Over the opposition of GOP leaders, a conservative activist bankrolls an effort to put a campaign finance reform referendum on the November ballot.

Find out how the National Institute on Money in State Politics organizes and distributes millions of political finance records -- and how you can use that data to track the money in your state.

Many conservative reformers aren't worried about the amount of money in politics, but that too few Americans are participating.

Despite record spending of $3.77 billion, fewer Americans donated money in this midterm election than the one before.

This addition to your Web browser won't let you forget the extent to which monied interests own Congress.