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New Hampshire: Election Day Registration Helps Set Record Voter Turnout

J. Mijin Cha on January 10, 2008 - 11:08am
The New Hampshire primary voter turnout set a new record with over 500,000 residents participating in the Republication and Democratic primaries. While candidates worked hard to get voters turned out, residents of New Hampshire have an added advantage: New Hampshire is one of a select number of states that allow voters to register and vote on election day. Voter registration does close 10 days before the election, but voters that miss the deadline can register and vote on election day.  

Ranking the States on Online Disclosure of Govt Contracts, Subsidies and Lobbying

Nathan Newman on November 15, 2007 - 9:44am
In the age of Google, citizens expect to be able to find core information on the Internet about government operations, but as a major new report being released today highlights, most states are failing on public transparency.

The Fight Against Global Warming: Another Way States Can Rein in Greenhouse Gas Emissions

J. Mijin Cha on October 29, 2007 - 10:24am
The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which shared this year's Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore, recently released a report detailing the negative environmental changes that will result from climate change, including higher temperatures leading to increased deaths from more severe heat waves, increased incidence of infectious diseases, and severe damage to ecosystems. The IPCC report warned that there were only eight years left to act to prevent the worst effects of global warming. 

Iowa Enacts Election Day Registration - EDR Moving Nationwide

Nathan Newman on April 5, 2007 - 7:08am

On April 3rd, Iowa Governor Chet Culver signed into law HF 653, which provides Iowans with the opportunity to register and vote on Election Day. Governor Culver stated,

Here in Iowa , we want to make it as easy as possible for Iowans to be involved in the democratic process. This bill achieves this goal. I strongly believe getting more people to vote is good for democracy and good for the future of this state.

Gay Adoption Gains, Children Win

Nathan Newman on March 29, 2007 - 9:24am
This week, an Arkansas bill to ban gay adoption collapsed in the House, after passing the state Senate earlier this month.  In New Hampshire, the state House overwhelmingly passed a bill affirming the right of gay couples to jointly adopt children.  Earlier this month, the Colorado House approved a similar "second-parent adoption" bill in a bipartisan vote.

 

Big PhRMA and Marketing Prescription Drugs

Adam Thompson on March 22, 2007 - 9:41am
Marketing experts will tell you that a doctor is one of the most trusted professionals when it comes to public credibility in advertising.  This holds true for their peers as well.

The Predatory Lending Bubble and How the Feds Made it Worse

J. Mijin Cha on March 19, 2007 - 8:16am
The trouble in the subprime lending market is sending ripples through Wall Street.  One of the biggest subprime lenders, New Century, has been de-listed from the New York Stock Exchange.

Beating the drug industry at its own game

Adam Thompson on March 1, 2007 - 11:00am
Pharmaceutical companies spend $11.4 billion each year on marketing.  Much of that is spent on salespeople, known as "detailers", who visit doctor's offices to pitch the latest drugs, in order to increase prescriptions for their company's products-- usually at the expense of older, cheaper, and often more effective drugs. 

Making Legislative Pay Match the Workload

Adam Thompson on February 15, 2007 - 9:55am
One of the most politically challenging, and politically assailable, decisions a legislator can make is a vote increasing legislative pay.  Yet, with legislative pay a mere pittance in most states, increasing it is necessary to prevent wealth from becoming a prerequisite to hold public office.

Shutting the Courtroom Door: How the Corporate Right Mobilized in the States

PSN on January 4, 2007 - 11:28am
When an impeccably pro-business outfit like Business Week declares victory for the business lobby in shutting the courtroom door to victims of corporate negligence, you know injured consumers and workers have been losing badly. But this week's cover story, How Business Trounced The Trial Lawyers, illustrates how the corporate right leveraged campaign contributions in the last decade to hijack state policy on civil justice.