2012

Republican candidates raise thousands in campaign cash in race to replace Ron Paul

| 03.14.12 | 9:48 am | View Article

As Rep. Ron Paul continues in the race for the Republican nomination for president, another race is taking place to determine who will be the Republican nominee to replace Paul in the Fourteenth Congressional District in Texas. A dozen candidates have filed for the Republican primary, but so far four More…

Millions in campaign cash being raised for Republican primary fights in Texas

| 03.06.12 | 11:02 am | View Article

As political campaigns in Texas shift into high gear after a court ruling finally set the date of the Texas primaries More…, candidates will continue to raise millions of dollars in campaign cash to add to the millions that have already been raised. However, much of the campaign cash is

Florida counties that implemented new elections law saw fewer voters, study says

Ashley Lopez | 03.05.12 | 11:40 am | The Florida Independent | View Article
According to newly released research, Florida’s controversial new elections law affected early voting turnout in this year’s presidential primary, despite claims from proponents of the bill that it would not negatively affect accessibility of early voting. More…

Opponents of emergency financial manager law turn in signatures to put law on ballot

| 02.29.12 | 4:36 pm | View Article

LANSING — Hundreds of opponents of the controversial emergency financial manager law marched to the Richard Austin Building — home of the Michigan Secretary of State — to turn in hundreds of thousands of signatures to repeal the law.
If approved, the measure will be on the 2012 ballot, and More…

Glenn unites tea party, religious right in Michigan Senate race

| 02.28.12 | 3:46 pm | View Article

More…Republican U.S. Senate candidate Gary Glenn won over Michigan’s tea Party membership at a convention on Saturday. Glenn runs the American Family Association of Michigan, a state-based branch of the national AFA that opposes rights for LGBT Michiganders.

Texas businesses lead the nation in Super PAC contributions

| 02.23.12 | 2:44 pm | View Article

Texas-based corporations top a national list of businesses giving to Super PACs, according to a recent study from policy research groups Demos and U.S. PIRG Education Fund. The report, titled “Auctioning Democracy,” traces business contributions to Super PACs and which top Super PACs are on the receiving end of big More…

Conservative group aims to ‘clean up’ voter rolls

Ashley Lopez | 02.15.12 | 5:30 pm | The Colorado Independent | View Article
A right-wing group has announced it will “pressure states and localities” through lawsuits, if necessary, “to clean up voter registration rolls pursuant to Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA).” The group claims that several states have voters on their registration rolls who are ineligible to vote. More…

Colorado civil unions debate rekindles old arguments for and against rights for gay couples

John Tomasic | 02.15.12 | 4:47 pm | The Colorado Independent | View Article

Denver state Sen. Pat Steadman’s re-introduced same-sex civil unions bill is being heard this afternoon in the Senate Judiciary Committee More…. Although the bill will be passed easily by the committee’s Democratic majority, the hearing will be the staging ground for this year’s arguments for and against it, drawing the