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New York – Today, Demos, a national public policy and advocacy center that supports pro-voter election reform, applauded Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer for vetoing an anti-voter measure recently passed by the state legislature. The bill, HB 180, would have rescinded Montana’s so-called “late
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Law, First of Its Kind, Will Improve Fairness and Accuracy of the Census Data Used for Redistricting
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Washington, DC – In response to the President’s address on the federal budget, Demos’ Heather McGhee calls for a bolder commitment to recovery: "Today, the President of the United States laid out his vision for restoring fiscal responsibility in a way that does not impede our fledgling recovery or
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How Main Street Partnership Banks Can Improve Local Economies

Policy Briefs
Heather C. McGhee
Jason Judd
New York – At a time when anti-government ideology is driving policy making in Washington, a refresher course on the concrete benefits and products of a robust public sector is needed. The programs, infrastructure, and services that have make America great are possible due to an often dreaded source
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Six of NYISO's nine board members make more than $100,000 a year -- for just 14 hours of work a week, the tax filings say. "It's a scandal," said Richard Brodsky, a former state assemblyman who has long railed against NYISO. "The salaries are excessive. It's the directors' compensation that makes
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Heather Haddon
Washington DC – Today, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), Rep. John Larson (D-CT), and actor Alec Baldwin unveiled the Fair Elections Now Act, a bill that would change for the better the way congressional candidates finance elections. Demos, a non-partisan public policy research and advocacy organization
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Demos respectfully urges the Committee on the Judiciary to give swift approval to the Fair Elections Now Act. 
Testimony and Public Comment
Miles Rapoport
We have analyzed the likely impact on voter turnout should Nebraska adopt
Policy Briefs
Jonathan Nagler
David Callahan, a senior fellow at the think tank Demos, contends the tax code should differentiate between charities and overtly partisan advocacy organizations. Now neither type of group must reveal the names of its supporters.
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