Below are some highlights for what is happening on the political reform front outside the Midwest Democracy Network region. This past week, states saw a surge of legislatrion in favor…
A Detroit News Editorial implores state lawmakers to tighten campaign-finance regulations on Michigan Supreme Court elections to improve transparency.One example of a push for further transparency is a task force set…
Two days after the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform delivered a statement pushing for the an increase in mandated public redistricting forums, the Illinois House Executive Committee passed legislation that would require lawmakers to hold…
From the sweltering Mississippi of 1964’s “Freedom Summer” to Washington’s marbled corridors of power to the rough-and-tumble of Illinois politics, Larry Hansen devoted his nearly 50-year career to making American democracy work better. Hansen, vice president of the Joyce Foundation…
The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform is urging lawmakers to support transparency by not overriding a gubernatorial veto in the fall session, known as the veto session, as early as this week.
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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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