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Posts tagged Gerrymandering
Reform for Illinois cheers election process
But more reforms necessary, says ED Alisa Kaplan, and wider ballot access granted in pandemic may not stick
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Ted CoxReform for Illinois, Alisa Kaplan, 2020 Election, 2020 Illinois Election, COVID-19, Vote By Mail, Illinois Ballot Access, Kanye West, Illinois Sunshine, Illinois Campaign Financing, Better Government Association, BGA, Rod Blagojevich, Michael Madigan, Jim Durkin, Bill Brady, Thomas Kilbride, Betsy Dirksen Londrigan, Rodney Davis, Gerrymandering
Fair tax polls ahead of required 60 percent supermajority
Annual Simon Poll also finds support for millionaire tax, fair maps
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Ted CoxIllinois Fair Tax, Illinois Flat Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, J.B. Pritzker, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, Simon Poll, SIU Carbondale, Illinois Fair Maps, Gerrymandering, John Jackson, Eric Zorn, Illinois Corruption, Illinois Pensions, Illinois Pension Reform, National Institute on Retirement Security
Hold the hypocrisy on voting rights
Yes, motor-voter snafu should be investigated, but let’s also halt more widespread practice of removing legal voters from rolls
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Ted CoxJesse White, Illinois Motor Voter, Voting Rights, Illinois Automatic Voter Registration, Bruce Rauner, Matt Dietrich, Rich Miller, Capitol Fax, Andy Manar, Hannah Meisel, The Daily Line, Just Democracy Coalition, Lawrence Benito, ICIRR, Timothy Schneider, Stacey Abrams, Brian Kemp, Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell, Robert Mueller, Gerrymandering
Trump waffles on census citizenship question
U.S. Rep. Garcia calls apparent decision ‘a victory for everyone’ as president grouses on Twitter
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Roberts divides the baby
Chief justice tips scales to OK gerrymandering, but nixes citizenship question on census
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Ted CoxU.S. Supreme Court, 2020 U.S. Census, Gerrymandering, John Roberts, Elena Kagen, Chicago Urban League, J.B. Pritzker, Donald Trump, Nate Silver, FiveThirtyEight.com, Elbridge Gerry, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Department of Commerce v. New York, Rucho v. Common Cause, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer
Brady: Fair tax 'must be defeated'
Senate minority leader lauds bipartisan approach — but only up to a point
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Ted CoxBill Brady, J.B. Pritzker, Jim Durkin, City Club of Chicago, Illinois Capital Bill, Illinois Infrastructure, Illinois Minimum Wage, $15 Minimum Wage, Legal Marijuana, Illinois Legalization, Reproductive Health Act, Illinois Reproductive Rights, Pritzker Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Property Taxes, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Nancy Pelosi, Donald Trump, Illinois Pensions, Gerrymandering
Reform for Illinois: New name, same great organization
Progressive group builds on its Illinois Sunshine initiative on campaign contributions to revive statewide interest in democracy
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Ted CoxReform for Illinois, Illinois Sunshine, Illinois Campaign for Political Reform, Paul Simon, Bob Kustra, Mary Miro, Cynthia Canary, David Melton, Illinois State Board of Elections, Campaign Contributions, Donald Trump, Gerrymandering, Ballot Access, Chicago Municipal Election, Michael Bloomberg, Me Too, Sexual Harassment, Melinda Bush, Carol Ammons, Susana Mendoza, McCain-Feingold, Citizens United
GOP chairman calls for unity
Cook County Commissioner Schneider says a good start would be a nationwide halt to gerrymandering
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