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!
This morning the National Journal takes a look at corporate political campaign disclosure. In the piece titled “Transparency v. Free Speech,” which takes a look at campaign disclosure from two points of view: one…
We brought you a Redistricting Round-Up earlier this week, but there have been some big developments in Midwest redistricting since then.First, Midwest Democracy Network’s Draw the Line campaign has…
New Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel instituted six executive orders on his first day in office. The executive orders focused on ethics reform and donations to mayoral election campaigns. Per Lynn Sweet’s blog at the Chicago Sun-Times, the executive orders:-…
Redistricting continues to move forward in the Midwest! Here’s some of the latest news from throughout the region, including a plug for Draw the Line Midwest in a CNN.com article.Draw the Line Midwest mentioned on CNN.com Midwest Democracy Network’s redistricting…
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Local veteran political reporter Andy Shaw, was selected May 26 to become the next executive director of the Better Government Association, a Midwest Democracy Network partner organization.Here is Shaw’s own description of the organization from his
CHICAGO—At a May 13 event hosted by the McCormick Freedom Museum, Terry Pastika, executive director of the Citizen Advocacy Center, and Cindi Canary, director of the Illinois Campaign…
CHICAGO—The Citizen Advocacy Center, a policy research partner of the Midwest Democracy Network, today released a report analyzing the open government laws for public records and public meetings in our five-state region.The study identifies strengths and weaknesses of these statutes, which…
CHICAGO—Several MDN affiliates and the Joyce Foundation are part of a coalition of civic, business, professional, non-profit and philanthropic organizations that last Thursday launched a campaign to combat Illinois’ culture of…
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- With the 2008 presidential election quickly approaching, a recent analysis of the election administration systems of several key battleground states showed deficient systems that jeopardize voters’ access to the polls and the integrity and finality of election…
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