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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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Common Cause Briefing Examines Ohio Redistricting Reform Proposal
Common Cause Ohio organized a briefing on HJR 12, a proposed state constitutional amendment that would reform how Ohio’s state legislative districts are drawn by creating a less partisan process.
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Corporate Lobbies Plot Strategies to Keep Political Spending Secret
Two DC events this week demonstrate corporate concern about citizen and shareholder efforts to force disclosure of political spending.
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Common Cause Ohio to Review Redistricting Resolution That Passed Ohio House Yesterday
Conference call to review and discuss House Joint Resolutions 11 and 12
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A Big Win In the Midwest
The Illinois legislature passed Election Day Registration, expanded early voting and other electoral reforms
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Common Cause Ohio Report Details Effects of Gerrymandering on 2014 Ohio Elections
Common Cause Ohio and the League of Women Voters of Ohio released a report detailing how the state legislature drew legislative maps to predetermine which party’s candidate won each district.
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Common Cause Member Briefing
Common Cause President Miles Rapoport, Board Chair Robert Reich, and Senior Vice President for Strategy and Programs Karen Hobert Flynn take questions from our members.
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Common Cause Ohio Briefing Spotlights Flaws in Redistricting Bill
Common Cause Ohio organized a press briefing last week to discuss proposed changes to Ohio’s system of legislative redistricting.
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Newly Released Emails Detail Strategy for Illegal Gerrymandering in Florida
The Florida Supreme Court ordered the release of 528 pages of emails sent between partisan political consultants and state officials that detailed a strategy for illegally gerrymandering the state’s congressional districts.
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Obama Actions on Immigration are Lawful, Limited, and Restrained — and Advance Democracy
President Obama’s executive actions on immigration are lawful, limited and restrained steps toward fixing an immigration system that is demonstrably broken, unjust and unenforceable. They attempt to make good on the promise of a democracy founded by immigrants. They will allow millions of families to emerge from the shadows and become full participants in our economy and our society, and build on the fundamentally American impulse and democratic principle of welcoming new immigrants and appreciating their contributions to our culture...
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Abolishing the filibuster, one year later
It's freezing in Washington this week, but it's not the nuclear winter some Republican senators predicted one year ago today.
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Chris Christie Is Dancing In the Dark Money
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate, has a strange plan for campaign finance reform. In a recent radio interview, Chris Christie called for complete disclosure of campaign contributions and the end of secret dark money groups.
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Common Cause Ohio Testifies Today in Ohio General Assembly on Redistricting Proposals
Following Senate Session today, Ann Henkener of the League of Women Voters of Ohio and Sam Gresham of Common Cause Ohio will be testifying before the Ohio House Policy and Legislative Oversight Committee about proposed redistricting reform proposals House Joint Resolutions 11 and 12.
