A group of advocacy organizations have urged transparency in the upcoming “fiscal cliff” negotiations. The Sunlight Foundation, Institute for Policy Innovation, OpenTheGovernment.org, Public Citizen, and US PIRG sent a letter to President Obama and Congressional leaders calling on the leaders…
A new analysis from the Brennan Center shows the possible impact that redistricting had on this November’s Congressional elections.[text]They found that nine seats flipped control from Republican to Democratic, while…
Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) of the second Congressional District submitted his letter of resignation to Speaker of the House John Boehner before the Thanksgiving weekend. Voters in the district re-elected Jackson just two weeks before his resignation.…
Michigan’s Supreme Court race might have been the most expensive and least transparent in the country, says Rich Robinson of the Michigan Campaign Finance Network in a Detroit Free Press op-ed. Of the $15…
Judicial election TV spending set a new record this year, according to an analysis from Justice at Stake and the Brennan Center for Justice. An estimated $27.6 million was spent on state supreme court advertising across the country, and $31.7…
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