Network partner Brennan Center for Justice released results for a national poll that shows 26 percent of Americans are less likely to vote because of the increased influence that super PACs have over elected officials. Additionally, the poll found that…
Network partners have launched a campaign to defeat the recent legislature-approved voter ID amendment this fall. Our Vote, Our Future, a collaboration that includes Network…
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By Brandon LeeCommunications and Program Coordinator Redistricting in the United States, at every level of government, has a long and sordid history. The year 2012…
Network partner League of Women Voters Minnesota released new poll numbers showing that a majority of Minnesotans felt as though their voice was not heard during the redistricting debate.The…
The Minnesota State Senate has passed the proposed voter ID amendment with small changes which allow for new technologies to be used for identification. Like in the House, the measure passed the Senate by…
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This morning the National Journal takes a look at corporate political campaign disclosure. In the piece titled “Transparency v. Free Speech,” which takes a look at campaign disclosure from two points of view: one…
President Obama’s proposed executive order on federal contractor campaign disclosure has gotten some national press this past week. Midwest Democracy Network members came out in support of the executive order last week, but the order now has some media…
Network groups have signed on to a letter organized by Campaign Legal Center in support of President Obama’s proposed executive order requiring government contractors to disclose their political donations. Read the full text of the letter below:May 4, 2011The Hon.…
The Obama administration is passing around a draft executive order that would require companies with government contracts and their executives to disclose their political donations.In the wake of the DISCLOSE act’s failure to pass a Senate filibuster in the last…
The Sunlight Foundation is shining a light on state transparency rollbacks this week. In the wake of some state governors advocating for, or signing new laws and policies that restrict public access to government information, the Foundation is
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In Support of People’s Rights and Our Democratic Process - 2011
Midwest reform groups declare support for demonstrators protesting…
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Census and Redistricting - 2009-2010
Midwest a hotspot for census, redistricting efforts
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