Democracy Wire

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today his support for important ethics and campaign finance changes proposed by Common Cause New York and other public interest allies in the wake of the arrest of New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.

All eyes are on the FCC this week as they gear up to release their proposed Open Internet rules, which they'll vote on at their February 26th meeting. Here's a preview of what's to come, and a few potential pitfalls:

This week the Virginia Senate passed three bills aimed at reforming Virginia’s partisan and divisive process for redrawing legislative districts following each census.

Common Cause and Common Cause Illinois signed amicus briefs in Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, a U.S. Supreme Court case that threatens citizen efforts to end the undemocratic practice of congressional gerrymandering.

One of the nation's largest defense contractors has joined the exodus from the American Legislative Exchange Council

New reports suggest the Koch are planning on investing over a billion dollars in 2016.