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April 17 2012 at 03:50 PM

WI Supreme Court declines to immediately take up voter ID suits

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court has declined to immediately hear cases involving the state’s voter ID law, and has sent them back to circuit courts in Waukesha and Madison. Dane County Circuit Court judge David Flanagan,…

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April 16 2012 at 03:21 PM

Wisconsin judges choose to redraw Milwaukee-area districts themselves

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Federal judges in Wisconsin have chosen to redraw two Wisconsin state legislative districts in favor of the area’s Latino community. The judges stepped in and redrew districts 8 and 9 after Republican legislators drew the…

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April 13 2012 at 03:02 PM

Network partners in Minnesota launch campaign to stop voter ID

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Network partners have launched a campaign to defeat the recent legislature-approved voter ID amendment this fall. Our Vote, Our Future, a collaboration that includes Network…

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April 13 2012 at 10:07 AM

Minneapolis redistricting improved thanks to community groups, new technology

By Brandon LeeCommunications and Program Coordinator Redistricting in the United States, at every level of government, has a long and sordid history. The year 2012…

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April 10 2012 at 02:48 PM

Michigan and Ohio push anti-corruption reforms after low grades from State Integrity Investigation

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In response to the State Integrity Investigation grades handed out to states in March, some states have introduced and moved forward with ethics reform and corruption prevention legislation, including legislatures in the Midwest.[text]Legislators in Michigan have pushed the Reform Government…

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