In a ruling this week, US District Court Judge Marvin Aspen found that an Illinois political action committee unaffiliated with any candidates would be able to solicit unlimited campaign donations. The Judge stated that because…
The Campaign Finance Institute has published an article in the peer-reviewed Election Law Journal called “Small Donors, Big Democracy: New York City’s Matching Funds as a Model for the Nation and States.” Michael Malbin,…
A new report from Prof. Dick Simpson at the University of Illinois – Chicago puts Chicago at the top of the list of most corrupt cities in the United States. Since the 1970s, four Illinois governors and 31 members of…
Demos has released a new report on immigrant voter turnout and registration showing that structural barriers still exist for new citizens when they want to register to vote. Restrictive requirements, language access, socioeconomic status, location of immigrant community, and country…
After weeks of contentious hearings and negotiations, the Chicago City Council has approved a new city ward map, which will go into effect for the next mayoral election, to be held in 2015. The Council voted 41-8 to approve the…
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This week’s Beyond the Network takes a look at some of the issues happening outside the Midwest, and provides a national perspective on some of the issues that Midwest Democracy Network covers. Read on, read on!
Nonprofit VOTE has created a new voter registration poster that is available for free from their website by filling out a brief form. Order the poster here. It is designed for nonprofits to display in their offices…
From the sweltering Mississippi of 1964’s “Freedom Summer” to Washington’s marbled corridors of power to the rough-and-tumble of Illinois politics, Larry Hansen devoted his nearly 50-year career to making American democracy work better. Hansen, vice president of the Joyce Foundation…
Republicans will control both houses of the legislature in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin and Indiana after Democrats entered the election with control of the…
Below are some highlights for what is happening on the political reform front inside and outside the Midwest Democracy Network region during Tuesday’s elections.
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In Support of People’s Rights and Our Democratic Process - 2011
Midwest reform groups declare support for demonstrators protesting…
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Census and Redistricting - 2009-2010
Midwest a hotspot for census, redistricting efforts
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