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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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3 chances to restore democracy this Election Day
3 ballot initiatives could help change the way we vote for the better, coast-to-coast
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What Ohioans Need to Know About Issue 1
Common Cause Ohio’s Catherine Turcer breaks down Issue 1 on Columbus’s Sunny 95 radio.
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WI GOP seeks access to unlimited secret money, end to nonpartisan oversight
Today, our State Assembly votes on legislation to both dismantle Wisconsin's nonpartisan Government Accountability Board (GAB), and significantly expand the corrupting influence of out-of-state, secret cash in our elections. The State Senate is expected to do the same next week.
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Jeb Bush says he supports disclosure, so here are a few policies he could endorse
In releasing the names of Jeb Bush’s financial bundlers yesterday, the former Florida governor’s presidential campaign said Bush is “committed to transparency.”
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NEW ANALYSIS: Small Donors in the 2016 Presidential Election
With 2016 presidential candidates filing new third quarter campaign finance reports with the Federal Elections Commission, Common Cause completed an analysis of the percentage of small donors (those who give $200 or less) among the donors of the candidates.
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Is Change Here To Stay?
Of course I was thrilled this past April when the Federal Communications Commission indicated it was leaning against approval of the proposed Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger.
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The Right To Vote: An American Issue
Presidential candidate Jeb Bush said yesterday that there’s been “dramatic improvement” in access to voting since the Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965 and that there’s no need to support reauthorizing the law “as is.”
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Nilagdaan ni Gobernador Brown ang Mahalagang Student Poll Worker Bill
Ang pagboto ay isa sa pinakamahalagang karapatan at tungkulin ng mga mamamayan sa isang demokrasya.
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Let the Voters Decide
Veteran election lawyer Bob Bauer had some simple but powerful advice Wednesday for about 50 young attorneys who gathered for a meeting of the D.C. Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society.
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Are Small Donors Making A Comeback?
In the post-Citizens United era, sometimes it seems that the only way to run a viable campaign for public office is to rely on donations from deep-pocketed donors and interest groups that inevitably will want favors in return for their financial support.
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Look At Who Controls Government to Understand the Dispute on Planned Parenthood
The fight over Planned Parenthood funding serves as a reminder of who actually makes up and controls Congress and why we need strong political reforms.
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Fair Districts Will Ensure Every Ohioan’s Vote Matters
This November, Ohio voters have the power to undo a nasty tradition of gerrymandered districts and ensure the goal of fair elections can become a reality in the Buckeye State.
