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Government Watchdog Supports New Bill to Ban Members of Congress from Trading Stock
Majority of Americans support a stock trading ban
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Indianapolis Star: Itinutulak ng mambabatas ang mga panukalang batas na maaaring makinabang sa kanyang mga negosyo
"Hindi lang siya ang artisan distiller sa estado, ngunit ito ay isang medyo maliit na uniberso," sabi ng executive director ng Common Cause Indiana na si Julia Vaughn. "Tiyak na nag-iiwan ito ng hitsura ng hindi nararapat, na nagiging sanhi ng pag-iisip ng mga tao tungkol sa motibo."
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Tribune News Service/Inside Sources/Las Vegas Sun (Op-Ed): Election denialism is still a threat
The lifting of bans on former president Trump by Twitter and Facebook hammers home the point that there is little interest from social media platforms in combating election disinformation. The platforms are scaling back content moderation at a time when consistent enforcement of civic integrity policies can be most impactful. The next year is pivotal, not just in state legislatures but for people's attitudes toward democracy and the information they receive about it.
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Spectrum News: Texas House panel debates quitting election cross-check program ERIC
“It’s been helpful and necessary in making sure that our administration of elections is more safe and secure,” said Katya Ehresman, the voting rights program manager at Common Cause Texas.
But some Republicans say Texas should no longer be a member of this group. A bill by Houston-area Rep. Jacey Jetton would put an expiration date on the state’s participation in ERIC. Texas would need to create its own alternative cross-check program. Ehresman said other states, such as Kansas and Florida, that have left ERIC have seen...
But some Republicans say Texas should no longer be a member of this group. A bill by Houston-area Rep. Jacey Jetton would put an expiration date on the state’s participation in ERIC. Texas would need to create its own alternative cross-check program. Ehresman said other states, such as Kansas and Florida, that have left ERIC have seen...
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Florida Politics: Senate sends elections bill hiking fines on voter registration groups to floor
“If we want a democracy that works for everyone, we should be making it harder for money to influence politics and easier for eligible voters to register and cast their ballot, but this bill gets it backwards,” said Amy Keith, program director of Common Cause Florida.
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Common Cause Lauds Voter Data Revealing Youth Voting Has Increased Over the Decade
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Common Cause, a voting rights watchdog group, applauds the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) at Tufts Tisch College for its recent report on young voting.
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The Guardian: Texas consider bills criminalizing voter fraud despite no evidence
“These bills seem to be wanting to prosecute widespread voter fraud, yet there’s no evidence for these being needed right now other than conjecture or partisan politics,” said Katya Ehresman, the voting rights program manager for Common Cause Texas.
She said that often lawmakers like Paxton in Texas use the biannual legislative session to “create political theater” that will help them in their bids for re-election.
“It’s largely a problem in search of a solution, especially as less than 18 months...
She said that often lawmakers like Paxton in Texas use the biannual legislative session to “create political theater” that will help them in their bids for re-election.
“It’s largely a problem in search of a solution, especially as less than 18 months...
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Raw Story: Revealed: Nearly $500 million continues to sit in a bloated, unused government fund
Nonprofit government reform group Common Cause supports citizen-funded elections, too, including campaign funding vouchers. Common Cause said it would prefer to see the current presidential public financing system modernized rather than see the fund emptied.
“The disclosure laws and regulations have not kept pace at all with outside spending,” said Stephen Spaulding, vice president of policy and external affairs at Common Cause. “A significant percentage of money comes through ‘dark money’ groups that don't have to...
“The disclosure laws and regulations have not kept pace at all with outside spending,” said Stephen Spaulding, vice president of policy and external affairs at Common Cause. “A significant percentage of money comes through ‘dark money’ groups that don't have to...
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Bloomberg: The GOP Is Making It Harder for College Students to Vote
Mia Lewis, associate director of the voting rights organization Common Cause Ohio, questioned why the change was needed.
“Our secretary of state has said for years that Ohio runs model elections, setting a standard for the entire country, and yet suddenly there’s a desire to change them,” she said. “It’s perfectly legitimate to ask what’s driving these sudden changes.”
“Our secretary of state has said for years that Ohio runs model elections, setting a standard for the entire country, and yet suddenly there’s a desire to change them,” she said. “It’s perfectly legitimate to ask what’s driving these sudden changes.”
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Washington Post: Clarence Thomas might have recognized law at issue in his real estate deal
Back in 2011, he updated years of his financial disclosure reports to include employment details for his wife, conservative activist Virginia “Ginni” Thomas. The updates came after the watchdog group Common Cause raised red flags. Thomas said the employment information was “inadvertently omitted due to a misunderstanding of the filing instructions.”
Despite Thomas having acknowledged the error and amended his filings, Common Cause wasn’t impressed and suggested it didn’t add up.
“Justice Thomas sits...
Despite Thomas having acknowledged the error and amended his filings, Common Cause wasn’t impressed and suggested it didn’t add up.
“Justice Thomas sits...
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Miami Herald/CQ-Roll Call: Asking Clarence Thomas to testify in Senate could spark a showdown
Common Cause sent a letter Tuesday to the Senate Judiciary Committee asking them have Thomas testify and “put it on the record for the American people,” as well as have Roberts testify. “The U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly proven itself incapable of policing itself without a code of ethics,” Common Cause co-president Marilyn Carpinteyro said in a news release. “It is time for Congress to hold hearings and pass legislation to establish a code of ethics for Supreme Court Justices to hold them to the same standards as every other...
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USA Today/Gannett: Ang GOP billionaire na si Harlan Crow ay bumili ng ari-arian mula kay Justice Clarence Thomas, ayon sa bagong ulat
"Inaasahan at karapat-dapat ng mga Amerikano ang isang patas at walang kinikilingan na Korte Suprema at kailangan natin ng transparency upang matukoy ang mga potensyal na salungatan at maibalik ang tiwala ng publiko sa pinakamataas na hukuman ng ating bansa," sabi ng co-president ng Common Cause na si Marilyn Carpinteyro noong nakaraang linggo, bago ang pinakabagong paghahayag. "Paulit-ulit na napatunayan ng Korte Suprema ng US ang kanyang sarili na hindi kayang bantayan ang sarili nang walang code ng etika."
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Karaniwang Dahilan Ang mga Beterano na sina Kathay Feng at Stephen Spaulding ay Umakyat sa Mga Tungkulin ng VP
Ikinalulugod na ipahayag ng Common Cause na dalawang beterano ng Common Cause ang pumasok sa tungkulin ng bise presidente sa tagapagbantay ng gobyerno. Ang longtime Common Cause na lider na si Kathay Feng ay tatakbo sa tungkulin ng Vice President for Programs at si Stephen Spaulding ay babalik sa Common Cause mula sa kanyang tungkulin bilang Policy Director ng US Senate Rules Committee at magsisilbing Vice President for Policy & External Affairs. Magkasama ang dalawa ay tutulong sa pamumuno sa pambansang pagsisikap ng Common Cause na bawasan ang mga hadlang sa isang mas kinatawan na demokrasya. Sila ay...
