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Five Things Your Tax Dollars Could Fund Instead of an Illegal Iran War
While Americans are struggling to afford basic necessities, the Trump Administration is pouring billions of dollars into an illegal war in Iran.
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ALEC Runs For Cover
A few weeks ago, NBC11, a local TV station in Atlanta, went undercover at the a conference of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a secretive corporate lobbying group.
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Common Cause “Gerrymander Standard” Third Place Winner
As co-chairs of Common Cause’s inaugural Democracy Prize writing competition to identify the best “gerrymander standard”, it’s our privilege to announce the winners of the competition this week, as promised on Friday.
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Closing The Digital Divide
The fight to close the digital divide just got a major boost.
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Les gagnants du concours « Gerrymander Standard » de Common Cause seront annoncés la semaine prochaine
L'année dernière, Common Cause a lancé le premier concours d'écriture du Prix de la démocratie afin d'identifier la meilleure « norme de découpage électoral ». Lundi, mardi et mercredi de la semaine prochaine, nous annoncerons chaque lauréat dans des articles de blog quotidiens résumant leurs idées et fournissant des liens vers les articles.
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Oregon Legislature Sends to Governor’s Desk Bill Giving Public a Greater Voice in Redistricting
The Oregon Legislature passed a bill put forth by Common Cause and the Redistricting Matters Coalition to bring more public input and transparency to the redistricting process.
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Disclosure Voted Down Along Party Lines
In a party line vote, Republicans on the House Communications and Technology subcommittee defeated legislation that would have forced the secret sponsors of broadcast political ads into the open.
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ALEC Losing Clout, Legitimacy Amid Ongoing Controversy and Tax Fraud
Amid an exodus of more than 100 corporations from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), Common Cause and the Center for Media and Democracy sent federal authorities new evidence last week, that ALEC is a corporate lobby masquerading as a charity at the expense of taxpayers and voters.
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Got $1 million? Here is what it can get you.
While they all talk about attracting grassroots and small-donor support, the 2016 candidates are depending on big money from wealthy donors to propel them to the White House.
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Les réformateurs du redécoupage des circonscriptions font des plans à Cincinnati
Le 15 mai, Common Cause Ohio et des organisations partenaires ont organisé un atelier sur la réforme du redécoupage électoral en 2015 à Cincinnati.
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Allergan, dernière entreprise à quitter ALEC alors que la pression monte sur Pfizer
Une autre grande entreprise a décidé de quitter le groupe de pression controversé American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a appris Common Cause.
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Baltimore, Make Your Vote Count
This week The New York Times reported on a years-long research project that found that children who move from lower-income to higher-income neighborhoods may improve their odds of succeeding, with their likelihood of going to college and the amount of money they're likely to earn as adults increasing for every year spent in the better neighborhood.
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Gerrymandering Causes Huge Drop in Competitiveness of Wisconsin’s State Legislative Elections
A new report from Common Cause Wisconsin found that only 10.3 percent of winning candidates defeated their opponents by less than 10 percent in 2014.
