Wisconsin—The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign launched its Judicial Independence Project micro-site: “Wisconsin is courting disaster. The scales of justice are out of balance.” The site features a downloadable petition to protect fair…
MIDWEST--Civic groups in five Great Lakes states are calling on more than 700 judicial candidates to follow new campaign conduct guidelines that help them steer clear of special interest pressures and political agendas.A nine-page memo, mailed to candidates in Illinois,…
MIDWEST -- New poll gauges Midwest's attitudes on political reform.Citizens rank right to know No. 1 Wisconsin State Journal; July 8, 2008 Survey: Most Ohioans distrust state governmentCincinnati Business Courier; June 23, 2008 Michiganders have…
MIDWEST -- New Guide Brings Redistricting Out into the Open The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, George Mason University, and the Joyce Foundation are pleased to announce the release of 'A Citizen's Guide to Redistricting', authored by…
Wisconsin —The Wisconsin Supreme Court race is just one example of what’s ahead, By Emma Schwartz. Not once in more than 40 years has an incumbent Wisconsin Supreme Court justice lost an election—not, that is, until this week, when…
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Two events recently hosted by Network partners are available for streaming via WisconsinEye: On May 2, former Louisiana Governor and current presidential candidate Buddy Roemer addressed the crowd at Network…
Voters in Indiana and Wisconsin headed to the polls on Tuesday for primary elections in their states. Indiana held their regular primary, voting for presidential and U.S. congressional candidates. Wisconsin’s primary, however, was for recall elections, and determining the candidates…
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…
No Midwest Democracy Network states rank higher than 10th in a 50-state ranking of state transparency laws and corruption risk standards, and none received a higher grade than C. Michigan’s F grade ranks amongst the lowest in the country, while…
The Campaign Finance Institute has published an article in the peer-reviewed Election Law Journal called “Small Donors, Big Democracy: New York City’s Matching Funds as a Model for the Nation and States.” Michael Malbin,…
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