt. 1: Worst corporations donate bigThis article is part one of two, and part of Sacto Politico’s ongoing “Shame of Our Campaigns” series. For other articles in the series,...
Jeff BurdickSep 12, 2020Can Biden produce permanent campaign finance reform?Even though Biden will have raised more than $1 billion, I can still see a scenario in which he takes up campaign finance in earnest.