Legislative Ethics

Portland, OR's City Council will vote next week on a plan to amplify the voices of small-dollar political donors

A national movement for democracy reform is growing, even if largely missed in the media

While it is disappointing that the U.S. Supreme Court chose to ignore such clear conflicts for the Wisconsin justices, the issues behind the case are far from dead. Recent revelations about the 2011-2012 recall elections have raised troubling new questions about Governor Walker and those who engaged in possible illegal activity. The new information which has come to light merits a full investigation by the Dane County District Attorney.

Today the House Judiciary Committee took up the shameful attempt to impeach IRS Commissioner John Koskinen without even granting him due process.

With Election Day now just two months away, Common Cause released its 2016 Democracy Scorecard that charts the positions of every Member of Congress on issues vital to the health of our democracy.

The Supreme Court's disappointing decision in the corruption case of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell lays bare a serious weakness in federal law