From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Did you know that 361 voter suppression bills have been introduced in 47 states this year? Some have become law in states like Florida, Georgia and Arizona, which attack early voting, add restrictive … Continued
From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): Time is short to pass the Legislative and Congressional Redistricting Act (LACRA) Senate Bill 222. LACRA will make sure the redistricting process is more transparent, that public engagement is welcomed and that clear, measurable map … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): The 2021 redistricting process has officially begun―and we must speak out to stop partisan politicians from creating rigged, unfair maps that are created to silence voters and limit the political power of marginalized … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/06/09/55-us-corporations-paying-no-federal-tax-last-year-spent-450-million-political “The lobbying, campaign contributions, and tax avoidance by these 55 companies is a never-ending cycle in which the companies spend to win tax breaks, then use the money saved from those breaks to try to get more.” … Continued
From Common Cause (http://www.commoncause.org): You already know how transformational the For the People Act would be for our democracy. This once-in-a-generation bill for free and fair elections would finally ensure that We The People call the shots in our government — not … Continued
From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): Time is running out to pass redistricting reform legislation before maps are redrawn when Census 2020 data is released. LWVPA has been advocating for reform of PA’s redistricting process since 1986, when the League endorsed a … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Postmaster General Louis DeJoy was appointed under the last administration to run the US Postal Service more like a for-profit business than a public good. This resulted in a massive slowdown of the … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/05/24/legal-scholars-detail-why-dc-statehood-absolutely-constitutional Published on Monday, May 24, 2021 by Common Dreams “When the nation’s leading constitutional scholars come together to affirm that statehood is constitutional, we need to listen,” declared one campaigner. By Jessica Corbett, staff writer Activists hold … Continued
From Common Cause (http://www.commoncause.org): We’re glad that during our recent primary election, officials were able to count votes quickly — a far cry from November’s presidential election. But that’s not because our lawmakers took any action to help our counties … Continued
From Civic Action (https://www.civicaction.com/): If the last several years have taught us anything, it’s that our democracy is very fragile. Rampant voter suppression still exists. The wealthiest 0.01% in our country have far more influence in government than hundreds of … Continued