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Government Watchdog Supports New Bill to Ban Members of Congress from Trading Stock
Majority of Americans support a stock trading ban
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The Guardian: Republicans threaten to impeach newly elected Wisconsin supreme court judge
“I think what you’re seeing all around the country are governors and Republican-controlled legislatures looking at what other states have done and saying, ‘Wow, look at that. We should try that here,’” said Jay Heck, executive director of Common Cause Wisconsin.
Heck called the threat of impeachment an overreach and described concerns about Protasiewicz’s campaign statements as “selective outrage”, given previous conservative justices’ public comments on issues before the court. Heck pointed to a 2015 case in...
Heck called the threat of impeachment an overreach and described concerns about Protasiewicz’s campaign statements as “selective outrage”, given previous conservative justices’ public comments on issues before the court. Heck pointed to a 2015 case in...
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Fresno Bee (Op-Ed): Fresno officials gerrymandered their districts. Time to take our voting rights back
Voting is the cornerstone of our democracy and the fundamental right that makes possible all other civil liberties and policy decisions. But a threat to that right now comes before the ballot box: Redistricting, which can make or break a community’s ability to participate in our democracy. It determines who does — and does not — have fair representation.
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Navarros Verurteilung wegen Missachtung des Gerichts ist ein Warnsignal: Der Kongress kann nicht ungestraft ignoriert werden
Heute Nachmittag befand eine Jury Peter Navarro, einen Berater von Präsident Donald Trump, in zwei Fällen krimineller Missachtung des Kongresses für schuldig, weil er einer Vorladung des Sonderausschusses vom 6. Januar nicht Folge geleistet hatte.
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Senat bestätigt endlich den fünften FCC-Kommissar nach über 2,5 Jahren Vakanz
Heute hat der US-Senat Anna Gomez in einer parteiübergreifenden Abstimmung mit 55 zu 43 Stimmen als Mitglied der Federal Communications Commission bestätigt. Kommissarin Gomez besetzt eine Stelle in der Behörde, die seit dem Amtsantritt von Präsident Biden im Januar 2021 vakant war. Aufgrund der Vakanz kam es in der Kommission in kritischen Angelegenheiten oft zu einer Pattsituation von 2:2, und ihre Bestätigung wird es der Behörde ermöglichen, voranzukommen.
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Associated Press: Wisconsin GOP threatens to impeach justice over donations, but conservatives also took party cash
“It’s what I call selective outrage,” said Jay Heck, a longtime observer of the Wisconsin Supreme Court and director of Common Cause of Wisconsin, a nonpartisan government watchdog group. “It’s incredibly hypocritical.”
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....
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
But to local organizers, like North Carolina-based Vashti Hinton-Smith from the left-leaning group Common Cause, this is an ongoing, long and hard fight.
"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.
"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
"The Alabama legislature's defiance of a clear mandate from the Supreme Court to discriminate against Black voters is so brazen, a delaying tactic seems to be the only explanation that makes any sense," says Dan Vicuna, director of redistricting and representation at the advocacy group Common Cause.
"I think it's not going to sit well with the Supreme Court," he says.
"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
Emma Steiner, information accountability project manager with the non-partisan group Common Cause, said disinformation can often be hard to spot.
"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...
"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
Jonathan Mehta Stein, the executive director of California Common Cause, which closely monitored the redistricting process, said he believed there was also a larger political goal: “They pulled her base out from under her to have her turn down the volume on behalf of renters,” he said.
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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
Sean McMorris, a California Common Cause program manager, said the notion of dividing the city attorney’s civil and criminal responsibilities appears to him like a “power grab.”
“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.”
“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
Cheri Quickmire, executive director of the voter advocacy and election watchdog organization Common Cause in Connecticut, says the primary will be a test for Trump supporters and mainstream Republicans. "I don’t think he should be on the ballot," Quickmire said of DiGiovanni. "I think anyone who participated in an insurrection against the U.S. government should be disqualified."
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Honolulu Civil Beat: What Does Hawaii Have In Common With These Red States? A Fear Of Direct Democracy
There was a push to establish statewide initiatives, referendums and recalls during the last constitutional convention in 1978. A key proponent was the good-government organization Common Cause Hawaii.
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.”
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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