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05.23.2023

Common Cause’s Work in Stopping the TEGNA/Standard General Merger

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05.22.2023

Common Cause Members Speak Out: Stopping the TEGNA/Standard General Merger

Common Cause members generated over 6,000 comments to the Federal Communications Commission opposing corporate media consolidation -- and on May 22, 2023, TEGNA and Standard General dropped their bid to merge! Read what Common Cause members like you had to say:

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05.12.2023

Motherhood and Democracy: A Conversation with Jordan Davis and Marilyn Carpinteyro

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05.1.2023

Our Highest Court Needs the Highest Ethical Standards: Three Proposals to Raise the Bar

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04.13.2023

How We The People Stood Up to Online Election Lies

The effects of online disinformation on the 2022 midterm elections, reflections from the grassroots volunteers behind Common Cause’s Social Media Monitoring campaign, and how to get involved in the modern fight for democracy!

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