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New York Times Joins Fight Against Partisan Gerrymandering

The New York Times is joining Common Cause’s fight against partisan gerrymandering. In an editorial published this morning, the paper argues that voters should pick their representatives, not the other way around.

Good News – And a Cautionary Note – On Elections From Illinois

There are two important pieces of voting news coming out of Illinois today, one good and the other ominous.

New Spending Bill Makes Lawbreaking Easy for Government Contractors

Six hundred twelve pages into the 1,665-page bill that will keep our government open until September lurks a sentence that will make Congress and the president – assuming he signs it – partners in corrupting our elections and government contracting process

A New Strategy on Transparency for Trump

As progressive activists across the country, including many recruited by Common Cause, gear up for “Tax Day” marches on Saturday to pressure President Trump to release his federal income tax returns, a University of Chicago law professor is pushing a new strategy to force the president’s hand.

New Evidence That Trump’s ‘Blind Trust’ Is A Sham

President Trump’s promise to put his far-flung business empire in a blind trust, the better to ensure that his personal financial interests could never conflict with his obligation to serve the public interest, turns out to have been fake news. Bigly.

Blue Is the New Black

Most Americans are familiar with the grainy images of our nation’s Civil Rights struggles. But behind the pictures of Rosa Parks on the bus and lunch counter sit-ins was something more profound than a seat on a bus or at a restaurant.

New Emails Document Pruitt’s Alliance With Industries He Now Must Regulate

A trove of emails released on Tuesday reaffirms that the Trump administration has given responsibility for the federal government’s fight for clean air and water to what may be the country’s most robust critic of clean air and clean water laws.

Gerrymander Gazette: Breaking News in Illinois and Maryland

On the redistricting litigation front, we’ve got some good news and some bad news. We'll start with the bad news.

Helping New Yorkers Register to Vote

Recap of voter registration drive at Brooklyn Flea.

NEW REPORT: Shining a Light, Success of the Massachusetts Disclosure Law

Check out the new Common Cause Massachusetts Report - Shining a Light: Success of the Massachusetts Disclosure Law