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Pelosi warns about threats to democracy, Berkeley News reports

Berkeley News covered Monday's annual Barbara Boxer Lecture, featuring Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. She spoke critically about former republican leader and explains how the right-wing part is ruining the democracy. There was also a variety of other topics Pelosi talked about, including opportunities for women in politics and the role of news media in a democracy. Read More

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Call for Universal Voting Event featured in LA Times

On Wednesday, April 6th, the IGS held a conversation with Dionne and Rapoport, moderated by UC Berkeley political science professor Paul Pierson, about the 100% Democracy, universal voting, and how it might be implemented. This event was covered in a column in the LA times, which shared and discussed the question- What if every American was required, by law to vote? "The idea is to make people work a little harder at being a good citizen and force politicians to quit dividing to conquer. That's got my vote", wrote Mark Z. Barabak. Read More

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Cristina Mora on the 2020 Census Latino undercount

In an LA Times Op-Ed, IGS Co-Director G. Cristina Mora and Julie A. Dowling discuss the significant impacts of the Latino undercount in the 2020 Census and what can be done to address it. "The 5% underrepresentation for a Latino population of more than 60 million could translate into at least $3 billion in lost funding for some towns and cities. The impact on political power is as profound." Read more.

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IGS Poll Director featured on CBS News Bay Area

CBS News Bay Area's Amanda Starrantino talked with Mark DiCamillo, survey director for UC Berkeley's Institute of Governmental Studies, about a new poll showing that 45% of California voters surveyed support amending the California Constitution to allow sports betting. Click here to watch the interview.

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