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We proactively work with the media as part of our effort to educate and inform the public. Items listed are from the Naples Daily News unless otherwise noted.

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5/2/2013 Florida enacts ethics and campaign finance package, The Center for Public Integrity
5/1/2013 Florida Democrats Torpedo 2013 Session’s Bipartisan Spirit, Hold Election Reform Hostage, Sunshine State News
5/1/2013 Deirdre Macnab’s State Legislature wrap-up: The good, the bad, the embarrassing, Orlando Sentinel
4/30/2013 Legislative turbulence as session nears end, News4Jax.com
4/24/2013 Legislators send campaign finance and ethics bills to governor, Miami Herald
4/18/2013 NRA advocate addresses Florida LWV, The St. Augustine Record
4/17/2013 Absentee Ballot Fraud at the Core of Florida Election Reform, Independent Voter Network
4/14/2013 My word: Take the pain out of voting in Florida, Orlando Sentinel
4/13/2013 Election reform lite, The Miami Herald
4/12/2013 Charley Williams: Real election reform, The Gainesville Sun
4/11/2013 League of Women Voters hears about guns, Louboutins and elections, Palm Beach Post
4/11/2013 Will Florida elections be improved? WFTV tackles issue, Orlando Sentinel
4/9/2013 Senate hold firm on witnessing absentee ballots; Pasco elections chief calls it ‘a recipe for disaster’, Tampa Bay Times
4/9/2013 Election bills set for Senate debate, The Florida Current
4/9/2013 Florida Senate Moves on Election Reform, WZVN
4/9/2013 Get it right with election reforms (Letters to the editor for Tuesday, April 9), Sun Sentinel
4/9/2013 Absentee ballot witness rule worries elections chiefs, The Miami Herald
4/9/2013 Campaign Finance Bill Changed, Ethics Reform in Crossfire, The Florida Times-Union
4/8/2013 Meet newly elected officials at Old Capitol Gala, WTXL
4/7/2013 Kathy Kidder: Is pubic funding of private schools constitutional?, The Gainesville Sun
4/2/2013 Fear, loathing and partisanship in Senate on elections bill, Tampa Bay Times
4/2/2013 Florida on verge of a better voting system, Tampa Bay Times
3/28/2013 League of Women Voters Sounds Alarm over House Judiciary Bill, Sunshine State News
3/27/2013 League of Women Voters Questions Judicial House Bill, WUSF News
3/27/2013 Florida lawmakers ask court to shield them from having to testify over maps, Bradenton Herald
3/26/2013 Jessica Lowe-Minor works for equality in voter education, Tallahassee Democrat
3/24/2013 Critics question need for state's incentive talks with Northrop, Orlando Sentinel
3/19/2013 Ethics reforms begin to take shape in House, Orlando Sentinel
3/18/2013 Sample online ballots in Florids spur clash on privacy, Tampa Bay Times
3/17/2013 Supreme Court Voter Registration Case Addresses Citizenship Issue, Huffington Post
3/14/2013 Amended Campaign Finance Bill Cuts Original House Proposal In Half, But Still Draws Concerns, WFSU
3/13/2013 Ann Hellmuth Speaks About Increasing Early Voting Sites for Students on Campus, Knight News
3/10/2013 Florida's mini-foreign policy a blockade to learning, Tampa Bay Online
3/6/2013 Boyd's approachability lands him in tough roles, Herald Tribune
3/6/2013 Florida House bridles at Senate's proposed ethics reforms, The Palm Beach Post
3/3/2013 Election reform proposals before Legislature don't go far enough, critics say, Naples News
2/27/2013 High Court weighs whether elections in Florida and other states need continued federal oversight, Palm Beach Post
2/27/2013 Is The Voting Rights Act Needed Or Outdated? The U.S. Supreme Court Is Deciding, WFSU
2/21/2013 Gaetz not sold on $10,000 limit on campaign contributions, Orlando Sentinel
2/21/2013 21st century voting, News-Press
2/18/2013 Kathy Kidder: League of Women Voters looking for good men, women, The Gainesville Sun
2/18/2013 LWVF: $10,000 Contributions Silence Main Street Voices, Sunshine State News
2/15/2013 Voting Rights Advocates, Experts Criticize House Campaign Reform Efforts, Florida Center for Investigative Reporting
2/15/2013 Obama's Voting Reform Plan All Pomp, Little Circumstance, Huffington Post
2/14/2013 Election Opponents Now on Same Team: Panel to Fix Voting, The New York Times
2/14/2013 Campaign expert finds House fundraising proposal troubling, The Florida Current
2/11/2013 Protecting Sunshine Law Is a Challenge, New Chief
2/11/2013 House moves ahead with plan to end slush funds, raise campaign contribution limits to $10,000, The Miami Herald
2/8/2013 Don't hand wealthy more power by eliminating cap, Orlando Sentinel
2/7/2013 League of Women Voters Wants More Election Changes than Proposed, Sunshine State News
2/4/2013 Elections Report Calls for Flexibility, WCTV
2/4/2013 Florida secretary of state urges shorter ballot, more early voting access, The Palm Beach Post
2/4/2013 The bully of big money in politics, Washington Post
1/23/2013 Scott endorses reversal of election laws, FSU News
1/22/2013 New restrictions on Florida public officials passes first Senate committee hurdle, The Palm Beach Post
1/20/2013 Central Floridian of the Year Deirdre Macnab: League's leader, inspired by history, fights for voters, Orlando Sentinel
1/20/2013 Deirdre Macnab ... Improve the early-voting process, Naples Daily News
1/17/2013 Florida Governor Backs Voting Changes, The New York Times
1/17/2013 Researchers find Florida's election law disproportionately hurt minority voters, WMNF
1/17/2013 Scott now calls for more early voting, Herald Tribune Politics
1/17/2013 Judge refuses to toss challenge to Senate redistricting maps, Orlando Sentinel
1/14/2013 League of Women Voters Seeks Two Weekends of Early Voting, Sunshine State News
1/14/2013 Voters' group calls for more early-voting days, Sarasota Herald Tribune
1/11/2013 Florida supervisor of elections, ready for change, ABC 27
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