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May 08 2008 at 06:40 PM
New report documents special interest pressure on Midwest courtsWASHINGTON, DC—This spring, Wisconsin voters endured their second special-interest-group dominated Supreme Court campaign in the last twelve months, featuring over $4 million in TV advertising by outside groups more interested in using judicial elections as a tool of political intimidation and control than for public accountability. This spectacle once again confirms former U.S. Supreme Court Justice…
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February 28 2008 at 04:29 PM
MDN releases presidential candidates’ final responses to political reform questionnaireCHICAGO – Since mid-February, the country has witnessed a heated debate about which presidential candidates are or are not committed to forgoing private financing of their general election campaigns this fall in favor of participating in the presidential public financing system. This controversy has attracted widespread news coverage and prompted numerous editorials, including in the…
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January 14 2008 at 03:21 PM
A Call to Action from America’s Heartland Midwest reform groups sound alarms about serious flaws in state political systems Efforts underway in five Great Lakes states to repair damage, restore public trust CHICAGO – A new book released today finds that five key Midwestern states with significantly different political histories and political cultures all have…
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December 03 2007 at 05:48 PM
Study finds deficiencies in Midwest election administration systemsCOLUMBUS, Ohio – With the 2008 presidential election quickly approaching, a recent analysis of the election administration systems of several key battleground states showed deficient systems that jeopardize voters’ access to the polls and the integrity and finality of election results. Researchers at Election Law @ Moritz at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, with…
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June 12 2007 at 09:15 PM
Midwest reform groups call on FCC to hold TV broadcasters accountable for inadequate election and government coverage Midwest local TV newscasts devote 2.5 times as much air time to political ads as election coverage, study finds Midwest local TV newscasts average 36 seconds of election coverage in typical 30-minute broadcastBetween October 2006 and June 2007, the MDN and the NewsLab at the…
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