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Chris Christie’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s week started with a bad case of foot-in-mouth during his three-day trip to England, and went downhill from there, reaching new lows for ethics and good, open government – even for New Jersey. But his woes are about more than the Governor; they’re a reminder of the the yawning gap between the political machinations America gets and the democracy it deserves.
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3 great things & 3 takeaways from the Open Internet announcement
By now, you've heard the news: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced its Open Internet ("net neutrality") rules. The FCC is poised to vote the strongest possible net neutrality protections into law.
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“Polluting our system”
It's been five years since the Citizens United ruling, and we've been working hard since then to get money out of politics and protect the judiciary from the real threat of politicization. Just last week, the Koch brothers and announced that their network of secretive donors plans to invest nearly $900 million in next year's campaigns. That's more than what either national political party has ever spent on an election cycle, and it exceeds George W. Bush and John Kerry combined spending in their 2004 presidential race.
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Groups Move to Enforce Motor Voter in California
Today, California Common Cause joined several other groups, like our friends at League of Women Voters, to serve notice on the DMV to shape up, or we’re suing.
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Bipartisan Group of North Carolina Legislators Renew Push for Fair Redistricting
Republicans and Democrats join forces in Raleigh to push proposals to reform redistricting and end gerrymandering in North Carolina.
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Maryland Governor Makes Election Reform a Top Priority in State of the State Address
Maryland governor backs campaign finance and redistricting reform in State of the State address.
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Common Cause Speaks Up For Californians Right to Speak Out
California Common Cause joined with Free Speech For People and other public interest groups in filing a brief this week with the California Supreme Court urging it to give voters a chance to call for the reversal of the Citizens United ruling.
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Like Baseball and Apple Pie
The large broadband providers say that they support net neutrality in the same way that we all support baseball and apple pie, but the devil's in the details.
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We’ll Hold Governor Cuomo Accountable
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.
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Your Guide To The Net Neutrality Fight’s Final Weeks
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:
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Virginia Senate Passes Redistricting Reform Bills
This week the Virginia Senate passed three bills aimed at reforming Virginia’s partisan and divisive process for redrawing legislative districts following each census.
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Common Cause Fights for Redistricting Reform in U.S. Supreme Court
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.
