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The Devil They Know
Voter discrimination is alive and well, despite claims to the contrary.
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Will Rand Paul ‘Walk the Talk’ On Voting Rights?
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul says he's a Republican who wants the federal government to vigorously protect voting rights. Can he bring more of his GOP brethren to that cause?
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ALEC Agenda Suppresses Voting Rights in Texas, Nationally
As ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council, convenes in Dallas for its annual conference, Common Cause focuses on the group's efforts to suppress voting rights across the country.
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Disclosure Bills Picking Up Support in States
While Washington is gridlocked, states are moving to tighten requirements for campaign finance disclosure
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Common Cause Wisconsin Shines a Spotlight on Legislators’ Redistricting Views
Common Cause Wisconsin is calling on state legislators to replace the manipulation of legislative districts for partisan advantage with a fair redistricting process.
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Florida Redistricting Decision Coming Next Week
A Florida judge who ruled that the state’s congressional districts violated state constitutional protections against drawing lines for partisan gain delayed a decision about whether to redraw districts before the November midterm elections. Common Cause is a plaintiff in the case. In a hearing yesterday, Circuit Judge Terry Lewis stated that he planned to issue a ruling next week.
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What We’re Reading This Week – 7/25/14
This week - Parenting, Koch Brothers' Power, Minneapolis school-board race, and Baseball vs. FCC's proposal
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A Hopeful Sign From FCC On Media Consolidation
The FCC closed a legal loophole on Thursday as it approved a mega transaction between Sinclair Broadcasting and Allbritton Communications
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ALEC Picked Up Tab for Texas Lawmakers’ Junkets
The corporate-backed American Legislative Exchange Council has spent thousands of dollars on "scholarships" that financed state legislator's trips to posh resorts
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Press Club Panel Examines “New Nullification” in the Senate
A standing room only crowd turned out Tuesday at the National Press Club for a Common Cause-sponsored panel discussion of “The ‘New Nullification’ At Work,” a report issued this Spring on continuing dysfunction in the U.S. Senate.
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As ALEC heads to Dallas, who’s paying the bills
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a secretive, corporate-backed, lobby will have its annual conference next week in Dallas. More than 1,000 state lawmakers from across the country will convene for closed-door meetings with corporate lobbyists and executives to write “model bills” dealing with everything from education to telecommunications to environmental policy.
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Round Up: Common Cause at Netroots
The thousands of progressive activists who turned out for last weekend’s Netroots Nation conference in Detroit included a strong contingent from Common Cause.
