Illinois Lt. Governor Sheila Simon called for lawmakers to pass stronger ethics laws this past week, and issued a press release from her office. She says in the release “The economic disclosures currently required by law are weak, reveal…
The Obama administration is passing around a draft executive order that would require companies with government contracts and their executives to disclose their political donations.In the wake of the DISCLOSE act’s failure to pass a Senate filibuster in the last…
Indiana’s legislature rolled out their proposed redistricting maps today. Reports say that the Republican controlled legislature made GOP districts across the state “stronger” and removed traditionally Democratic cities from Democratic districts. Republicans in the legislature contend…
Census data for all states has been released, and redistricting is well under way all across the Network . Keep up with redistricting news throughout the week at Draw the Line Midwest. Here’s some of the news…
Network partners announced their participation in the Draw the Line Midwest campaign earlier this week, and they have hit the ground running with organizations and collaboratives preparing for the next steps of the redistricting process. From forums in…
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According to Gavel Grab, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has plunged into an intense debate and endorsed an end to local and state elections of judges. At a question-and-answer session Thursday before the National Association of Women Judges, Justice…
The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing Wednesday about whether proposed legislation could change the Citizens United outcome and reinstate limits.According to The New…
A Democratic group is asking the Federal Election Committee if they can side-step a 2002 law that restricts members from raising soft money for their campaigns.According to the Hartford Courant, the National Democratic Redistricting Trust is…
According to Gavel Grab, While the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision upheld requirements for disclosure of corporate political spending, it also left corporations a significant loophole for escaping disclosure. That analysis is presented in a New York…
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor has been on a conference tour discussing the likely impact the Supreme Court’s decisions on the Caperton v. Massey and Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission will have on future election.During a…
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