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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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Gallego Sits Down With the Interns
U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-AZ, opened his office to the seven Common Cause national staff summer interns last week. We discussed a wide array of subjects, from congressional procedure and national elections to Arizona state politics.
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Voting Rights Remain Far From Secure
Advancing voting rights, once a bipartisan objective, has fallen victim to intense partisan gridlock following the Supreme Court’s 2013 decision in Shelby County v. Holder, a ruling that effectively gutted the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA).
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Iba't ibang Uri ng Industriya, Parehong Uri ng Paggasta
Isang bagong ani ng mga tagapag-empleyo at industriya ang lumitaw bilang mga pangunahing puwersa ng lobbying sa 2017 Maryland General Assembly, iniulat ng Common Cause Maryland (CCMD) ngayon.
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DC Nagpapatuloy sa Makatarungang Halalan
Ang Common Cause President Karen Hobert Flynn ay kabilang sa mga saksi ngayong umaga habang isinasaalang-alang ng District of Columbia City Council subcommittee ang Fair Elections Act of 2017, isang ordinansa na magdaragdag ng kapital ng bansa sa listahan ng mga hurisdiksyon na sumasaklaw sa isang maliit na dollar donor based campaign finance system .
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Contractor’s Security Lapse Exposes Data on Millions of Voters
A contractor for the Republican National Committee has exposed the personal data of 198 million Americans online, raising alarms about the security of election systems across the U.S., according to a report published this week by Gizmodo.
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Texas-sized Trouble
Texas lawmakers have ramped up efforts to deprive millions of Texans of the right to vote since the Supreme Court’s 2013 decision in Shelby County v. Holder gutted key portions of the federal Voting Rights Act (VRA), the Texas Civil Rights Project charges in a new report.
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Election Day!
The polls are open today in a pair of deep south congressional districts,including one that has become the most expensive congressional election ever and a test of President Trump’s popularity – or lack of it – with suburban voters.
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'Siguro ang Pinakamasamang FCC na Nakita Ko'
Sa loob lamang ng ilang maikling buwan, ang Trump wrecking ball ay tumama sa mga patakaran at regulasyon sa halos lahat ng ahensya ng gobyerno. Ang Federal Communications Commission ay walang pagbubukod.
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Gerrymander Gazette | June 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court announced this morning that it will hear oral arguments in Gill v. Whitford, an appeal of a three-judge federal trial court decision that Wisconsin State Assembly districts are an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander.
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Gerrymander Gazette | July 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court announced this morning that it will hear oral arguments in Gill v. Whitford, an appeal of a three-judge federal trial court decision that Wisconsin State Assembly districts are an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander.
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Losing Net Neutrality Would Devastate Disabled Americans
Net neutrality matters to me as a disabled person because the internet is my primary source of socialization, entertainment, and news. I wasn't always disabled or chronically ill.
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Congress Moves to Protect Whistleblowers at the VA
Congress moved last week to protect whistleblowers in the scandal-plagued Department of Veterans Affairs and to make it easier for officials to discipline or fire VA employees who neglect or mistreat patients.
