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March 10 2010 at 10:32 PM

Ohio redistricting forum highlights potential reforms

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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…

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March 09 2010 at 03:12 PM

Dems ask FEC if they can use soft money for redistricting fights

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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…

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March 03 2010 at 06:25 PM

Illinois redistricting forum highlights potential reforms

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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…

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March 01 2010 at 05:03 PM

‘Citizens United:’ Companies Can Funnel Money Secretly

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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…

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February 26 2010 at 04:55 PM

Disagreement over inmates and Census in Minnesota

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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

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