Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life is appealing to a federal appeals court the state Supreme Court’s decision last November to not hear a case that would rewrite Minnesota’s campaign finance laws.
Shocked legislators across the midwest denounced the shooting spree in Tuscon, Ariz. that left their colleague U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) wounded and an Arizona chief federal judge dead.“Violence like this is…
Justice at Stake Executive Director Bert Brandenburg released a statement blasting Iowa organizers who vowed to impeach the state’s four remaining Supreme Court justices.After Iowa voters ousted three high-court…
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…
Minnesota Republican leaders hope to repeal several easy-to-vote laws, including same-day registration and allowing someone with no voter registration and no identification to vote – known as “vouching”.
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Midwest Democracy Network Presidential Questionnaire Documents Vow CHICAGO — Today, a New York Times editorial, “Promises to Keep,” calls on President Obama to make good on the vow to overhaul election financing he made…
OpenSecrets.org is now providing full and free downloads for non-commercial purposes from the Center for Responsive Politics’ (CRP) website.“Putting our data into more hands will put more eyes on Washington and, we hope, engage more Americans in their government,”…
CHICAGO — In a letter sent to President Obama today, Midwest Democracy Network partner organizations called on President Obama to “use the full powers of the White House” to make much-needed public financing reforms of congressional and presidential elections a…
WASHINGTON, DC-- In a new survey, voters in Minnesota express growing alarm that a surge in special interest money and partisan politics could soon threaten the fairness and impartiality of Minnesota’s courts. A majority back the proposed changes…
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