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…
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has declined to immediately hear cases involving the state’s voter ID law, and has sent them back to circuit courts in Waukesha and Madison. Dane County Circuit Court judge David Flanagan,…
Federal judges in Wisconsin have chosen to redraw two Wisconsin state legislative districts in favor of the area’s Latino community. The judges stepped in and redrew districts 8 and 9 after Republican legislators drew the…
Wisconsin voters went to the polls on April 3 for their state’s primary, and Republican voters turned out in favor of Mitt Romney. Because of pending lawsuits, including one by Network partner League of Women Voters of Wisconsin, the state’s voter…
A lawsuit filed by Network partner League of Women Voters of Wisconsin against the state’s voter ID law will head to the Wisconsin’s Supreme Court, where the justices will decide whether arguments will be heard.…
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Network partner Wisconsin Democracy Campaign has come out in opposition to Senate Bill 292, which is currently making its way through the Wisconsin legislative chambers. The bill would change the state’s disclosure law so…
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Network partner Wisconsin Democracy Campaign has filed a complaint with the state Government Accountability Board regarding twenty-nine campaign contributors who exceeded state contribution limits in 2010. The donors contributed between $10,200 and $16,150 to individual candidates,…
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The Wisconsin State Journal reports that in the event of a gubernatorial recall in Wisconsin, incumbents can raise unlimited amounts of money from individual donors within a specified window.
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Network partner Wisconsin Democracy Campaign has issued a new, final assessment on the record spending in this year’s state recall elections. Between special interest groups, political committees, and candidates, a record $43.9 million was…
On Friday, August 26 and Saturday, August 27, Midwest Democracy Network will be attending the Democracy Convention in Madison, Wisconsin. The conference will be covering many of the issues…
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