LWVMN launches new website aimed at raising public awareness of democracy
The League of Women Voters Minnesota Education Fund’s new website looks to raise public awareness of the state of democracy in the state.
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The League of Women Voters Minnesota Education Fund’s new website looks to raise public awareness of the state of democracy in the state.
Regulations on spending limits for federal elections by nonprofits were thrown out last Friday by an appeals court.In a 2-1 decision, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals issued the victory for Emily’s List, a nonprofit organization that…
The League of Women Voters Minnesota Education Fund’s new website looks to raise public awareness of the state of democracy in the state.
A report issued by the bipartisan group The Pew Center on the States looks for solutions to the country’s outdated, costly and inaccurate voting registration system.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 League of Women Voters Minnesota Education Fund’s new website looks to raise public awareness of the state of democracy in the state.
Public Campaign Action Fund issued a news release last week announcing the release of Five Committees, Three Votes, a new study conducted by the watchdog group that details the disparity in health and insurance industry campaign cash received…
The League of Women Voters Minnesota Education Fund’s new website looks to raise public awareness of the state of democracy in the state.
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…
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…
CHICAGO – In the month leading up to the recent 2006 mid-term elections, local television news viewers got considerably more information about campaigns from paid political advertisements than from actual news coverage, a new study shows. Local newscasts…
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…
CHICAGO — Three of the five Midwest Democracy Network states flunk a 50-state ranking of personal financial disclosure laws for state legislators. Illinois and Minnesota receive failing grades, while Michigan ties for last place because the state lacks a legislative…
The League of Women Voters Minnesota Education Fund’s new website looks to raise public awareness of the state of democracy in the state.
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