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…
New research by the Center for Responsive Politics and Remapping Debate found at least 130 current congressional chiefs of staff and legislative directors were previously lobbyists.While a majority of the…
OpenSecrets.org has added new features to its outside spending section
A report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities shows 44 states and the District of Columbia are projecting budget deficits totaling $125 billion for the 2012 fiscal year.With federal…
The American Judicature Society released a report tracking states’…
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The University of Wisconsin-Madison released a report indicating early voting is linked to lower turnout in some states, possibly because it reduces “the buzz…
A report issued by the bipartisan group The Pew Center on the States looks for solutions to the country’s outdated, costly and inaccurate voting registration system.
The Center for Democracy and Election Management at the American University School of Public Affairs recently released a report of the 50 states election proceedures.The report; “The State of Elections in the 50 States: Evaluating the Process Where…
The Brennan Center for Justice has just issued “Expanding Democracy: Voter Registration Around the World”, which analyzes voter registration systems’ efficiencies and inefficiencies in countries around the world.The report compared the United States system of voter registration, which…
The 2008 election may be over, but the research and analysis of it is just beginning.In just the past month, the Nonprofit Voter Engagement Network (NVEN), Early Voting Information Center (EVIC) and the Pew Research…
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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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