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John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act is Critical to Protecting Every American’s Freedom to Vote
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CBS This Morning (VIDEO): How latest census data may shift balance of power in the U.S.: “Most voters don’t even know about it”
Common Cause pushes states to turn census numbers over to independent commissions to draw nonpartisan congressional maps.
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Salon: Biden team calls for “out-organizing” voter suppression — activists say that’s insulting
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Reuters: In U.S. redistricting fight, citizens come armed with a new weapon: their own maps
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Politico: Redistricting sprint begins with major census data drop
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U.S. Census Bureau Releases 2020 Census Demographic Data to Kick Off Redistricting 2021
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Gannett/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Ron Johnson defends pass-through tax provision as Democrats accuse him of doing the bidding of his top donors
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Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times: High stakes redistricting process to start. Will Florida redeem bruised reputation?
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Common Cause New York Board Member John “Sean” Coffey Nominated for General Counsel of the Department of the Navy
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Senate Republicans Block Legislation Strengthening the People’s Voice in Our Democracy
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MAINE – Clergy and Faith Leaders Urge Sens. Collins and King to “Support the ‘For the People Act’”