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David Vance
National Media Strategist
dvance@commoncause.org
240-605-8600
Katie Scally
Direktor ng Komunikasyon
kscally@commoncause.org
202-736-5713
Ariana Marmolejo
Regional Communications Strategist (Kanluran)
amarmolejo@commoncause.org
Jennifer Garcia
Regional Communications Strategist (Timog)
jgarcia@commoncause.org
Kenny Colston
Regional Communications Strategist (Midwest)
kcolston@commoncause.org
Ang network ng Common Cause ng mga eksperto sa reporma sa demokrasya ng pambansa at estado ay madalas na mga komentarista sa media. Upang makipag-usap sa isa sa aming mga eksperto, mangyaring makipag-ugnayan sa sinumang miyembro ng press team sa itaas.
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Associated Press: Wisconsin GOP threatens to impeach justice over donations, but conservatives also took party cash
There was no outrage from Republicans when conservative justices heard numerous cases over the years involving their conservative donors, Heck said.
“The rules and parameters of recusal were put in place by the conservatives and by the Republicans,” said Heck, with Common Cause....
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NPR: A 25-year-old from a small town leads North Carolina’s Democratic Party toward 2024
"I do wonder sometimes if it's too late," said Hinton-Smith, who runs Common Cause's civic engagement program at HBCUs within the state.
Though she agrees with Clayton's youth outreach plan and remains cautiously optimistic, she said politicians need to play the long game in order to make change, which may require less focus on wins right now.
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U.S. News & World Report: Judges Reject Gerrymandered Districts Ahead of Hotly Contested Elections
"I think it's not going to sit well with the Supreme Court," he says.
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Public News Service: Tech Companies Scale Back Efforts to Control Election Disinformation
"A lot of times people fall for disinformation," said Steiner, "because it seems to confirm something they already believe and that's where people get tripped up."
Steiner recommended that people always refer to official sources for voting information - including Secretary of States' offices or local election boards.
"Disinformation spreaders and...
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New York Times: How a New City Council Map of L.A. Turned Into a Political Brawl
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San Diego Union-Tribune: Should the city attorney be stripped of civil duties? Experts and candidates for the office oppose the effort
“This seems like it could be a recipe for confusion and contention, especially if the appointed city attorney and elected city attorney clash on matters,” he said. The proposal “also seems to give the council president too much power in the appointing process, which could lead to the appearance of corruption.”
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CT Insider: In Connecticut’s smallest city, mayoral candidate’s Jan. 6 charges set up divisive Republican primary
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Honolulu Civil Beat: What Does Hawaii Have In Common With These Red States? A Fear Of Direct Democracy
In a newspaper interview at the time, Common Cause’s Carol Zachary said special interests “can better use the established legislative process than they can the entire electorate. Their defense of the present system proves that they don’t want to give people the franchise. They’re scared of what they might do.”
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Los Alamos Daily Post: Officials And Organizations Express Condolences On Passing Of Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson
“He was one of the strongest Governors New Mexico ever had. While he might be remembered more for his diplomacy and the economic advances he brought to New Mexico (the film industry, the Spaceport, the Rail Runner to name a few) we remember him for his 2007 Ethics Reform Task Force. It spurred so much legislation over the subsequent decades—a Gift Ban, Public Financing of the PRC and state judicial races, limits on campaign contributions and an ethics commission. He...
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Cleveland.com/The Plain Dealer: Rigged legislative districts boost partisanship, diminish compromise: Civil Discourse Initiative
Now, she’s supporting a new citizen initiative that would put an independent citizen commission in charge of mapmaking. She said states that redistricted through independent citizen commissions got legislative and congressional district lines that didn’t unfairly favor one party or another.
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Newsday: Term-limited Bellone continues fundraising
"Common Cause/NY believes that candidates must explicitly announce what office they are running for when asking donors for money - and not build up a war chest for an unknown position," she said in a statement. "New York law must change so that candidates are only able to raise money once they've announced their campaign for an intended office."
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Washington Post: Justice Thomas details jet travel, property deal with billionaire
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