The Star Tribune’s blog reports that the “lead group pushing an amendment to ban same-sex marriage staged a boycott outside the General Mills headquarters Tuesday, urging other Minnesota companies to stay out of the amendment fight.”
USA Today reports here that “[t]he campaign arm for House Democrats has turned to Rep. John Lewis to make the pitch for money to stop voter suppression tactics,” with an email that reads: “I’ve been marching and preaching and fighting… Continue reading
The Miami Herald reports here that the Florida Secretary of State is seeking to stop the Voter Participation Center from sending out registration forms to Floridians, to avoid confusing and misleading voters. The group, which is based in Washington State, … Continue reading
Plunderbund has this post on the Voters First proposal to create an independent redistricting commission in Ohio. (Dislosure: I’m part of this coalition.)
The AP has this story, reporting that the current number of Hispanic-held seats is “virtually guaranteed to increase by at least three or four seats because of once-a-decade redistricting that’s created new Hispanic-majority districts in California and Texas” and … Continue reading
The NYT reports that: “Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman of New York has begun investigating contributions to tax-exempt groups that are heavily involved in political campaigns, focusing on a case involving the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which has been one… Continue reading