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Democracy in 2026: What You Should Be Watching

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Democracy in 2026: What You Should Be Watching

With the midterm elections looming, the news cycle is about to become a partisan whirlwind. The real threats to democracy – the ones that will significantly impact your life – risk getting buried in chaos.

That’s why we compiled the top 5 democracy trends Common Cause is monitoring in 2026, and what we’re doing about them.
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Florida Redistricting Decision Coming Next Week

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Florida Redistricting Decision Coming Next Week

A Florida judge who ruled that the state’s congressional districts violated state constitutional protections against drawing lines for partisan gain delayed a decision about whether to redraw districts before the November midterm elections. Common Cause is a plaintiff in the case. In a hearing yesterday, Circuit Judge Terry Lewis stated that he planned to issue a ruling next week.

What We’re Reading This Week – 7/25/14

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What We’re Reading This Week – 7/25/14

This week - Parenting, Koch Brothers' Power, Minneapolis school-board race, and Baseball vs. FCC's proposal

A Hopeful Sign From FCC On Media Consolidation

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A Hopeful Sign From FCC On Media Consolidation

The FCC closed a legal loophole on Thursday as it approved a mega transaction between Sinclair Broadcasting and Allbritton Communications

ALEC Picked Up Tab for Texas Lawmakers’ Junkets

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ALEC Picked Up Tab for Texas Lawmakers’ Junkets

The corporate-backed American Legislative Exchange Council has spent thousands of dollars on "scholarships" that financed state legislator's trips to posh resorts

Press Club Panel Examines “New Nullification” in the Senate

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Press Club Panel Examines “New Nullification” in the Senate

A standing room only crowd turned out Tuesday at the National Press Club for a Common Cause-sponsored panel discussion of “The ‘New Nullification’ At Work,” a report issued this Spring on continuing dysfunction in the U.S. Senate.

As ALEC heads to Dallas, who’s paying the bills

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As ALEC heads to Dallas, who’s paying the bills

The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a secretive, corporate-backed, lobby will have its annual conference next week in Dallas. More than 1,000 state lawmakers from across the country will convene for closed-door meetings with corporate lobbyists and executives to write “model bills” dealing with everything from education to telecommunications to environmental policy.

Round Up: Common Cause at Netroots

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Round Up: Common Cause at Netroots

The thousands of progressive activists who turned out for last weekend’s Netroots Nation conference in Detroit included a strong contingent from Common Cause.

PR Watch descubre a los Koch

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PR Watch descubre a los Koch

En un artículo de PR Watch publicado el lunes, Brendan Fischer y Nick Surgey detallan el inmenso poder de los industriales Charles y David Koch, los hermanos que se han convertido en sinónimo de grandes fortunas en la política. La publicación explora cómo los hermanos pueden donar legalmente millones a organizaciones políticas cada año.

What We’re Reading This Week – 7/11/14

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What We’re Reading This Week – 7/11/14

This week: Keystone pipeline lobbying, redistricting, Udall amendment, and the People’s Pledge

The Slippery Slope of Individual Rights for Corporations

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The Slippery Slope of Individual Rights for Corporations

The Supreme Court is supposed to protect everyone’s rights, interpreting our laws so that each person is valued equally. But in Hobby Lobby and other corporate cases, the Court seems to be granting special rights and privileges to corporations.

Common Cause Maryland Hosts Birthday Party for Gerrymandering’s Namesake

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Common Cause Maryland Hosts Birthday Party for Gerrymandering’s Namesake

Common Cause Maryland hosted a birthday party Thursday for Elbridge Gerry, widely credited as the first politician to perfect the dark art of manipulating legislative lines for partisan purposes. Gerry, a former Vice President and Massachusetts governor, signed into law oddly shaped districts meant to solidify his party’s majority in the legislature while he was governor. The Boston Gazette drew a political cartoon in 1812 comparing one of the districts to a salamander and naming the district a “gerrymander.”

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