A study by the Campaign Finance Institute released today attempts to find a Constitutionally viable means of campaign finance reform that would withstand legal challenge. CFI’s report examines states in the Midwest (all Network…
Election Law at Moritz has released From Registration to Recounts Revisited: Developments in the Election Ecosystems of Five Midwestern States, a review of the 2008 elections in Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin, and…
Rock the Vote released a Voting Systems Scorecard, which grades each state based on voters’ ability to access the political process. The scorecard looks more specifically at barriers that might be standing in the…
Network partner Michigan Campaign Finance Network released a new report on undisclosed television spending in the last decade which, according to the report, exceeded $70 million. Three candidates for statewide office in 2010 won…
Nonprofit VOTE, in conjunction with a selection of nonprofit organizations in Michigan, has released some new statistics and information on nonprofit voter engagement.In a study conducted during the 2010 midterm…
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Minnesota, Illinois and Ohio are among seven states leading the country in online access to government spending data.A new U.S. PRIG report, “
Lobbyist spending in Michigan took a steep dive in 2009, falling $2.3 million. The 6.8 percent drop in spending totaled $31,849,916 in 2009, according to a release by the Michigan Campaign Finance Network.The state’s top lobbyists, however, haven’t seen the…
With the Supreme Court’s decision on the Citizens United case, large corporations gained a victory to make their voices dominate federal elections. …
The League of Women Voters, Common Cause, Democracy 21 and the U.S. PIRG issued a report card for the Executive Branch lobbying, ethics and transparency reforms by the Obama administration.
Spending by Michigan lobbyists for the first seven months this year has fallen over 11 percent compared to the first seven months of 2008, according to a report by the Michigan Campaign Finance Network.
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In Support of People’s Rights and Our Democratic Process - 2011
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