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…
Vote totals in Wisconsin changed dramatically as uncounted votes from Waukesha County broke heavily for the incumbent Justice David Prosser.Over 14,000 votes from Waukesha County went unreported in official tallies, with the error being first recognized on Thursday. County…
There are a lot of news items from outside the Network this week, including an SEC ruling on shareholder resolutions on corporate political spending, redistricting from around the country, possible federal government transparency cuts, and campaign finance in front of…
Updating some of the stories that we have been keeping up with, there has been some movement in Wisconsin and Ohio.In Wisconsin this morning, the state’s Department of Administration said that they would not comply with…
Wisconsin’s controversial “budget repair” law was set to go into effect later this week. However, a Dane County judge issued a temporary restraining order to delay the law from being published to see if open meetings laws may have been…
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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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