Featured Reform Priorities in Minnesota

Campaign Finance Reform

September 25 2009 at 01:20 PM

LWVMN launches new website aimed at raising public awareness of democracy

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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.

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September 21 2009 at 12:00 PM

U.S. Appeals Court ruling in Emily’s List v. FEC a “victory for foes of campaign spending limits”

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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…

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Election Law & Voting Rights

September 25 2009 at 01:20 PM

LWVMN launches new website aimed at raising public awareness of democracy

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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.

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September 15 2009 at 10:59 AM

Bipartisan group trying to find ways to repair voter registration

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A report issued by the bipartisan group The Pew Center on the States looks for solutions to the country’s outdated, costly and inaccurate voting registration system.

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Ethics in Government

September 25 2009 at 01:20 PM

LWVMN launches new website aimed at raising public awareness of democracy

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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.

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July 27 2009 at 03:30 PM

PCA releases study on public officials and money donated by health and insurance industry

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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…

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Judicial Independence

September 25 2009 at 01:20 PM

LWVMN launches new website aimed at raising public awareness of democracy

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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.

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August 06 2009 at 02:37 PM

Senate confirms Sotomayer

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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…

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Media Reform

June 12 2007 at 09:41 AM

Reform Groups Call on FCC to Hold TV Broadcasters Accountable for Inadequate Election Coverage

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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…

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November 21 2006 at 07:20 PM

Midwest Local TV Newscasts Devote 2.5 Times as Much Air Time to Political Ads as Election Coverage

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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…

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Open Government

August 05 2009 at 04:15 PM

MALDEF census launch

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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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July 01 2009 at 01:25 PM

Midwest legislators fail to provide public information on personal financial disclosures

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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…

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Redistricting

September 25 2009 at 01:20 PM

LWVMN launches new website aimed at raising public awareness of democracy

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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.

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August 11 2009 at 01:05 PM

Network partners among diverse groups agreeing to redistricting principles

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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…

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