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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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Katie Scally
Directrice des communications
kscally@commoncause.org
202-736-5713
Ariana Marmolejo
Stratège en communication
amarmolejo@commoncause.org
Kenny Colston
Stratège en communication régionale (Midwest)
kcolston@commoncause.org
Maya Majikas
Stratège en communication
mmajikas@commoncause.org
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Les membres de Common Cause s'expriment sur le déploiement du haut débit de la NTIA
Aujourd'hui, Common Cause a soumis des commentaires en réponse à la demande de commentaires de la National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) sur la mise en œuvre des programmes à large bande dans le cadre de la loi sur l'investissement dans les infrastructures et l'emploi. Les commentaires s'appuient largement sur les contributions de 2 500 membres de Common Cause confrontés à la fracture numérique qui ont donné leur avis lors d'une enquête menée auprès des 1,5 million de membres de l'organisation.
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Tribune News Service/Inside Sources/St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Op-Ed): The Supreme Court should not be its own referee
The Supreme Court cannot be its own referee. Justices have tried and failed repeatedly at that. We should expect all public officials to abide by high ethical standards when conducting the people’s business -- with no exceptions.
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Wall Street Journal: How Ron DeSantis Could Unlock $86 Million for a Presidential Run
“The law is very clear,” said Stephen Spaulding, vice president of policy for Common Cause, which advocates for more transparency in government. Mr. Spaulding served as a legal adviser to a Democratic FEC commissioner in 2016. “You are not supposed to transfer state funds to support a federal fund.”
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Reuters: In win for Republicans, North Carolina court allows partisan gerrymandering
"I think it's the worst decision the North Carolina Supreme Court perhaps has ever made," Bob Phillips, executive director of Common Cause North Carolina, told reporters.
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Bloomberg/Miami Herald: Supreme Court election case in doubt with NC’s high court ruling
However, Neal Katyal, who argued against the map on behalf of Common Cause in December, said he believes the high court still has jurisdiction. “It’s a pretty dangerous thing to allow state supreme courts to essentially test drive their opinion and go through oral argument at the U.S. Supreme Court and then pull it back,” Katyal, a partner at Hogan Lovells, said in an interview for Bloomberg’s “Cases and Controversies” podcast.
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North Carolina Supreme Court Issues Ruling Allowing Partisan Gerrymandering, Reversing Previous Decision
The North Carolina Supreme Court signaled today it will not provide a check on legislative efforts to discriminate against resident voters, vacating a prior decisions that protected voters against partisan gerrymandering in voting maps.
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CNN: GOP-controlled North Carolina Supreme Court reverses rulings that struck down partisan gerrymanders by Republican lawmakers
One of the voting rights groups that brought the original challenge to the GOP-drawn map said Friday’s ruling was “one of the gravest assaults on democracy ever in North Carolina.”
“Now, extreme partisan gerrymandering has been legalized and it will be weaponized against voters. That’s wrong,” said Bob Phillips, executive director of Common Cause North Carolina. “Undoubtedly, the justices who wrote this shameful decision know it’s wrong, as do the self-serving legislators who embrace gerrymandering.”
“Now, extreme partisan gerrymandering has been legalized and it will be weaponized against voters. That’s wrong,” said Bob Phillips, executive director of Common Cause North Carolina. “Undoubtedly, the justices who wrote this shameful decision know it’s wrong, as do the self-serving legislators who embrace gerrymandering.”
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Magazine Washingtonian : Les 500 personnalités les plus influentes de Washington DC en 2023
Aaron Scherb
Cause commune
Directeur principal, Affaires législatives
Scherb a critiqué les changements apportés par le Parti républicain à la Chambre des représentants au Bureau de l'éthique du Congrès, affirmant que les modifications apportées au processus de recrutement entraveraient son fonctionnement. Il est une voix importante dans les médias sur les questions de corruption et les problèmes éthiques potentiels au Capitole.
Ville natale : South Bend, Indiana. Études : Haverford College ; Johns Hopkins. Premier emploi : « Livraison de journaux pour le South Bend Tribune. »
Cause commune
Directeur principal, Affaires législatives
Scherb a critiqué les changements apportés par le Parti républicain à la Chambre des représentants au Bureau de l'éthique du Congrès, affirmant que les modifications apportées au processus de recrutement entraveraient son fonctionnement. Il est une voix importante dans les médias sur les questions de corruption et les problèmes éthiques potentiels au Capitole.
Ville natale : South Bend, Indiana. Études : Haverford College ; Johns Hopkins. Premier emploi : « Livraison de journaux pour le South Bend Tribune. »
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Texas Tribune: Illegal voting in Texas likely to be a felony again after state House vote
“Instead of improving election administration with funding for training, resources, and staff — lawmakers are wanting to criminalize voting and inject fear into our elections,” said Katya Ehresman, Common Cause Texas’ voting rights program manager, prior to the vote.
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Ballotpedia : l'Ohio envisage une mesure visant à accroître l'exigence d'approbation des mesures de vote à 60% ×
Catherine Turcer, directrice générale de Common Cause Ohio, une organisation opposée au relèvement du seuil d'adoption des amendements constitutionnels, a déclaré : « Les mesures de référendum citoyen ne sont pas surutilisées. Nous n'en avons pas eu une sur le bulletin de vote depuis 2018. Il est inutile de compliquer le processus et c'est irrespectueux envers les électeurs. »
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Who What Why: Does the FEC Have a Plan to Deal With Crypto?
“It’s just such an unregulated sphere that I think it poses challenges to all three pillars of our campaign finance law,” said Stephen Spaulding, a campaign finance expert at Common Cause.
“We know that its value is what it is on the day it’s received by the campaign, but then its value can fluctuate wildly and be manipulated in a way that redounds to the benefit of the campaign,” Spaulding said.
“We have contribution limits in place for a reason, to guard against corruption and the appearance of...
“We know that its value is what it is on the day it’s received by the campaign, but then its value can fluctuate wildly and be manipulated in a way that redounds to the benefit of the campaign,” Spaulding said.
“We have contribution limits in place for a reason, to guard against corruption and the appearance of...
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The Oregonian: Oregon Democrats weigh competing proposals to cap political donations
“It’s great to see Senator Golden offering an alternative that could create meaningful limits and doesn’t create a way to bypass that,” said Kate Titus, executive director of Common Cause Oregon, which partners with Honest Elections.
However, she noted that past negotiations with Democrats have fallen short. Two measures fell by the wayside in 2021: House Bill 3343, sponsored by now-U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas, and House Bill 2680, a weaker proposal spearheaded by Rayfield.
However, she noted that past negotiations with Democrats have fallen short. Two measures fell by the wayside in 2021: House Bill 3343, sponsored by now-U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas, and House Bill 2680, a weaker proposal spearheaded by Rayfield.
