Network partners at the Brennan Center and Justice At Stake wrote an op-ed for Reuters on the threats to the judicial system. Adam Skaggs and Bert Brandenburg write about Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich’s outspoken attacks against judges who make decisions…
The Wausau Daily Herald highlights some of the real life stories behind voter ID, including an 84 year old woman who now needs an ID to vote but never has needed one before. The article quotes Andrea Kaminski, executive director…
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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,…
Today, Network partners Justice at Stake and Brennan Center for Justice, along with the National Institute on Money in State Politics, released a report, The New Politics of Judicial Elections, which provides an overview of some of the major…
Network partner League of Women Voters of Wisconsin has filed a lawsuit against a new state law requiring voters to show a photo ID when they go to the polls. The challenge asserts that under the Wisconsin state constitution, people…
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Senate Democrats failed for the second time to pass legislation that would offer more details to campaign spending by corporations and unions.The DISCLOSE Act fell one Democrat short of the 60 needed to avoid a Republican filibuster with a 59-39…
The Committee on House Administration passed the Fair Elections Now Act, a historic step that will remove politicians from the fundraising treadmill and…
According to Gavel Grab, after cutting a deal with the National Rifle Association, Democratic House leaders witnessed a backlash over a bill to require greater disclosure by special interests of their funding for campaign advertising. As a result, Democrats…
Today, Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY), Russ Feingold (D-WI), Ron Wyden(D-OR), Evan Bayh (D-IN), and Representatives Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Mike Castle (R-DE), Walter Jones (R-NC), and Robert Brady (D-PA) unveil legislation to rein in the damage post-Citizens United.“We hope that…
Illinois and Wisconsin are spending this Sunshine Week improving each state’s public access to government records.In order to increase accountability and openness in Illinois’ state government, Gov. Patt Quinn announced the launch…
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