Voter suppression is no laughing matter
You’d think a former governor and candidate for president, and a man of the cloth to boot, would be respectful of the rights of his fellow citizens, even those who don’t see eye-to-eye with him on the...
View ArticleReplace the books, Mr. Mayor!
Open your wallet Mayor Bloomberg, it’s time to buy some books. The destruction or defacement by city police and/or clean-up crews of at least part of the “Occupy Wall Street” library in Zuccotti Park...
View ArticleAmend 2012 blooms in Vermont
Throughout January, I spent my Saturday mornings at the town dump in 10-degree weather and many weekday evenings in an overheated gym watching the 8th grade girls’ basketball team—all as part of my...
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Third Party Candidates on Voter ID
The Maggie Phair Institute sponsored a third party presidential debate this past Saturday, April 21st in Los Angeles. The organizer of the event, Casey Peters, asked a representative of Common Cause...
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Big win for reform in Connecticut
At a moment when voting rights are being challenged across the country, there is fantastic news from Connecticut. On Saturday night, the State Senate passed a bill providing for Election Day voter...
View ArticleAnalyzing the Walker win in Wisconsin
Only three American governors have been targeted in recall elections. Republican and Non-Partisan League Governor Lynn Frazier of North Dakota was ousted in 1921. California Democratic Governor Gray...
View ArticleVoter ID drive is the real voter fraud
“Voter ID, which is going to allow Governor Romney to win the state of Pennsylvania – Done” In that single sentence, part of a recitation of accomplishments by the Republican majority in Pennsylvania’s...
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Election Reform Forum in California
Last Thursday, California Common Cause policy advocate Phillip Ung and state board member LeeAnn Pelham joined a panel of speakers to discuss electoral reform for the nation and the Golden State....
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CA Campaign Finance Data Set Free
Today, California Secretary of State Debra Bowen announced her plans to make the raw data behind California’s lobbyists and campaign finance database available, online, on one spreadsheet available...
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Should Public Service in California Come with Perks?
California Legislators are paid a base salary of $95,291 a year and a per diem rate equivalent to $30,000 a year. Although more than double the salary of an average Californian, many of these...
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Under investigation? Say hello to legal defense funds
In June, State Senator Ron Calderon (D-Montebello), opened a legal defense fund to start gathering money to pay for potential legal and administrative expenses following the FBI raid of his office....
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Davis’ filibuster gave voice to abortion rights advocates
By Savannah Thieme Texas state senator Wendy Davis has become an instant hero ever since her 11-hour filibuster against a bill that would severely curtail abortion rights. Some have pointed out that...
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Big crowd of activists blasts ALEC in Chicago
CHICAGO, IL – As hundreds of state legislators, lobbyists, and CEOs celebrated ALEC’s 40th anniversary this week with a new round of closed-door talks and bill-writing, Common Cause and our allies...
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Common Cause Presses President’s Election Commission to Eliminate Obstacles...
As President Obama’s Commission on Election Administration searches for ways to shorten the long lines that plagued last year’s voting and smooth out other kinks in the machinery of our elections,...
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Victory in California ‘Dark Money’ Scheme
Simply put: today is a day of victory for common sense campaign disclosure laws and the people of California! A pair of Arizona non-profit groups that in 2012 funneled $15 million from anonymous...
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Court Rejects Drakes Bay Oyster Co.’s Privatization Efforts
Last month, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Interior Department’s decision to protect Drakes Estero in Point Reyes National Seashore as the West Coast’s first marine wilderness. The ruling...
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Election Reform Forum in California
Last Thursday, California Common Cause policy advocate Phillip Ung and state board member LeeAnn Pelham joined a panel of speakers to discuss electoral reform for the nation and the Golden State....
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CA Campaign Finance Data Set Free
Today, California Secretary of State Debra Bowen announced her plans to make the raw data behind California’s lobbyists and campaign finance database available, online, on one spreadsheet available...
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Should Public Service in California Come with Perks?
California Legislators are paid a base salary of $95,291 a year and a per diem rate equivalent to $30,000 a year. Although more than double the salary of an average Californian, many of these...
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Under investigation? Say hello to legal defense funds
In June, State Senator Ron Calderon (D-Montebello), opened a legal defense fund to start gathering money to pay for potential legal and administrative expenses following the FBI raid of his office....
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