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New 50 State Report Finds Massive Failures in Redistricting Process
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50 State Report: Arizona Earns B- for Redistricting from Common Cause
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Briefing Room with Ian Masters (AUDIO): Elon Musk’s X Now Monetizes Disinformation by Fake Journalists With Blue- Check Accounts Who Get Paid to Spread Lies
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HuffPost: Twitter’s Monetization For Blue-Check Accounts May Be Fueling Fake News On Israel-Palestine
“The new verification system means that it’s almost impossible to discern real news from fake news on the platform now, especially since people are posting specifically to gain revenue for engagement,” Steiner said. “That creates some really perverse incentives for breaking news events.”
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Wisconsin Public Radio: Redistricting activists speak out against GOP plan to redraw Wisconsin’s political maps
"Broad bipartisan support and consensus must be attained for any nonpartisan redistricting plan to work (so) that it can be assured that it will have the trust and confidence of Wisconsin voters," he said. "Please pardon the voters of Wisconsin if they don't believe that, after 12 years of attacking, resisting and blocking any attempt or discussion of redistricting...
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Associated Press: California governor vetoes bill requiring independent panels to draw local voting districts
Had Newsom signed the measure, California could have become the first state to mandate redistricting commissions for local jurisdictions over certain sizes, said Dan Vicuna, national director of redistricting and...
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Associated Press: Drop boxes have become key to election conspiracy theories. Two Democrats just fueled those claims
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Washington Post: Ohio’s GOP supermajority tests limits of democracy before abortion vote
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The Plain Dealer/Cleveland.com: National Democrats ask Ohio Supreme Court to block new legislative redistricting maps
But on Wednesday, Turcer said Common Cause Ohio decided that it would be better for them to spend...
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Boston Globe: Trump uses presidential run to attack the institutions he says are after him
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Ohio Capital Journal: Even before office move is complete, Ohio Sec. of State LaRose appears to blur ethical lines
“You have to keep the campaign and the government work separate,” she said. “Once those things start to blur, it becomes harder and harder for voters to trust their elected officials.”
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The Guardian: Rightwing group behind regressive US state laws to face protest at DC gala