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Nationwide Fair Redistricting Would End Gerrymandering
credit: Votecitizens.orgGerrymandering has become a prevalent hurdle to meaningful political participation across the country (with few exceptions, including California*). The duopoly at their finest...
New Wisconsin Abortion Law Requires Ultrasound, Follows Popular Trend
Credit: Planned Parenthood Advocates of WIAmericans remain divided over their views on abortion. The Gallup survey recently reported that about 45 percent of Americans identify as pro-choice and 48 p...
Independent Bernie Sanders On Wiretapping: "Nothing Unusual"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdcHBifH5fg&feature=youtu.beSpeaking on the floor of the Senate Tuesday, Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) offered his view on warrantless wiretapping:"It turns out that wh...
Top 5 National Groups Advancing Transparency on Twitter
The list of government waste, scandal, and secrecy seems to be mounting, with news this week of a recent governmental order requiring Verizon to provide the National Security Agency with classified in...
GOP Lawmaker Introduces Less Restrictive Voter ID Bill in Wisconsin
Credit: CHRIS KNIGHT, The Patriot-NewsIn reaction to the many restrictive laws passed in 2012, there has been an influx of new laws to enhance voter participation in 2013. However, in Wisconsin, the ...
Socialists Find Fault with Obama Administration
In modern American politics, the word “socialist” has lost a great deal of its true meaning, robbed of its shock value by frequent overuse and naïve misapplication. Many a conservative pundit has warn...
Funding for Wisconsin Political Watchdog Group Cut in Half
Earlier this month, a prominent and award-winning political watchdog group in Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, had its budget cut in half after losing funding from one of its biggest ...
Rand Paul Nullification Proposal Emerges in Gun Debate
(Credit: Gage Skidmore)With a spate of shootings in recent months, there are calls for tighter gun control and President Obama has political capital to spend.Getting much of what he wanted with the f...
Wisconsin State of the State Reveals Party Contention
Photo: WisPolitics.com // Creative CommonsWisconsin has been in the national spotlight over the past two years as Governor Walker's legislative agenda shook up the Badger State, drastically cutt...
The Silent Discussion
For the past several days, across our country, we have been glued to the news at the horrible events in Newtown, Connecticut. The word "tragic" just doesn't seem to do any good to describe this ...