Rich Robinson of Network partner Michigan Campaign Finance Network wrote in Bridge Michigan that the current Secretary of State’s initiative to increase transparency do not go far enough, and only address past problems, not some of the issues…
An editorial in the Detroit News highlights the findings of Network partners Justice at Stake and Brennan Center for Justice in their report, the New Politics of Judicial Elections, a portion…
Today, Network partners Justice at Stake and Brennan Center for Justice, along with the National Institute on Money in State Politics, released a report, The New Politics of Judicial Elections, which provides an overview of some of the major…
The Detroit News writes in an editorial that Michigan is in need of stricter campaign finance disclosure rules, such as those proposed by Secretary of State Ruth Johnson. However, they note, more can be done to require disclosure of PAC…
Network Partner Brennan Center for Justice has released a guide to new voter laws that go into effect in 2012.The report, Voting Law Changes in 2012, finds that more…
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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…
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…
As Michigan finds itself in budget season, legislators were quick to pass on the possibility of raising the state’s beer tax, which currently sits around one percent.According to the Lansing State Journal, this may be due to the $1.5 million…
Supreme Court Justices are skeptical a commonly used ethics law is too vague to convict someone of fraud. Enacted in 1988, the law states it is a crime “to deprive another of the intangible right of…
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