Network News in Illinois

August 30 2011 at 10:23 AM

Illinois rolls back FOIA law; Network partners react

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Late last week, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed legislation that Network partners say weakens the state’s Freedom of Information Act. The Chicago Tribune reports that the bill, which goes…

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August 25 2011 at 02:13 PM

Democracy Convention 2011

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On Friday, August 26 and Saturday, August 27, Midwest Democracy Network will be attending the Democracy Convention in Madison, Wisconsin. The conference will be covering many of the issues…

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August 17 2011 at 03:27 PM

Redistricting round-up: Illinois partner files suit against maps, plus other redistricting news

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Though the redistricting process in some states has wrapped up for the decade, some are still going strong. Network partners across the region are involved in legal challenges, public hearings, and redistricting competitions. Read on to hear more about what…

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August 10 2011 at 03:59 PM

The debt compromise and democracy: Will the process be transparent?

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This week, the United States Congress passed a compromise to raise the debt ceiling in exchange for spending caps and future programmatic cuts, and President Obama signed the measure almost immediately. Many of…

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July 15 2011 at 10:40 AM

Shareholder Protection Act introduced in Congress

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This week,  Congressional leaders in both the House (Representative Capuano) and Senate (Senators Menendez and Blumenthal) introduced the Shareholder Protection Act,  legislation designed to give corporate shareholders more say in political donations that…

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