The Boston Globe Editorial February 18, 2012 EVEN AS legislators in many states promote ID laws as the solution to an imaginary epidemic of voting fraud, the real deficiencies in America’s voter-registration processes go unaddressed. A new report by the Pew Center...
Concord Rep. Cory Atkins calls overturning Citizens United the year’s ‘most important issue’ By Kyle Cheney Thursday, February 9, 2012 A House lawmaker girding for a constitutional amendment to restrict corporate spending on elections -- a move recently endorsed by...
BOSTON, Mass. (WWLP) - Lawmakers are gathering support for a state resolution to overturn a 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision, Citizens United vs. the FEC, which gives corporations the power to spend unlimited money on campaign elections. Rep: Corporations buying government:...
‘We the People’ can overturn Citizens United The Boston Globe EDITORIAL by JIM MCGOVERN AND JEFF CLEMENTS January 21, 2012 THE FIRST three words of the preamble of our Constitution are “We the People.’’ Two years ago today the US Supreme Court in...
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his life for the cause of justice. Although he is mainly remembered for his work in civil rights, he died campaigning for fair treatment for poor people, regardless of race, and he spoke out, too, for the cause of peace at the...
Push on for same-day voter registration By Krista Kano, Daily News correspondent GateHouse News Service Posted Nov 03, 2011 @ 06:52 PM A local legislator is working with other lawmakers and good government groups to have Massachusetts join eight other states in allowing...
There were originally over 30 possible initiatives headed for November 2012 Massachusetts ballot. Now there are just 4. An Act for the Humanitarian Medical Use of Marijuana An Act Promoting Excellence in Public Schools An Act Relative to Death with Dignity An Act to...
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