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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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Common Cause “Gerrymander Standard” Winners Will Be Announced Next Week
Last year Common Cause launched the inaugural Democracy Prize Writing Competition to identify the best “gerrymander standard.” On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of next week, we’ll announce each of the winning entries in daily blog posts summarizing their ideas and linking to the papers.
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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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Nawawala ang ALEC, Pagkalehitimo sa gitna ng Patuloy na Kontrobersya at Panloloko sa Buwis
Sa gitna ng paglabas ng higit sa 100 mga korporasyon mula sa American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), ang Common Cause at ang Center for Media and Democracy ay nagpadala ng mga pederal na awtoridad ng bagong ebidensya noong nakaraang linggo, na ang ALEC ay isang corporate lobby na nagpapanggap bilang isang kawanggawa sa gastos ng mga nagbabayad ng buwis at mga botante.
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May $1 milyon? Narito ang makukuha nito sa iyo.
Habang pinag-uusapan nilang lahat ang tungkol sa pag-akit ng mga katutubo at suporta sa maliit na donor, ang mga kandidato sa 2016 ay umaasa sa malaking pera mula sa mayayamang donor upang itulak sila sa White House.
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Redistricting Reformers Make Plans in Cincinnati
On May 15, Common Cause Ohio and partner organizations hosted a Redistricting Reform in 2015 Workshop in Cincinnati.
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Ang Pinakabagong Kumpanya ng Allergan na Umalis sa ALEC habang Lumalakas ang Presyon sa Pfizer
Ang isa pang pangunahing korporasyon ay nagpasya na umalis sa kontrobersyal na corporate lobbying group na American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), natutunan ng 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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Ang Gerrymandering ay Nagdudulot ng Malaking Pagbaba sa pagiging mapagkumpitensya ng mga Halalan sa Pambatasang Estado ng Wisconsin
Nalaman ng isang bagong ulat mula sa Common Cause Wisconsin na 10.3 porsiyento lamang ng mga nanalong kandidato ang natalo sa kanilang mga kalaban nang mas mababa sa 10 porsiyento noong 2014.
