New polling data from Michigan Nonprofit Association and other Network partners in the Michigan Redistricting Collaborative shows that 71% of likely voters support removing politicians from the state’s redistricting process, and increasing public participation.Voters surveyed voiced support for a non-partisan…
Michigan legislators have introduced bills that will restrict voting rights across the state, and Network groups have been at the forefront of informing the public on what these new restrictions will do to voters at the polls. Susan Smith,…
Network partners at the Brennan Center and Justice At Stake wrote an op-ed for Reuters on the threats to the judicial system. Adam Skaggs and Bert Brandenburg write about Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich’s outspoken attacks against judges who make decisions…
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The city of Detroit is has received word from Michigan Governor Rick Snyder that an unelected emergency financial manager might be put in charge of the city if Mayor Dave Bing and the City Council…
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A new report from Common Cause examines the practice of “fracking,” which is a technique to release natural gas. Fracking, in some cases, causes pollution underground which could contaminate drinking water. The report specifically looks…
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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…
“Draw the Line Midwest” shines spotlight on remapping, seeks greater public involvement in traditionally secretive process of drawing political boundaries CONTACTS: Leah Rush, Midwest Democracy Network, 312-235-2855James Chase, Jasculca/Terman and Associates, 312-573-5476FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 15, 2011CHICAGO—Civic engagement and…
Dave Bradlee built a free online mapping tool called “Dave’s Redistricting…
The Asian Pacific American Legal Center, Asian American Justice Center, Asian American Institute, and Asian Law Caucus—members of the Asian American Center for Advancing Justice—along with other civil rights and civic engagement organizations, issued the…
Illinois, Ohio and Michigan each lost at least one U.S. House of Representatives seat, the Census Bureau announced today. Ohio tied New York with two congressional seats lost.This is…
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