Six Bills to Watch in Oklahoma
Several good pieces of legislation are making their way through the Oklahoma Legislature this session. Lawmakers are looking to strengthen everything from the state’s unemployment program to Oklahoma’s free and…
Side view of the US Capitol building Washington DC
Comment on Proposed Upholding Civil Service Protections and Merit System Principles Rule
Opportunity Solutions Project submitted a public comment on 11/16/2023 opposing the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) proposed rule, "Upholding Civil Service Protections and Merit System Principles." The rule weakens political accountability…
Madison, Wisconsin, USA state capitol building at dusk.
Wisconsin: Listen to Red States, Blue States, and Your Own Voters—Ban Ranked-Choice Voting
Two competing bills have officially been introduced in the Wisconsin Legislature on ranked-choice voting. One bill would adopt it, the other would ban it. Conservative legislators in Wisconsin have a…
Aerial view of City of Madison. The capital city of Wisconsin from above. Drone flying over Wisconsin State Capitol in downtown. Sunny morning, sunrise (sunset), sunlight, summertime
Protect Wisconsin Elections: Ban Zuckerbucks
Billionaires shouldn’t be able to fund Wisconsin elections, but current law allows them to. There is currently no law prohibiting special-interest groups from funneling unrestricted money into election administration offices.…
Madison, Wisconsin, USA state capitol building at dusk.
FGA’s Madeline Malisa on The Vicki McKenna Show: Wisconsin Ranked-Choice Voting Would Be a Disaster
Some legislators in Wisconsin are pushing legislation that would introduce ranked-choice voting into congressional elections. Put another way: Wisconsin legislators are pushing legislation that allows election officials to throw Wisconsinites’…
a young woman gives off in an election vote. ballot at the polling station.
Ohio’s Proposed 60 Percent Constitutional Amendment is Good Policy and Good Politics
Earlier this year, the Ohio Legislature passed a commonsense proposal to increase the required level of voter support to pass a constitutional amendment. During the legislative process, that effort stalled…
Brussels, Belgium. May 22th, 2018. Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg shakes hands with European Parliament President Antonio Tajani at the European Parliament.
New Georgia Bill Protects Elections from Out-of-State Billionaires
Tallahassee, FL — Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has the opportunity to sign powerful, important legislation into law that would close loopholes nefarious special-interest groups were using to sidestep election laws to…
A cleaner ballot
Issue 2 has the chance to raise the standard for important policy decisions here in Arkansas and make it a little more difficult for billionaires from out of state to open the checkbook to pass their pet policies.
OSP Applauds the Virginia General Assembly for Protecting State Elections from Third-Party Funding
This week, the Virginia General Assembly passed commonsense, bipartisan reform to protect future state elections from the influence of out-of-state billionaires by banning private funding of non-partisan election offices.
Will Democrats learn from early election results?
When the Washington Post reports that the Democratic Party is facing a " Superstorm " of revolt from voters, you know the political landscape looks pretty bleak for Democrats. Virtually…