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Local veteran political reporter Andy Shaw, was selected May 26 to become the next executive director of the Better Government Association, a Midwest Democracy Network partner organization.Here is Shaw’s own description of the organization from his
MADISON—Speaking at the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign’s annual member meeting, Executive Director Mike McCabe expressed cautious optimism for the passage of two pieces of campaign finance reform legislation.The Impartial Justice bill, SB 40 and AB 65, would…
CHICAGO—At a May 13 event hosted by the McCormick Freedom Museum, Terry Pastika, executive director of the Citizen Advocacy Center, and Cindi Canary, director of the Illinois Campaign…
CHICAGO—The Citizen Advocacy Center, a policy research partner of the Midwest Democracy Network, today released a report analyzing the open government laws for public records and public meetings in our five-state region.The study identifies strengths and weaknesses of these statutes, which…
COLUMBUS, Ohio—The group’s “Right-to-Know Symposium” will be held on March 18 to educate the public about Ohio’s open records and open meetings laws. Earlier this week, the Money in Politics Project…
Education's less-than-certain windfall
New state tests coming to schools
Rhetoric trumps realism in campaigns for governor
Brennan Center Democracy Program
Citizen Advocacy Center Government Monitoring
George Mason University United States Elections Project