Group Continues Calls for Better Legislative Rules in PA

Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2023-02-06/civic-engagement/group-continues-calls-for-better-legislative-rules-in-pa/a82759-1 February 6, 2023 – Danielle Smith, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window While the Pennsylvania House is still out of session and won’t resume until late February, the public and advocacy groups are voicing … Continued

Tell Congress to Pass the CLEAN Act and Commit to More Accountability in Government

From Common Cause (http://www.commoncause.org): The House just voted to gut the only independent office working to enforce ethical standards in Congress. It’s an outrageous step backwards – our elected officials cannot play both judge and jury when investigating charges against … Continued

Sign Petition Opposing Sweeping Bill of Proposed Constitutional Amendments

From Common Cause (http://www.commoncause.org): Our state legislative leadership is using the constitutional amendment process to get around the governor’s veto power and pass their partisan agenda. In July, state lawmakers passed SB106, a sweeping set of proposed amendments to our … Continued

Sign Petition: Tell Congress Limit Big Money’s Influence

From Common Cause (http://www.commoncause.org): SIGN NOW at https://act.commoncause.org/petitions/tell-congress-end-big-moneys-stranglehold-on-our-democracy: Congress must put an end to Big Money’s stranglehold on our democracy. How can we trust our elected officials to combat climate change when their campaigns are benefitting from massive amounts of … Continued

Sign Petition and Learn More Ways to Fix Harrisburg

From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): Spring is a time for renewal and reenergizing and we hope you are ready, willing and able to continue our fight for more transparent, accountable and impartial redistricting.   Although the maps are better this … Continued

Supreme Court Ruling Delivers ‘Dark, Dark Day for Democracy’

Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/01/supreme-court-ruling-delivers-dark-dark-day-democracy “We are now on a clear path to enshrining a constitutional right to anonymous spending in our democracy, and securing an upper hand for dark-money influence in perpetuity.” BRETT WILKINS, STAFF WRITER July 1, 2021 The U.S. Supreme … Continued