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• Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist Alex Raksin Joins CGS, 07-25-10 (.html)
• Tracy Westen a Featured Speaker at Aug. 1 'Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy', 07-22-10 (.html)
• Incumbents Outraised Challengers 19-to-1 in Los Angeles 2009 Municipal Elections, 07-15-10 (.html)
• Stern Testifies on Mayor Villaraigosa's Free Tickets, 07-14-10 (.html)
• California Voters Face at Least Ten Ballot Measures in November, 06-25-10 (.html)
• CGS Releases Five Video "Voter Minutes" on June 8, 2010 California State Ballot Measures, 05-24-10 (.html)
• CGS Applauds California FPPC Action To Close Political Fundraising Loophole, 05-06-10 (.html)
• Under "Top Two" Ballot Measure, More Democrats than Republicans Will Run Against Each Other in California General Elections, 04-29-10 (.html)
• Tracy Westen and Bob Stern Receive Pomona College Blaisdell Distinguished Alumni Award, 04-27-10 (.html)
• CGS in the News, 03-12-10 (.html)
• CGS Highlights of 2009, 02-16-10 (.html)
• You Can Still Apply to Become a Member of the New California Independent Redistricting Commission , 02-04-10 (.html)
• Politicians, Such as Palin and Schwarzenegger, Use Campaign Finance Loopholes, 12-22-09 (.html)
• CGS Elects Five New Board Members, 10-08-09 (.html)
• Video Voter Partners With Easy Voter Guide, 05-04-09 (.html)
• CGS LA Times OP-ED on Campaign Finance, 04-20-09 (.doc)
• Florida's Public Campaign Financing Law Must Be Reformed, 02-20-09 (.doc)
• CGS Op Ed on Initiative Process in LA Times, 11-13-08 (.html)
• CGS Gets Voters Ready for Election Day, 10-31-08 (.html)
• Redistricting by Independent Commission Under Proposition 11 Preferable to Redistricting by Legislature, 10-24-08 (html)
• Voter Minutes on California State Propositions, 10-10-08 (.html)
• CGS Releases Five New Public Campaign Financing Studies, 08-22-08 (.html)
• Michigan's Public Campaign Financing Program: Scrap It or Save It?, 08-21-08 (.doc)
• New Jersey's Gubernatorial Public Campaign Financing Program Must Combat New Threats from Independent Expenditures, Issue Advertising and Wealthy Candidates, 08-20-08 (.doc)
• New Jersey's Successful Legislative Public Financing Trials Should Be Expanded to All Legislative Districts, 08-20-08 (.doc)
• Minnesota's Campaign Financing Program Faces Growing Problems, 08-20-08 (.doc)
• Wisconsin's "Broken" Public Campaign Financing System Needs Reform, 08-19-08 (.doc)
• SF Chronicle Endorses CGS' Ballot Initiative Reforms, 07-30-08 (.html)
• CGS Releases Comparitive Overview of California's 2008 Redistricting Reform Proposals, 07-23-08(.html)
• Voter Minutes en Español, 05-30-08 (.html)
• It's Election Time Again, And That Means Voter Minutes, 05-13-08 (.html)
• Comprehensive Reforms Urged for California's Ballot Initiative System, 5-02-08 (.html)
• Nevada Caucus '08—CGS Voter Education, 02-20-08 (.html)
• CGS Releases Video Voter Information on Prop. 93 (Term Limits) and Other Ballot Measures, 01-29-08 (.html)
• CGS, Cable Companies Launch Video On Demand Voter Education Programs, 10-15-07 (.html)
• CGS President Issues Statement on CA Redistricting, 8-23-07 (.pdf)
• New CGS Report Finds CA Prop 34 Fails to Deliver, 7-7-07 (.html)
• CGS Publishes Overview of 2007 CA Redistricting Plans, 5-18-07 (.html)
• New CGS Report Finds CA Prop 34 Fails to Deliver, 5-3-07 (.doc)
• CalHealthReform.org Tracks and Explains Health Reform Efforts in California, 4-27-07 (.html)
• CalHealthReform.org Features News, Insight, and Debate About Statewide Health Reform Efforts, 4-18-07 (.html)
• CGS Video Voter goes "On-Demand", 11-3-06 (.html)
• Video Voter California Provides Resources on Ballot Measures and Statewide Candidates—Online and On-Demand, 10-17-06 (.html)
• HealthVote.org Re-Launches for 2006 Election, 10-6-06 (.html)
• Redistricting Report Praised by Gov. Schwarzenegger, 8-16-06 (.html)
• Objective Video Information about June's Pre-School and Public Library Ballot Measures Now Available, 5-31-06 (.html)
• Video Voter Partners with LA36 & OMN to Better Serve Californians, 5-30-06 (.doc)
• Comprehensive CGS Report Provides Analysis of State and Local Public Campaign Financing Programs, 5-19-06 (.html)
• CGS Helps San Francisco With Public Campaign Financing, 2-9-06 (.html)
• CGS Publishes Comprehensive Overview of State Public Financing Laws, 11-17-05 (.html)
• California and New York Lead Effort to Expand Video Voter Programs, 11-3-05 (.html)
• Reforming Democracy in California through Public Financing Of Elections, 10-19-05 (.pdf)
• COGEL Guardian Calls Campaign Finance Disclosure Publications 'Valuable' and 'Creative', 9-20-05 (.html)
• Video Voter Launched in Big Apple, 9-8-05 (.html)
• New Web Site Helps Media & Public Assess Health Ballot Initiatives, 9-6-05 (.html)
• Summary Chart of Local Public Financing Laws Released, 8-10-05 (.html)
• Ballot Initiative Reform in California, 7-27-05 (.html)
• Video Voter Programming Covers Elections Coast to Coast, 5-18-05 (.html)
• Rock the Vote PSAs Now Available through CGS Video Voter Website, 4-7-05 (.html)
• CGS-Demos Report Urges Consideration of Public Interest Guidelines in Redistricting CA, 3-28-05 (.html)
• Redistricting Proposals Fail to Address Needs of Californians According to Report Released By Public Interest Coalition, 2-17-05 (.doc)
• CGS & DGRC Create Voting Systems Institute, 2-3-05 (.html)
• Voting Systems Institute Established, 1-31-05 (.doc)
• New York City Adopts Major Campaign Finance Reform Based on CGS Findings, 11-15-04 (.html)
• CGS Combats Absence of Unbiased Election Information With National Launch of Video Voter, 10-26-04 (.html)
• CGS Combats Absence of Unbiased Election Information With National Launch of Video Voter, 10-25-04 (.doc)
• CGS Op Eds Address Current Challenges, 8-26-04 (.html)
• Innovative Model Campaign Finance Disclosure Law, 7-22-04 (.html)
• Campaign Finance Disclosure Made Easier for States, 7-21-04 (.doc)
• Conference Explores New Ideas To Improve Election Coverage, 7-7-04 (.html)
• California Adopts Pioneering Campaign Finance Reform at Urging of CGS, Others, 6-25-04 (.html)
• Berkeley City Council Places CGS-Drafted Full Public Campaign Financing Law on November Ballot, 6-11-04 (.html)
• California Assembly Committee Passes Clean Money Bill, 4-21-04 (.html)
• New Sacramento Policy Center Proposed In CGS Feasibility Study, 4-9-04 (.html)
• Losing Ground: How Taxpayer Subsidies and Balkanized Governance Prop Up Homebuilding in Wildfire and Flood Zones, 3-30-04 (.html)
• CGS Study Finds That Hidden Subsidies and Fragmented Governance Encourage Homebuilding in Disaster-Prone, Environmentally Pristine Foothills, 3-29-04 (.pdf)
• CGS Applauds Landmark Supreme Court Decision, 12-12-03 (.html)
• CGS Releases Annual Electronic Campaign Finance Filing Survey, 12-08-03 (.html)
• $22 Million In Government Spending Garners Favorable Reviews According to Survey of Electronic Campaign Finance Filing, 12-4-03 (.doc)
• Political Reform that Works, 11-11-03 (.html)
• Public Campaign Financing Blooms In Tucson Proving Political Reform Works, 10-28-03 (.pdf)
• Epicenter in Society's Center, 10-14-03 (.html)
• Politics as It Was Meant to Be, 8-20-03 (.html)
• CGS files Amicus Brief, 8-14-03 (.html)
• $65 Million Hidden In County Budget: 1992 Vote of County Supervisors on Fire Department Funds Ended Yearly Public Debate; CGS Calls for Transparency, 8-5-03 (.doc)
• Report Identifies Over 40 New Sources of Public Financing for Candidates in Electoral Campaigns, 7-17-03 (.doc)
• NYC Campaign Finance Law Could be Model for Nation, 2-10-03 (.doc)
• Flood Safety Ignored at New High School: Report Uncovers Potential Flood Danger, 11-27-02 (.doc)
• States, Media and Candidates Report Strong Satisfaction with Electronic Filing and Disclosure Systems for Campaign Finance Information: Many Recommend Electronic Filing Systems Be Made Mandatory, 11-25-02 (.doc)
• Altrio Communications & CGS Demonstrate New Technology for 2002 Election Project, 10-18-02 (.doc)
• CityTV, CGS and LWV Present Live Election Programs on October 23rd, 10-16-02 (.doc)
• CityTV and Center for Governmental Studies Announce Representatives for Ballot Measure Programs, 10-9-02 (.doc)
• SMVote.org Web Site Launched to Provide Santa Monica Election Information, 10-3-02 (.doc)
• CityTV and Center for Governmental Studies Announce Vote 2002 Election Programming Line Up, 10-1-02 (.doc)
• Campaign Disclosure Project to Advance Transparency of Money in State Politics, 9-19-02 (.doc)
• Suffolk County Campaign Finance Program: Dead on Arrival? CGS Finds Reform Measure for Local Elections Jeopardized by Lack of Funding, 6-12-02 (.doc)
• CGS Releases Report on San Francisco's New System of Public Campaign Financing, 3-21-02 (.pdf)
• Campaign Statements Increasingly Filed On-Line, 12-3-01 (.pdf)
• Twelve Cities and Counties in Nation Now Provide Public Financing for Candidates in Local Elections, 11-16-01 (.pdf)
• Campaign Finance Law in Los Angeles Needs to be Revised, 10-10-01 (.pdf)
• Low-income LA County Residents go Online with ConnectLA, 3-28-01 (.pdf)