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A Must in Maryland: Voter Education
Maryland’s new and improved paper voting system is finally here, ready to be used for the first time in our 2016 elections. We have a chance with this new system to encourage democracy! Voting is our most powerful tool to have a voice in our democracy – so it is critical that we put forth the effort to informing citizens about how the voting process has changed and what to expect on Election Day. Voter education will strengthen our voices as citizens and encourage more people to vote.
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Sen. McConnell’s deal for the ultra-wealthy to buy politicians
Over the Thanksgiving holiday, Politico reported that Senator McConnell is planning to insert a provision in a must-pass government funding bill that would significantly increase the amount of money that political parties could spend on candidates. The provision, drafted in secret and without any hearings, would eliminate caps on the amount of political money that parties may spend in coordination with candidates.
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Remembering David Cohen
Former Common Cause president and lifelong advocate for democracy has passed away.
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Pfizer Deal Strengthens Case for Executive Order Requiring Transparency in Political Spending
The tax inversion provisions Allergan and Pfizer are about to exploit are well-known and could easily be eliminated. They exist because Pfizer and other large corporations, individually and through groups like the American Legislative Exchange Council and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, have used campaign contributions and an army of lobbyists to persuade a long line of Congresses and Presidents to riddle the federal tax code with loopholes.
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This Thanksgiving, Talk Turkey For Democracy
Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks, visit loved ones, decompress… and inevitably... talk politics around the dinner table.
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New Research Shows Bipartisan Support For Money in Politics Solutions
A new survey by the Pew Research Center shows that the American people have major concerns with how our government operates and whether or not they can trust the government to solve today’s biggest problems.
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Public Financing for Elections: Does it Really Matter?
In 2005, the Connecticut General Assembly, urged on by an intense grassroots advocacy effort, passed the first comprehensive public financing system for state elections in the nation. The kick off election cycle was 2008, and in that year and ever since, at least 74% of all candidates choose to participate in the system of public financing, called the Citizens’ Election Program. So, has public financing really made a difference? The answer is a resounding, YES! So why are state Democrats proposing to kill the program? That is...
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BREAKING: The Koch Brothers’ Secretive CIA style Intelligence Operations Revealed
In a story in Politico today, money in politics journalist Ken Vogel revealed the Koch brothers’ secretive surveillance and intelligence team that is gathering information on their opponents through technology and on the ground sources.
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تدعو منظمة Common Cause Ohio إلى إصلاح تقسيم الدوائر الانتخابية للكونجرس بعد فوز تاريخي في القضية الأولى
لقد حان الوقت بالنسبة للجنة تحديث الدستور في ولاية أوهايو لتشجيع الهيئة التشريعية في الولاية على التوقف عن رسم الخرائط البرلمانية على أساس حزبي مفرط، حيث يأخذ الفائز كل شيء.
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Fox Business Shows People Want To Hear About Money in Politics, yet No Questions Are Asked (Again)
Last night’s Republican debate was the fifth presidential debate of the 2016 election season and the fifth debate that left out one of the most important issues voters face: the problem of big money in politics.
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When It Comes To Money in Politics, 2016 Presidential Candidates Talk About the Problem More Than Solutions
The 2016 Presidential candidates are talking more and more about the problem of money in politics, but leaving out what every voter needs to know: how they would fix it.
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Keystone Pipeline Victory
Organized people won a big victory over organized money today as President Obama announced he is rejecting the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline.
