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COLUMBUS - State Senator Jon Husted and State Representative Tom Letson outlined their different plans to change Ohio’s redistricting process at a recent forum in downtown Columbus.[text]The officials “expressed guarded optimism” that the two chambers can agree on a compromise…
A Democratic group is asking the Federal Election Committee if they can side-step a 2002 law that restricts members from raising soft money for their campaigns.According to the Hartford Courant, the National Democratic Redistricting Trust is…
Campaign Finance Reform • Ethics in Government • Redistricting
CHICAGO - State Senator Kwame Raoul and Mary Schaafsma of the League of Women Voters of Illinois outlined reform proposals at a recent forum held in downtown Chicago.[text]The LWVIL has proposed a constitutional…
According to Gavel Grab, While the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision upheld requirements for disclosure of corporate political spending, it also left corporations a significant loophole for escaping disclosure. That analysis is presented in a New York…
Minnesota is in a deep debate over which districts will be able to count inmates in the 2010 census after the U.S. Census Department’s decision to allow states to make the decision, according to MinnPost.The
Census and Redistricting - 2009-2010
Midwest a hotspot for census, redistricting efforts Participation crucial to full and…
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Public Financing for Federal Campaigns - 2009
Midwest reform groups urge President Obama to support federal public financing legislation
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Midwest Open Government Project - 2009
New study finds five Midwestern states have dim sunshine laws Clouded…
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A Citizen’s Guide to Redistricting - 2008
New guide brings redistricting out into the open
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