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Anti-Corruption & Accountability: Working For The People

We deserve a government that is as honest and hardworking as the people it represents.

For government to serve the people, it has to be accountable to the people and no one else. But Supreme Court rulings like Citizens United have let billionaires and special interests buy unlimited influence, so they can get their way at the rest of our expense.

Common Cause is the leading watchdog group calling out corruption where we see it and passing laws that put power in the hands of everyday people.

That means demanding common-sense limits on money in politics, transparency into who’s funding lobbying and campaigns, strong rules to stop government corruption, and small-dollar public financing to give ordinary people a fighting chance against Big Money. 

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Shining the Light on Lobbyists and their Influence 

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Shining the Light on Lobbyists and their Influence 

This legislative session we saw proposed legislation, SB267, which was designed to provide more information about who is seeking to influence the Indiana General Assembly. The bill didn’t advance because it was ill-conceived and focused on the wrong kind of spending, but it did raise a conversation that is long overdue. Hoosiers can access some information about who is spending large amounts of money to influence legislative outcomes, but this information is too little, and...

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Legislative Push for Convention Equals Danger for Indiana

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Legislative Push for Convention Equals Danger for Indiana

As the legislature advances SJR 21, a resolution calling for an Article V Constitutional Convention to implement federal term limits, Common Cause Indiana and other democracy allies are warning Hoosiers of the dangers of such a move.

New Results: Common Cause Releases “Our Democracy 2022” Candidate Surveys for First Election Since January 6th

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New Results: Common Cause Releases “Our Democracy 2022” Candidate Surveys for First Election Since January 6th

Common Cause today released initial results of its Our Democracy 2022 candidate questionnaire in the leadup to the first election since January 6th. With two months to go before Election Day, more than 100 candidates for Congress, including in certain swing House and Senate races, responded on how they promise to defend and strengthen our democracy.

Common Cause Releases 2022 “Democracy Scorecard” Showing Growing Support in Congress for Democracy Reform

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Common Cause Releases 2022 “Democracy Scorecard” Showing Growing Support in Congress for Democracy Reform

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — As constituents evaluate the performance of their members of Congress, Common Cause released its 2022 “Democracy Scorecard,” a tracking resource with the positions of all members of Congress on campaign finance reform, ethics and transparency, and voting rights legislation. The fourth biennial scorecard is produced to help constituents hold their leaders in the 117th Congress accountable for passing common-sense legislation that preserves and strengthens our democracy. 

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