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The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign today called attention to 14 individuals, including three…
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The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign today called attention to 14 individuals, including three…
In testimony at the Informational Hearing on Campaign Finance Reform, the WDC went on the offensive today demanding statewide finance reform. They explain how…
The League of Women Voters will be holding an issues briefing on Saturday, Oct. 10 at the Crowne Plaza…
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman has refused to recuse - or dismiss - himself in a criminal appeal. Milwaukee lawyer Robert Henak claimed Gableman has shown bias against criminal defendants and…
According to the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, Wisconsin judges may face new ethics rules when the state Supreme Court meets on Oct. 28 to decide when…
The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign today called attention to 14 individuals, including three…
The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign announced Wednesday the Wisconsin Senate Committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform and Housing approved legislation that would finance state Supreme Court elections with taxpayer dollars.A qualified Supreme Court candidate who accepts the public financing…
In a historic 68-31 U.S. Senate vote Thursday, Judge Sonia Sotomayor was confirmed the United States’ first Hispanic Supreme Court justice.President Barack Obama selected Sotomayor for the Supreme Court on May 26.Sotomayor will be the 111th person to sit as…
MADISON, Wisconsin -- Almost $200 million has been spent on television advertising so far during this presidential election year, with the overwhelming amount of recent spending coming from the race for the Democratic nomination.In total, Democratic candidates for president have…
CHICAGO -- An alliance of Midwest civic and political reform groups is calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to impose stronger public interest obligations on local television broadcasters as part of the new regulatory framework that will…
The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund in Chicago launched an education and awareness campaign to encourage Latinos in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska to participate in the 2010…
In recent weeks, Common Cause in Wisconsin (CC/WI) called for legislative action on state budget reform legislation, and for that action to occur this summer and fall.
The League of Women Voters of the United States issued the news release below moments ago. Independent state-based Network partners signing on to the statement include: Citizen Advocacy Center, Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice, Illinois Campaign for Political…
The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund in Chicago launched an education and awareness campaign to encourage Latinos in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska to participate in the 2010…
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