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Wisconsin Wants SCOTUS to Protect Its Partisan Gerrymandering Scheme
Last November, in the first such ruling in 30 years, partisan gerrymandering suffered a huge defeat when a district court in Wisconsin ruled that the state’s partisan redistricting plan was unconstitu ...
28 Mar, 2017
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9 Wisconsin Communities Are Fighting to Overturn Citizens United
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: George Penn, 608-244-6436, geo_penn@charter.netNine Communities to Vote to Reclaim Democracy from Moneyed InterestsMadison, WI (March 27, 2016) – On Tuesday, April 4th, W ...
27 Mar, 2017
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Trump Administration's Student Loan Policy Has Dire Implications
Student loan default rates are a major problem for many students. In fact, according to a recent analysis from the Consumer Federation of America (CFA), millions of Americans have fallen behind on the ...
23 Mar, 2017
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The Verdict is In: GOP Health Care Bill Leaves Millions More Uninsured
The American Health Care Act (AHCA), the Republican party’s proposed replacement for the Affordable Care Act, has received very mixed reviews, even from GOP members, some of whom have called it “Obama ...
13 Mar, 2017
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12 States Where Both Parties Are Suppressing the Right to Vote
At no time in history has the issue of “open v. closed primaries” been so prominent in the national discussion as it is today. This is, in large part, because Bernie Sanders made it a plank of his pre ...
10 Mar, 2017
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Partisan Gerrymandering is One Step Closer to the Supreme Court
In a move likely to upset Democrats and Republicans at the national level, a federal court-panel has enjoined Wisconsin state officials from using existing district maps and ordered the state to redra ...
02 Feb, 2017
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Rand Paul Says Hillary Camp Should Take Responsibility for Sloppiness
In an interview with NPR's David Greene, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said U.S. intelligence should investigate claims that Russia tried to insert itself into the 2016 presidential election. However ...
16 Dec, 2016
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Debriefing Democracy: Nonpartisan Movements Score Major Victories in November
Keep up with the reform efforts building on the post-election momentum. Big change starts small, and these organizations have been hard at work to fix our broken system, little by little.With so much ...
12 Dec, 2016
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Harry Reid and the Democratic Leadership Still Don't Get It
In an appearance on CNN, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid suggested that FBI Director James Comey played an integral role in the election of Donald Trump, saying his actions handed the Republican nom ...
12 Dec, 2016
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Jill Stein's Election Recount Effort Has Raised $7 Million and Changed Nothing
Here at IVN.us, the integrity of the voting process is very important, so any hint of foul play or voter fraud is something we take an earnest interest in understanding and reporting accurately and co ...
05 Dec, 2016
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