Political parties in Minnesota have had the opportunity to draw and submit redistricting maps to the special court panel on redistricting. Mike Dean of Network partner Common Cause Minnesota wrote an op-ed for the…
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…
Network partners in Draw the Line Minnesota have completed their scheduled hearings by the Citizens Redistricting Commission, and have released a summary report of their findings, along with sample maps. The report also covers four key principles that the Commission…
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Network partner TakeAction Minnesota staged a protest against Wells Fargo at the bank’s offices in Minneapolis. The marches and protests were in response to major banks’ unwillingness to address the current foreclosure crisis. Over 200 people participated in the march,…
Minnesota donors to who give money to support or oppose ballot questions will have to disclose their spending, ruled the state’s Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board. The disclosure requirements will have an impact on the upcoming 2012 election, when…
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The League of Women Voters Minnesota Education Fund’s new website looks to raise public awareness of the state of democracy in the state.
Public Campaign Action Fund issued a news release last week announcing the release of Five Committees, Three Votes, a new study conducted by the watchdog group that details the disparity in health and insurance industry campaign cash received…
CHICAGO — Three of the five Midwest Democracy Network states flunk a 50-state ranking of personal financial disclosure laws for state legislators. Illinois and Minnesota receive failing grades, while Michigan ties for last place because the state lacks a legislative…
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