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Independent news and information on important legislation. From immigration reform to appropriations bills to new energy regulations, we take an in-depth look at the most important bills on the national, state, and local levels that will have a lasting impact on voters.

The Electoral Count Reform Act: Everything You Need to Know

All of us remember when Vice President Mike Pence declared Joe Biden the winner of the presidential election at the end of a violent day at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Those were trying times for our country as MAGA loyalists circulated baseless claims of fraud and Donald Trump pressured his vice president to prevent Biden’s win by not counting electoral votes from some states.

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Can Congress Still Do Its Job? How Polarization Threatens Your Favorite Cause

Over the weekend, Senate negotiators released final language of a bill that would address the growing crisis at America’s southern border while also providing aid to Ukraine and Israel. This would be great news, if House Speaker Mike Johnson hadn’t announced the bill was dead on arrival before the bill had been written.

Attacking Citizen Ballot Initiatives Only Deteriorates Democracy Further

Nearly all of the most monumental and beneficial changes to political structures across the country have come at the behest of the people. From independent redistricting to anti-corruption measures, voters often take it upon themselves to fix a rigged political process. 

But what happens when the will of voters is stifled?

The Electoral Count Act: What It Is and Why So Many Want to Update It


Two years after the highly contested 2020 election, the controversy over the integrity of the process and the response to the election results is still on full display in our nation’s capital. A new proposed change to Electoral College law seeks to ease any concerns over the presidential elections process.

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