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Can City Politics Rise Above the Partisan Divide? The Climb is Steep
For the politically informed, the punditry on CNN, Fox News and MSNBC has gone on ad-nauseam. Partisan dialog so wholly permeates our news media these days that it can be challenging to find good info...
#HealthyGov: 6 Groups That Are Changing Politics in America
“We spend most of our time focused on what’s wrong with our government and talking about the dysfunction or breakdowns in a critical way. With all that attention on what we DON’T want, we spend little...
S.D. Bill Makes It Easier for Third Parties to Stay on Ballot
On February 27, the South Dakota Senate unanimously passed HB 1012. The bill is now on its way to the governor. No legislator in either house voted against this bill. It says that a party must meet th...
South Dakota House Blocks Measure to Allow Independents to Vote In All Primaries
A measure proposed by Republican State Rep. Drew Dennert to open all primaries in the state to independent voters died in the State House Monday.South Dakota currently has a semi-closed partisan ...
Anti-Corruption Leader Says 2018 Is Big Year to Unrig the System
T.J. O'Hara is joined by Josh Silver.Josh is a veteran election and media reform executive. He was the campaign manager for the successful 1998 Arizona Clean Elections ballot initiative, and is the co...
Politicians Look to Rob Voters of Their Right to End Corruption in South Dakota
PIERRE, S.D. – On December 29th, the South Dakota Voter Protection and Anti-Corruption Amendment was certified as Amendment W for the November 2018 ballot by Secretary of State Shantel Krebs...
Debt Ceiling Duel: President Sides with Dems; 3 House GOP Members Say No
419-3.Three Republicans voted against a bill that, in part, provides $7.85 billion in emergency financial assistance to the victims of Hurricane Harvey.Michigan Rep. Justin Amash, Kentucky Rep. Thomas...
A-List Celebrity Adds Star Power to Anti-Corruption Movement
There is an A-list celebrity that has joined a growing movement to end political corruption in the United States: Jennifer Lawrence.Represent.us, the nation's largest grassroots anti-corruption campai...
Fight Continues to End Corruption in a State Plagued by Scandals
The South Dakota State Legislature fully repealed a major anti-corruption law earlier this year that voters approved in November 2016. But voters in the state may get a second chance at reform.Represe...
Free My Voice: Primary Elections Should Serve Voters, Not Parties
Like a lot of Missouri voters, I’m beyond angry at our recent divisive presidential election and scandal-plagued state legislature. It’s time to vent that anger at the real culprit: an election system...