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…
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Six Wisconsin State Senate seats are up for grabs today, as voters head to the polls for recall elections. All six races today feature Republican incumbents, and Democrats can take control of the state senate…
[August 8: This entry was originally posted on August 2, but has been updated with additional information on ALEC’s impact in Minnesota, and with a national report from Common Cause] The Center for Media and Democracy has recently
Two Network partner groups have recently released reports showing current fundraising and spending trends in their states. PACs in Michigan have been ramping up the fundraising, even if totals showed slight decreases from previous election cycles. In Wisconsin, with recall…
Network partner Justice at Stake has released polling information from Wisconsin showing citizens “losing faith” in the state Supreme Court. The results showed only 33% of voters have confidence…
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A issue ad loophole in Wisconsin campaign finance law should be closed to prevent special interest groups from spending unlimited amounts of money on state elections, writes executive director of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, Mike McCabe to the…
According to Gavel Grab, foes of a new Wisconsin law for public financing of state Supreme Court candidates recently filed two notable lawsuits challenging the statute. Now a Milwaukee newspaper is blasting those lawsuits and contending it is not…
The House census subcommittee emphasized the importance of using grassroots organizations, state and local governments and businesses to ensure every individual is counted in the 2010 census. The committee held a hearing to discuss outreach…
Governor Jim Doyle signed the Impartial Justice bill into law this morning. The governor’s signing statement is here. With today’s action, Wisconsin becomes the first and only state to…
Rep. Steve Israel (D-New York) introduced legislation on Nov. 6 that would rank a state’s election performance and compare the best and worst practices.
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