ExPhoenix Mayor and State Attorney General Terry Goddard Spearhead a New Outlaw Dirty Money Initiative

APS holds a blind auction for two State Corporation Seats in 2014, bankrolling the two candidates that agree with their rate hiking agenda. The State Legislature, led by Vince “Dark Money is Good” Leach, has adopted measures to attack the enforceability of voter-approved Dark Money Ordinances in Tempe (which passed with 91 percent voter approval) … Read more

Free “Dark Money” film screening & panel discussion

Sunday January 27, 1:30 to 4 p.m Summit Ridge Community Church, 505 W. Hardy Rd. Tucson Hosted by Represent.Us Tucson and 2 others “Watch Tucson’s first free screening of “Dark Money”, an award-winning documentary by Kimberly Reed exposing political corruption in Montana. Free childcare from 1:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m., too. The film draws parallels … Read more

The battle over voting rights in Congress

The Democrats’ first order of business as they took control of the 116th Congress was introducing H.R. 1, the colossal “For the People Act.” This 571-page bill covering voting rights, campaign finance reform, ethics improvements, and more.

Election law expert Rick Hasen wrote of H.R. 1, The House Democrats’ Colossal Election Reform Bill Could Save American Democracy:

By beginning with election reform as “H.R. 1,” Democrats signaled their priorities as they took over control of the House of Representatives. The bill now has 221 co-sponsors, all Democrats, including almost every Democrat in the House. It’s disheartening that bipartisan movement on election reform is no longer possible and that few of the significant improvements in the bill stand a chance of becoming law until Democrats have control of the Senate and the presidency. Even then some of its provisions could be blocked by a conservative-leaning Supreme Court. But if and when Democrats ever do return to full power in Washington, H.R. 1 should remain the top priority. Though there is room for some improvements, the “For the People Act” would go an enormous way toward repairing our badly broken democracy.

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