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Our democracy as it currently exists is far from perfect, but in 2018, states and cities across the country pushed forward with a number of...
Jan 8, 2019 Blog Post
National elected leaders would have us believe Republicans and Democrats are from different planets, unable to communicate, much less agree on anything. Last weekend I...
Nov 2, 2018 Blog Post
Last week, we released the ninth edition of Following the Money, our annual report with U.S. PIRG Education Fund evaluating governments on their online financial...
May 1, 2018 Blog PostState-operated transparency websites provide checkbook-level detail on government spending, allowing citizens and watchdog groups to view payments made to individual companies, details on purchased goods...
Apr 25, 2018 Report
The dominating influence of large political donors shapes elections from beginning to end – from an individual’s decision to run for office, to a candidate’s...
Feb 1, 2018 Blog Post
The dominance of large contributors over every aspect of the political process – from decisions regarding which candidates run for office to the ability of...
Feb 1, 2018 Report
The Fair Elections law adopted in Montgomery County, Maryland, provides candidates for county-level positions with matching funds if they agree to accept contributions only from...
Jan 29, 2018 Report
Especially when more and more political involvement takes place online, online comments to the FCC on net neutrality should have been thoroughly vetted and...
Jan 9, 2018 Blog Post
Allowing residents to vote by mail, along with a host of other good practices, helps increase voter turnout and improve democracy.
Nov 3, 2017 Blog Post
“Special districts” are a type of government agency that exist outside of traditional forms of general purpose local or state governments, and serve key governmental...
Apr 25, 2017 Report
