Lawmakers in Harrisburg are testing the waters on several major legislative initiatives to coincide with the Governor’s budget address. Good morning politicos, here’s the Buzz.

1/25 Ups & Downs: It was a weird week in Harrisburg, and we gave out almost all ‘Downs.’

Governing Magazine: Kane a Pol to Watch: Governing Magazine has listed newly elected PA Attorney General Kathleen Kane as a State Official to Watch.

PA Angle: The Clinton Benghazi Hearings: Here’s what members of the Pa. delegation had to say during Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s Wednesday testimony about the terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya.

Reader Poll: Do You Support Gov. Corbett’s Plan to Remove the Cap on Wholesale Gas Taxes? Removing the cap on the gasoline wholesale tax could go a long way towards funding Pa.’s transportation projects. Do you support the Governor’s plan?

Reader Poll: Corbett’s NCAA Lawsuit Will Not Aid Re-Election: Voters aren’t optimistic that the NCAA lawsuit will aid Corbett’s re-election, see it as a political move.

Statewide
PA Independent: Week in Review: Pennsylvania lawmakers’ agenda a lot like last year’s
StateImpactPA: Fracking’s Other Danger: Radiation
Capitolwire: McCord, still skeptical of Lottery deal, says withholding payments revolves around Keno details

Philadelphia
Inquirer: Gun show in Northeast Philadelphia does brisk business
Inquirer: Thomas Fitzgerald: Corbett’s road show
Inquirer: Pa. lawmaker seeks to change offensive name of mountain
Inquirer: Risks Are High in Kane’s Corbett Probe
Philly.com: PhillyDeals: State pension board made expensive bet on hedge funds
Philly.com: Clout: City Commission fights ‘fact-finding team’
WHYY Newsworks: Philly pension fund closer to pulling gun company investments
WHYY Newsworks: Philly ethics board giving teeth to campaign rules
WHYY Newsworks: City Commission won’t play ball with Nutter’s team
WHYY Newsworks: Pa. Dems differ with Corbett pension assessment
City Paper: Inspector General: Worries about office’s independence aren’t just hypothetical
Phillynow.com: Health Care Advocates and Politicians Discuss Obamacare Savings in Philly

SEPA
Pottstown Mercury: As pension crisis looms, Pottsgrove thankful for foresight.
Pottstown Mercury: PA Pensions by the numbers
Pottstown Mercury: Pottsgrove mulls $61 million budget with 3.3% tax hike
Phillyburbs.com: Fitzpatrick pushing states to get on board with background checks

Pittsburgh
AP: Imprisoned Pennsylvania ex-senator Fumo hospitalized with heart problems
AP: Lawmakers want ‘Negro Mountain’ to get new name
Tribune Review: Fight over union gains steam in state
Tribune Review: Retiring liquor board CEO Conti rehired as temporary worker with governor’s blessing
Tribune Review: LCB chief Conti to retire, return as consultant
Post-Gazette: PLCB chief to retire, then return as consultant
Post-Gazette: Bill would alter funding for charter schools in Pa.
Post-Gazette: Lawyer: Justice Orie Melvin worked too hard to be corrupt political operative
Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh creates state-ordered task force to study nonprofit gifts to government
Post-Gazette: City council races starting to take shape
Post-Gazette: Port Authority board postpones decision on CEO bland
Post-Gazette: Judge unseals ‘Jane Doe’ lawsuit documents sought by suspended Justice Orie Melvin
KDKA: Pittsburgh Police Chief expected back at work next week
KDKA: Trial underway at in Orie-Melvin Case
KDKA: Decision over Port Authority CEO’s jobs delayed

Southwest
Observer-Reporter: Battle lines taking shape over Pa. highways bill
Observer-Reporter: Justice Melvin is innocent, attorney tells jury
Altoona Mirror: Legislators meeting about prison closure
Altoona Mirror: State’s electoral system faces new GOP challenge

NEPA
Times-Leader: Third-class cities’ problems, solutions to be addressed
Times-Tribune: Tax collector announces run for mayor
Times-Tribune: Scranton to borrow $22M through arcane financing mechanism
Citizens Voice: Counties want block grant program extended
News Item: Gilberton council shows support for Second Amendment
Wayne Independent: Honesdale councilman found guilty of DUI
Wayne Independent: Ex-county employee pleads guilty to theft

Lehigh Valley
Pennsylvania Ave: Jaindl wants zoning challengers to post $500,000 bond
Pennsylvania Ave: Pension agency official’s salary is blasted by state treasurer
Pennsylvania Ave: Voter ID debate returns
Morning Call: Allentown Mayor Pawlowski: City in transformation
Reading Eagle: John Forester: Nobody winning this showdown
Reading Eagle: A few Democrats could decide fate of gun measures
WFMZ: Taxes going up for residents of Quakertown Community School District
Express Times: Ex-Alburtis councilman gets long probation for stealing campaign signs, driving through farm field
Express Times: UGI: Service restored for Coplay, Whitehall Township customers with natural gas heat

South Central
Harrisburg Patriot News: County property tax/sales tax shift won’t work; need statewide solution
Harrisburg Patriot News: Dillsburg contractor sues Williamsport for nearly $600K
Harrisburg Patriot News: Senate committees join up to examine school safety
Lebanon Daily News: Pro-life supporters take to streets in Lebanon
Lebanon Daily News: Lebanon councilman organizers fundraisers to buy K-9 officer
York Dispatch: E. York schools may exceed state property tax cap
Lancaster Intelligencer/Era: Sen. Lloyd Smucker (R-Lancaster) bill would allow children of illegal aliens to attend state universities
Lancaster Intelligencer/Era: Millersville council rejects sewer plant bids
Lancaster Intelligencer/Era: Lancaster Co. foreclosures spike 39.2%
Roxbury News: Lottery privatization: the process so far
Roxbury News: Rep. Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) proposes charter school reforms

North by Northwest
Erie Times-News Campaign ‘13 Blog: County Council’s Cleaver announces re-election bid
Erie Time-News Campaign ’13 Blog: Pittsburgh chief returns Monday; denies wrongdoing
Centre Daily Times: New student housing anticipated to meet current need, but officials are starting to plan ahead
Williamsport Sun Gazette: Yaw: State must deal with pension problem
Williamsport Sun Gazette: Lengthy election process opens for PSU trustees
Williamsport Sun Gazette: Authority briefed on treatment plant construction upgrades
Williamsport Sun Gazette: Senator says transportation project, gas keys to growth
Williamsport Sun Gazette: Council: New police contract caps pensions

Opinions
Brad Bumsted, Tribune Review: Kathleen Kane’s (lottery) conundrum
Lancaster Intelligencer/Era: The long march to overturn Roe
Lancaster Intelligencer/Era: A tax hike is not a tax hike when…
Carlisle Sentinel: Women in combat
Carlisle Sentinel: Every little bit helps
News Item: Study tax collector options fiscally prudent
Tribune Review: Farm bill mess
Post-Gazette: Sub-par options: Charter schools as a class don’t measure up
Beaver County Times: Losing GOP scheming to rig Electoral College vote
Observer-Reporter: Don’t be fooled by conspiracies
Altoona Mirror: Altoona raises public ire
Johnstown Tribune-Democrat: A win-win for lottery, pension funds, taxpayers

Blogs
Keystone Conservative: Sen. Toomey discusses bipartisan Earmark Elimination Act with Neil Cavuto
Pennsylvania Conservative: Commissioner Castor: The Clear, Common Sense, Conservative Choice Over Corbett- PART 1
Keystone Politics: Replace Inheritance Tax Exemption for Business Assets with Higher Inheritance Tax Rate
Young Philly Politics: The Reports of Unions’ Death Are Greatly Exaggerated

Rob McCord slams the lottery deal, Castor does PCN, and it turns out people should have listened to Vince Fumo’s fiancee re: vegetables. Good morning politicos, here’s the Buzz.

Don’t forget to check back later for the Ups & Downs.

Castor, on PCN, Lays Out Case for Potential Guv Bid: Montgomery Co. Commissioner Bruce Castor may challenge Governor Tom Corbett for the Republican nomination in 2014. And in either case, he’s looking to raise his profile.

Pittsburgh Mayoral Campaign Staffs Fill Out: Pittsburgh City Councilman Bill Peduto announced his new campaign staff Thursday, making him the third mayoral candidate to hire top level staff.

Siena Survey: Pa. Biz Leaders Pessimistic About 2013: First Niagara released its Fourth Annual Survey of Pennsylvania Business Leaders, conducted by Siena University Research Institute, about 2013’s economic prospects, and the results are not promising.

HD-95: York Co. Republicans made it official last night when they selected Bryan Tate to run for the vacant state House seat of Auditor General Eugene DePasquale. He’ll face Dem Kevin Schreiber in a May 21 special election.

Statewide
State House Sound Bites: Merit selection getting another try in a Senate proposal
State House Sound Bites: McCord says may refuse payments to lottery, even with AG’s sign-off
PA Independent: PA pension fund manager shouldn’t have gotten $20,000 raise, treasurer says (Video)
PA Independent: ‘Death tax’ exemption could brighten outlook for family businesses
StateImpactPA: PA DEP to Study Radiation Related to Marcellus Shale
Capitolwire: McCord, still skeptical of Lottery deal, says withholding payments revolves around Keno details.

Philadelphia
Heard in the Hall: City pension board plays politics; passes gun resolution threatening to dump investments
Heard in the Hall: Jailed ex-Sen. Fumo (D-Philly) hospitalized
Heard in the Hall: Paid sick leave bill re-introduced; one sponsor short of passage
Philly Clout: Nutter speaks at Feinstein gun press conference, calls guns “weapons of mass destruction”
WHYY Newsworks: Taxpayer-funded electric car rebate program ends soon; 56 rebates left!
WHYY Newsworks: Another try for merit-based judge selections
Inquirer: City Council eyeing new taxes

SEPA
Pottstown Mercury: Spring-Ford administrators, school board “frustrated” with tax collector
Bucks Courier Times: Locals favor allowing women in combat
DelCo Daily Times: PSSA successes downgraded for charters
DelCo Daily Times: Chester Co. moves ahead with $42 million emergency radio upgrade
Bucks Local News: Police Union wants triple-pay for holidays; borough says contract says no.
The Advance: Newtown Twp. supervisors want developer to build townhomes, not mobile home park
Daily Local: No class: Union professors take contract complaints to Harrisburg

Pittsburgh
AP: DEP to study radioactivity in gas waste, byproducts
Tribune Review: Wagner: Reassessment to give county too much money, recommends millage change
Tribune Review: Tensions rise between state university system, union faculty
Post-Gazette: Corbett reveals plan to expand Pennsylvania disability services
Post-Gazette: Gov. Corbett shifts gears on timing of transportation plan
Post-Gazette: Fitzgerald disagrees with Allegheny County controller on reducing tax rate
Post-Gazette: Pennsylvania charter school test results sag
Post-Gazette: State System board chairman says new faculty union contract must have savings
Early Returns: Look out: Another Fitz/Wagner battle
Early Returns: Transpo. plan waits till February

Southwest
AP: Pa. faculty to protest stalled university talks
AP: SW Pa. school superintendent still works for free
Beaver County Times: Pa. treasurer: New debit cards will reap savings
Observer-Reporter: White: DEP not using best test for water contamination
Altoona Mirror: Outgoing lawmakers collect large per diems
Johnstown Tribune-Democrat: Legislator expenses targeted

NEPA
AP: Corbett ties Pa. school funding to pension changes
AP: Pa. to study radiation in gas drilling waste
AP: Pa. treasurer: New debit cards will reap savings
AP: Union representing East Stroudsburg University, state system both pointing fingers
Times Leader: Pa. fines UGI $500K over Allentown blast that killed 5
Inquirer: Imprisoned Pa. ex-senator hospitalized for heart
Times-Tribune: Lackawanna County judicial sale set for Feb. 25
Times-Tribune: Commissioners move forward on wireless initiative, SBA program
Times-Tribune: Commissioners introduce row-office elimination
Times-Tribune: Kane to speak at police academy graduation
Times-Tribune: Both sides of gun debate take their shots in Harrisburg
Citizens’ Voice: County councilman worried about manager’s bond
News Item: Shamokin Area seeks armed officers
News Item: Shamokin council OKs bills for demo
Standard Speaker: City approves cooperative fire pact
Standard Speaker: Gun debate rings out at Capitol in Harrisburg
Standard Speaker: Hazleton Area board votes to stay within 2.4 percent if a tax increase is needed

Lehigh Valley
Reading Eagle: Ex-recorder of deeds pleads guilty to embezzlement
Reading Eagle: Corbett ties PA. school funding to pension changes
Express Times: Glenn Reibman will seek a return as Northampton County executive
Express Times: Lehigh County Commissioner Scott Ott announces candidacy for county executive
Express Times: Pennsylvania ups UGI fine over Allentown explosions; mayor wants gas pipes replaced faster
Express Times: Lifelong Palmer Township resident to seek election to board of supervisors

South Central
AP: Union, university system discuss stalled Pa. talks
AP: Both sides speak on stalled Pa. university talks
AP: Pennsylvania faculty to protest stalled university talks
The Sentinel: And now it’s time to heal
Harrisburg Patriot-News: Women in combat: Perry wants more info
Harrisburg Patriot-News: Hundreds of state university faculty turn out for protest over contract dispute
York Dispatch: It’s official: Republicans nominate Tate for 95th
Roxbury News: Pa. House Aging & Older Adult Services Committee: Camelot Global Services

North by Northwest
Williamsport Sun Gazette: Legislator advocates changes in labor law to public at Trout Run town hall
Williamsport Sun Gazette: Contract for police to get vote
Williamsport Sun Gazette: City seeks payment of utility bills for arena
AP: Judge hears arguments in gas drilling case
AP: Pa. Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show, focus of boycott, is postponed
Campaign ’13 Blog: Sinnott to run for third and final term as Erie’s mayor

Opinions
Post-Gazette: Raising the limit: House action rates a positive presidential response
Post-Gazette: Welcome oversight: DEP deserves a review on Marcellus regulation
Times-Tribune: Ferment new beer-sale law
Times-Tribune: Resolve voting problems now
Harrisburg Patriot-News: It’s time for the posturing to end on gun control
York Daily Record: Perry right to invite Obama to Gettysburg
York Dispatch: Pennsylvania’s all in with gambling
Lancaster Intelligencer/Era: Historic building? Just tear it down
Lancaster Intelligencer/Era: Jailhouse changes
WHYY Newsworks: Dave Davies: Chris Christie connects; politicians should watch and learn
DelCo Daily Times: Finally, women move up to the front

Blogs
Keystone Politics: End All Judicial Elections
Keystone Politics: Don’t Just Muddle Through: Expand Transit and Lower Fares
Jon Geeting: Lehigh County Tea People Finally Agree to Fund Green Future Fund Grants
Keystone State Education Coalition: Pennsylvania Education Policy Roundup For January 24, 2013: No cyber charter school in Pennsylvania made AYP
Above Average Jane: SEPTA Sustainability Report
Above Average Jane: PA Adds Mental Health Records ot Nat’l Database
Above Average Jane: Montco Commissioners Townhall in Lansdale

Transportation junkies will have to wait; the Gov. is holding back his proposal until budget day. Term limits come on the table. And a Pa. lawmaker makes the ‘Colbert Report.’ Good morning politicos, here’s the Buzz.

Colbert Dings Pileggi on Electoral Plan (Watch Video): Stephen Colbert highlighted Pa. Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi on Tuesday as part of a riff on GOP efforts to mitigate Democrats’ presidential advantage in a handful of blue states.

Toomey Takes Up DeMint’s Mantle on Term Limits: Following in the footsteps of former Sen. Jim DeMint, Pat Toomey reintroduced a bill Wednesday that restricts members of the House to 6 years and the Senate to 12.

GOP Chooses Remely for HD-42: Allegheny County Republicans have chosen Mt. Lebanon school board member Dan Remely to run against Democrat Dan Miller in the special election for Matt Smith’s vacant House seat.

Prison Closings Draw Fire: Here’s the latest on proposed Pa. prison closings. Local legislators oppose the move, but the Corbett administration says it will save the state money.

HD-95: The selection was never really in doubt, but the Democratic party of York officially and unanimously nominated Kevin Schreiber, 32, to run for now Auditor General Eugene DePasquale’s seat.

Local Elections Updates:

Lehigh Co Exec: Conservative Republican County Commissioner Scott Ott will become the first and so far only candidate to announce a bid today at the Hamilton Family Restaurant. That’s right, this Scott Ott.

Erie Mayor: 2-term incumbent Joe Sinnott will seek a third and final term, he announced Wednesday (Erie limits mayors to 3 terms). It’s not clear whether he’ll have an opponent, but in any case he’s a heavy favorite.

Pittsburgh City Council: Activist Jeanne Clark will officially kick off her District 8 city council bid Saturday. “Kate Michelman, past-president of the National Abortion Rights Action League and Pittsburgh native Eleanor Smeal, President of Feminist Majority, will headline a fundraising event Saturday,” her campaign announced, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Clark faces Dan Gilman for the seat of Bill Peduto (who is running for Mayor).

Statewide

State House Sound Bites: Gun rights and gun control groups mix at Capitol
State House Sound Bites: Senate leaders waiting for response to letter asking for tweaked contract
PA Independent: PA lawmaker says dump corrupt judicial elections
PA Independent: WATCHBLOG: Turnpike chief got new $40K vehicle one week before tolls increased again
Capitolwire: Service providers support Lottery contract if it means more revenue for senior programs.
Capitolwire: Notification could’ve been better, but prison closure impacts can’t be avoided, says Corrections Sec. Wetzel.
Capitolwire: Revenue Department analysis says Camelot bid outpaces Lottery projections.
Capitolwire: Bruce Castor explains his potential challenge to Gov. Tom Corbett on PCN.
Capitolwire: Camelot executives defend report of increasing ticket prices, bonuses.

Philadelphia
WHYY Newsworks: City controller challenger posts detailed info regarding how city spends tax dollars (from salaries and contracts to office furniture!)
WHYY Newsworks: Corbett to request $20 million for “neediest Pennsylvanians”
PhillyClout: Nutter parties with the stars at White House
Heard in the Hall: Controller: city tax revenue up
Heard in the Hall: Ethics board eases campaign restrictions
Commonwealth Confidential: Gun debate draws both sides to capitol
CapitolInq: Philly-area reps cast debt ceiling votes on party lines
Inquirer: Rep. Brady (D-Philly) calls former Sunoco CEO a “wicked witch”
Inquirer: City, US Airways agree to $734 million capital investment project
Inquirer: Councilman plans bill to make Inspector General independent, permanent
Daily News: Property taxes: Philadelphians to receive new assessments in February

SEPA
Bucks Local News: Rep. Fitzpatrick (R-Bucks) extols virtues of bipartisan ‘No Budget, No Pay’ legislation
Bucks Local News: Neshaminy S.D. sells closed elementary building to charter for $2.2 million
Montgomery Media: L. Moreland commissioners approve new athletic field
DelCo Daily Times: Drama, intrigue swirl in Colwyn regarding borough council’s vacancy appointment; mayor files petition

Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh City Paper: Fighting Fitzgerald: County exec steamrolls through first year in office
Tribune Review: Gun owners rally on Capitol steps in Harrisburg
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Allegheny County puts nonprofits on notice
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Lawmakers question how expanded lottery will affect Pa. casinos
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Corbett proposes ‘intellectual disabilities’ funding increase
Early Returns: Colbert highlights old electoral vote plan
Early Returns: Toomey pushes term limits
Early Returns: Casey urges job credits

Southwest
AP: Unions shrunk in Pa. in 2012, following US trend
AP: Corbett plans to roll out highway plan with budget
AP: 2 jurors picked in Pa. judge corruption case
AP: Pa. House bill deals with care of seized animals
AP: Pa. faculty union plans demonstration at schools
AP: MORNING BRIEFING: Turnpike officials still getting free cars
Beaver County Times: DEP shelves more stringent water test
Altoona Mirror: Prison closure looms despite hearing

NEPA
AP: 12 jurors picked in Pa. judge corruption case
AP: Corbett plans more money for services for disabled
AP: Unions shrink in Pa. in 2012 following US trend
AP: Corbett plans to roll out highway plan with budget
Times-Tribune: No bidders again for Scranton ad plan
Times-Tribune: Inaugural speech thrills NEPA backers of gay rights
Times-Tribune: Gun rights, gun safety rallies come to Pa. Capitol
Times-Tribune: Commissioners introduce row-office elimination
Times-Tribune: First Scranton mayor candidate emerges
News Item: City nears inspection requirement

Lehigh Valley
Morning Call: Lehigh Valley Congressmen split on debt ceiling vote
Pennsylvania Ave: Lehigh County board approves green grants, eases off affordable housing
Morning Call: Republican Commissioner Scott Ott running for Lehigh Co. executive
Reading Eagle: Tax increase proposed for Twin Valley
Express Times: Warren County Republican legislators gather at courthouse to announce re-election bids
Express Times: Lehigh County Commissioners approve long-delayed grants for open space, parks projects
Express Times: Lehigh County Commissioners delay proposal to end affordable housing program

South Central
AP: Pa. faculty union plans demonstration at schools
AP: Pa. turnpike officials still getting free cars
Harrisburg Patriot-News: Boycott of Harrisburg show over assault weapon ban snowballs
Harrisburg Patriot-News: Pennsylvania charter schools fare poorly under different method of measuring performance
Harrisburg Patriot-News: Pennsylvania gun control debate heats up, but top target may be Washington
Harrisburg Patriot-News: Harrisburg mayoral candidate Lewis Butts Jr. has history of driving on a suspended license
Harrisburg Patriot-News: Women in combat: Joe Sestak, Patrick Murphy support move
Harrisburg Patriot-News: Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission will close two of its 14 fish hatcheries
Harrisburg Patriot-News: A $20,000 raise for SERS’ chief investment officer draws opposition
Harrisburg Patriot-News: Lawmaker aims to make federal gun control laws unenforceable in Pa.
Harrisburg Patriot-News: CeaseFirePA registers last and most emotional word in opposing gun control events at state Capitol
Harrisburg Patriot-News: Lottery privatization: Corbett’s administration sales pitch falls short for some lawmakers at House hearing
Harrisburg Patriot-News: Gun owners strike first in dueling gun-control rallies at Capitol
York Daily Record: York County Democrats formally choose Schreiber as 95th District candidate
York Daily Record: Perry explains vote for ‘No Budget, No Pay’ bill
York Dispatch: County weighs courthouse project, could cost nearly $9 million
Roxbury News: City of Harrisburg: Resigning Mayor’s Communications Director Bob Philbin, “I’ll be involved in the Mayor’s campaign.”
Roxbury News: CeaseFirePA Rally: Harrisburg Mayor Linda Thompson
Roxbury News: Dauphin County Gaming Grants: Local Share Funds
Roxbury News: PA Child Protection Task Force: Reform

North by Northwest
Campaign ’13 Blog: What’s in a name?
AP: Gun rights, gun safety rallies come to Pa. Capitol
AP: Corbett plans more money for services for disabled
Williamsport Sun Gazette: WASD shows $3.5 million budget deficit
Williamsport Sun Gazette: Board Reviews Expenses

Opinions
Pittsburgh City Paper: Irregular Guy (re: Keith Rothfus)
Centre Daily Times: Our View | Districts must stay vigilant on security
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Last call: Now is the time to end the state liquor monopoly
Times Leader: Working as one, we can overcome
Pottstown Mercury: Reading crime summit focused on all of Berks
Times-Tribune: Mortgages against futures
Times-Tribune: ‘We must act’
Citizens’ Voice: Hazleton’s woes may be solved with regionalization
News Item: Time for pension reform nearing; start internally
Wayne Independent: Speech was glimpse into what’s coming
Standard Speaker: When will the tax increases stop? When we’re dead
Standard Speaker: Lottery private, so why aren’t Pa. liquor sales?
Harrisburg Patriot-News: It’s time for Pennsylvania to legalize same-sex marriage
York Daily Record: Train police to handle people with mental illness
Lancaster Intelligencer/Era: Don’t trade safety for prison savings
Lancaster Intelligencer/Era: An assertive Obama

Blogs
Keystone Politics: More Context on the CivicScience #PGHMayor Analysis
Citizens’ Call: Unusual Martin Luther King Day Event at Arcadia Works to ‘Stop Hunger Now’
Citizens’ Call: Meeting with Area State Legislators this Thursday Sponsored by League of Women Voters
Citizens’ Call: Rally Downtown Opposes Flood of Corporate Money into Politics: A ‘Fight for Democracy’s Future’