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Groups Urge Shell To Cut Ties With ALEC

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Groups Urge Shell To Cut Ties With ALEC

In a letter sent yesterday, 19 international investors called on Shell, one of the world's largest oil companies, to leave the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a lobbying group composed of state legislators and corporate representatives.

Pennsylvania Legislators Unveil Working Group Aimed at Ending Gerrymandering

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Pennsylvania Legislators Unveil Working Group Aimed at Ending Gerrymandering

Last week, a bipartisan bicameral group of Pennsylvania lawmakers joined for a press conference to announce the formation of a working group seeking to draft and pass comprehensive redistricting legislation. Led by Senator Lisa Boscola (D-Northampton), the group aims to empower representative government by reforming a mechanism that has led to the system becoming “politically tainted, polarized, and gridlocked.”

Breaking Gridlock at the FEC

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Breaking Gridlock at the FEC

After months of speech-making and letter-writing aimed at prodding their colleagues into action, two members of the Federal Election Commission took a new and unprecedented step on Monday to break the agency’s well-documented gridlock.

UnKoch My Campus!

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UnKoch My Campus!

In the fight for academic integrity "UnKoch My Campus" is quickly gaining traction across the country.

Common Cause “Gerrymander Standard” Second Place Winners

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Common Cause “Gerrymander Standard” Second Place Winners

As promised, we are announcing the winners of Common Cause’s inaugural Democracy Prize writing competition to identify the best “gerrymander standard.” On Monday, we announced the third place winners.

New Polls Shows Overwhelming Majority of Americans Support Money in Politics Solutions

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New Polls Shows Overwhelming Majority of Americans Support Money in Politics Solutions

A poll released by The New York Times and CBS News today shows that more than 80% of Americans support fundamental change or a complete overhaul of the way political campaigns are funded. The survey found majorities of both Republicans and Democrats favor strong campaign finance reforms, including:

ALEC Runs For Cover

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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.

Common Cause “Gerrymander Standard” Third Place Winner

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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.

Closing The Digital Divide

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Closing The Digital Divide

The fight to close the digital divide just got a major boost.

Common Cause “Gerrymander Standard” Winners Will Be Announced Next Week

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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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