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Hobert Flynn Details Threat to Accurate Census

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Hobert Flynn Details Threat to Accurate Census

Common Cause President Karen Hobert Flynn appeared today on CounterSpin, a daily podcast hosted by Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR), to discuss the controversy over a proposed citizenship question on the 2020 Census

Friday Grabbag

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Friday Grabbag

Scott Pruitt's sweet - and slightly shady - deal; a special favor for Gov. Scott; VA chief sacked after friendly call from the president.

Balanced Budget Amendment Push Highlights Congressional Hypocrisy

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Balanced Budget Amendment Push Highlights Congressional Hypocrisy

Washington always has an ample supply of hypocrisy but the seams are bursting with it this morning amid reports that the House Republican leadership plans to schedule a vote next week on a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.

Maryland Joins March To Automatic Voter Registration

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Maryland Joins March To Automatic Voter Registration

Add Maryland (probably) to the list of states that are taking an important step to strengthen democracy by adopting automatic voter registration.

Justices Hearing Landmark Redistricting Case Today

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Justices Hearing Landmark Redistricting Case Today

Benisek v. Lamone, being argued this morning in the Supreme Court, raises what is arguably the most important question before the justices in their current term and could permanently transform American politics – for the better.

Maryland, Pennsylvania Move To Lower Barriers To Voting

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Maryland, Pennsylvania Move To Lower Barriers To Voting

A pair of mid-Atlantic states are adding to the national momentum for new laws that remove needless barriers to voting and break big money’s hold on our elections.

Distorting the Picture

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Distorting the Picture

Plans to add a question about citizenship to the 2020 Census will skew the count in favor of Republicans and leave millions of people unrepresented in Congress,.statehouses, and city and county councils.

Why Stormy Matters

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Why Stormy Matters

What should make Donald Trump's encounter with Stormy Daniels important to every American is the overwhelming evidence that a hush money payment to Daniels violated federal campaign finance law.

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