Though the redistricting process in some states has wrapped up for the decade, some are still going strong. Network partners across the region are involved in legal challenges, public hearings, and redistricting competitions. Read on to hear more about what…
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…
Today Citizen Action Ohio and League of Women Voters Ohio, along with the Midwest Democracy Network, announced the launch of the 2011 Ohio Redistricting Competition.From the press release:…
This week, Congressional leaders in both the House (Representative Capuano) and Senate (Senators Menendez and Blumenthal) introduced the Shareholder Protection Act, legislation designed to give corporate shareholders more say in political donations that…
With the Supreme Court’s recent decision striking down “trigger” matching funds in public financing law, Gavel Grab compiled some of the possible alternatives that could become more popular as states opt for reform. These include small dollar matching funds…
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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…
Ohio has recently seen its legislature to rush through approval process for a ballot measure that would change the constitution in favor of an agribusiness measure that would create a statewide board to set care…
CHICAGO—The Citizen Advocacy Center, a policy research partner of the Midwest Democracy Network, today released a report analyzing the open government laws for public records and public meetings in our five-state region.The study identifies strengths and weaknesses of these statutes, which…
COLUMBUS, Ohio—The group’s “Right-to-Know Symposium” will be held on March 18 to educate the public about Ohio’s open records and open meetings laws. Earlier this week, the Money in Politics Project…
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- With the 2008 presidential election quickly approaching, a recent analysis of the election administration systems of several key battleground states showed deficient systems that jeopardize voters’ access to the polls and the integrity and finality of election…
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