From Common Cause (http://www.commoncause.org): TAKE ACTION: Tell the top election official in your state to protect our elections against hacking—send a message at https://actionnetwork.org/letters/protect-our-elections-against-hacking. We need you to speak up for our right to free and fair elections. Congress has … Continued
From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): Recently business leaders in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., came out in strong support of redistricting reform. In the wake of the longest government shutdown in history, they point to the unresponsive, unaccountable government that … Continued
Pennsylvania Capital-Star By Stephen Caruso, February 6, 2019 Marisa Nowicki’s award-winning congressional map. (Courtesy Draw the Lines PA) Three dozen Pennsylvanians walked out of the Capitol Wednesday with a nice chunk of change, all for drawing maps. The winners, divided … Continued
Legislative handbook turns grassroots concerns into policy prescriptions to make state government work for everyday Pennsylvanians READ THE ROADMAP HERE. HARRISBURG – The We The People – Pennsylvania campaign today released “A Roadmap to a New Pennsylvania: State Policy Towards … Continued
From the Union of Concerned Scientists (http://www.ucsusa.org): We need your help to seize the moment in this new Congress. Science Champions all around the country will be visiting their legislators at their local offices and creating a resounding message: constituents … Continued
From Common Cause (http://www.commoncause.org): Congress must finally do what it takes to make our democracy work for everyone. Tell your Representative in Congress to support the For the People Act today at https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-congress-we-deserve-a-democracy-that-works-for-us. On January 21 we honored the legacy … Continued
From Keystone Counts (https://www.keystonecounts.org/): Judge Jesse Furman of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that the Trump administration’s decision to add the citizenship question was unlawful. His ruling blocks the administration from adding the … Continued
From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): On Jan 1, 2019 state legislators were sworn in for the 2019-20 legislative session. Among them are 43 new Representatives and 7 new Senators. Hopefully these freshmen will bring new energy, enthusiasm and a willingness … Continued
Washington Post By Tara Bahrampour January 15 at 12:18 PM A federal judge has ruled against the Trump administration’s addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census. In the first major ruling on the question, Judge Jesse M. Furman of … Continued
Posted at https://www.pogo.org/analysis/2019/01/a-closer-look-at-ethics-reforms-in-hr-1-the-for-the-people-act/ BY LIZ HEMPOWICZ | FILED UNDER ANALYSIS | JANUARY 04, 2019 (Illustration by POGO) On the first day of the 116th Congress, a group of House Democrats introduced a sweeping reform bill aimed in part at creating and strengthening ethics systems for all three … Continued