The public has a right to know how its government is being run. For a government to be held accountable to the public, it must operate in the open. Public access to government records and meetings are necessary in order to keep our government honest, responsive, and democratic.
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…
This week’s Beyond the Network takes a look at some of the issues happening outside the Midwest, and provides a national perspective on some of the issues that Midwest Democracy Network covers. Read on, read on!
This morning, the US Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) released their Following the Money 2011 report on state website user accessibility and contents.The PIRG website says: “State governments across the country have been moving toward making their checkbooks…
More than half of Ohio’s campaign money raised by legislators in 2010 came from lobbyist an Ohio Citizen Action study found.
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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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OH: Bigger babies a Kasich priority
OH: Bill would kill Ohio's renewable energy law
OH: Bill to delay school start until after Labor Day draws educators' objections
Mississippi Republicans challenge powers of attorney general
