We are an alliance of political reformers and policy researchers committed to improving democratic institutions in Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. We advocate for a political system that will create a healthy economy, good jobs, access to health care and quality schools.
Recently the Brookings Institution, in cooperation with the Hoover Institution, published a policy brief on institutional change in the wake of the economic recession. In addition to providing suggestions for reforming current government institutions, the report recognizes the…
Payday lenders gave approximately $75,000 to Wisconsin legislators and candidates in 2009, according to a report by the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign.According to the
Lobbyist spending in Michigan took a steep dive in 2009, falling $2.3 million. The 6.8 percent drop in spending totaled $31,849,916 in 2009, according to a release by the Michigan Campaign Finance Network.The state’s top lobbyists, however, haven’t seen the…
Candidates for governor, attorney general and secretary of state in Michigan have more than doubled their campaign spending since 2002.According to the Michigan Campaign Finance Network, this year’s field of gubernatorial candidates has raised 42 percent more than their counterparts…
The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform and Crain’s Chicago Business have teamed up to detail the amount of campaign finances each candidate for Illinois’ governor, U.S. Senate and Cook County…
States pressed to fix local water systems
Death penalty remains big issue in California
Chris Christie can't shake Race to the Top fiasco
Brennan Center Democracy Program
Citizen Advocacy Center Government Monitoring
George Mason University United States Elections Project