WASHINGTON D.C.— Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in a voting rights case (Bartlett v. Strickland) brought about due to the way a North Carolina Congressional district was…
SAINT PAUL, Minnesota—TakeAction Minnesota held its first-annual “Somali Day on the Hill.” The Minnesota’s Somali-American community gathered at the State…
WASHINGTON D.C.—On March 3, the Supreme Court heard the landmark Caperton v. Massey. Transcripts of the argument now available. The…
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Justice at Stake provides an email update on today’s U.S. Supreme Court hearing of oral arguments in the Caperton v. Massey trial regarding judicial recusal: “It was evident from the…
ST. PAUL, Minnesota—MDN affiliates, who are also part of the Minnesota Democracy Network (MNDN), recently helped defeat legislation that would have required photo ID for voting. The League of Women Voters…
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No Midwest Democracy Network states rank higher than 10th in a 50-state ranking of state transparency laws and corruption risk standards, and none received a higher grade than C. Michigan’s F grade ranks amongst the lowest in the country, while…
This week, the United States Congress passed a compromise to raise the debt ceiling in exchange for spending caps and future programmatic cuts, and President Obama signed the measure almost immediately. Many of…
[August 8: This entry was originally posted on August 2, but has been updated with additional information on ALEC’s impact in Minnesota, and with a national report from Common Cause] The Center for Media and Democracy has recently
Before a deal struck between Democratic Governor Mark Dayton and the Republican held state legislature passed this week, the state of Minnesota had effectively shut down for three weeks due to the lack of a…
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!
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In Support of People’s Rights and Our Democratic Process - 2011
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Census and Redistricting - 2009-2010
Midwest a hotspot for census, redistricting efforts
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