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The Democracy Policy Network's full launch
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The Democracy Policy Network's full launch

A new launch video, a Patreon, a state policy podcast, a network of legislators, fresh policy kits, and more!

  • Pete Davis
Pete Davis Feb 25, 2021 • 4 min read
Three new policy kits: Legal Aid for All, Alternative Voting Methods, and Public Payments Platforms
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Three new policy kits: Legal Aid for All, Alternative Voting Methods, and Public Payments Platforms

New resources on how states can transform access to justice, voter voice, and public money

  • Pete Davis
Pete Davis Feb 23, 2021 • 2 min read
Making elections better match the public will with Alternative Voting Methods
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Making elections better match the public will with Alternative Voting Methods

How states can use alternative voting methods — such as ranked choice, approval, score, and STAR voting, as well as multi-member districts — to better translate public will into electoral outcomes

  • Renata Shammo
Renata Shammo Feb 22, 2021 • 2 min read
Ensuring access to justice with Legal Aid for All
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Ensuring access to justice with Legal Aid for All

A policy kit on how states should expand the civil right to counsel, establish Local Library Legal Offices, and widen the pathways to being a legal services provider.

  • James Bagley
  • Scott Zimmerman
James Bagley, Scott Zimmerman Feb 22, 2021 • 2 min read
Modernizing payments infrastructure with Public Payments Platforms
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Modernizing payments infrastructure with Public Payments Platforms

A policy kit on how a publicly-owned digital wallets platform can make public administration more efficient, increase financial inclusion, and benefit local economies.

  • Michael Brennan
  • Tom Latkowski
Michael Brennan, Tom Latkowski Feb 22, 2021 • 2 min read
Hope in the states
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Hope in the states

As a new year approaches, the movement in the states emerges

  • Pete Davis
Pete Davis Dec 18, 2020 • 2 min read
Call for applicants for DPN's fall policy cycle!
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Call for applicants for DPN's fall policy cycle!

If you are policy minded, democratically spirited, and looking for a way to help movement legislators champion transformative ideas, we would love to work with you.

  • Pete Davis
Pete Davis Oct 1, 2020 • 4 min read
Reflections on DPN's Summer Policy Organizer Program
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Reflections on DPN's Summer Policy Organizer Program

Tapping into a latent army of policy organizers

  • Pete Davis
Pete Davis Sep 14, 2020 • 4 min read
Our first two policy kits: Public Banks + Democracy Vouchers
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Our first two policy kits: Public Banks + Democracy Vouchers

Transformative state policy for democratizing capital and campaign finance

  • Pete Davis
Pete Davis Sep 2, 2020 • 2 min read
Democratizing capital with public banks
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Democratizing capital with public banks

A policy kit on how states can establish public banks to democratize capital, build resiliency, and better leverage state funds for public purposes

  • Michael Brennan
Michael Brennan Sep 2, 2020 • 2 min read
Opening up campaign finance with democracy vouchers
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Opening up campaign finance with democracy vouchers

A policy kit on how states can establish a democracy voucher campaign finance system to fight corruption and increase participation

  • Tom Latkowski
Tom Latkowski Sep 2, 2020 • 2 min read
In the wake of crisis, two paths: more austerity or democratic reconstruction?
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In the wake of crisis, two paths: more austerity or democratic reconstruction?

25 promising state policies

  • Michael Brennan
  • Pete Davis
Michael Brennan, Pete Davis Jul 13, 2020 • 6 min read
Launching this summer: The Democracy Policy Network
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Launching this summer: The Democracy Policy Network

A new organization for raising up ideas for deepening democracy in the states

  • Pete Davis
Pete Davis May 5, 2020 • 5 min read
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