CEO @Responsive_Gov. Voting, Election Admin, Airplanes, Dogs, Practical Policy. Former @CivilRights. Opinions my own.
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Sam Oliker-Friedland retweeted
The 2025 elections were hailed as secure, fair, and accessible thanks to dedicated election officials. Read the full statement from @SamOlikerF here: responsivegov.org/press-rele…
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"[Medicaid] re-enrollment is more time consuming and expensive than a regular renewal, leaving state administrators, caseworkers and clients with more work."
The solution? Ex-parte Medicaid renewal.
@AmandaRenteria from @codeforamerica writes in @thehill on why: thehill.com/opinion/technolo…
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The Trump administration’s latest effort to undermine trust in our elections & the public servants who administer them?
DOJ efforts to prosecute election officials.
We're appalled. Read our executive director @SamOlikerF's @nytimes letter to the editor: nytimes.com/2025/07/23/opini…
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This is good! Forcing every governmental decision to be made in public does little to prevent corruption or improve transparency, but it *for sure* makes it impossible to have honest and candid discussions about policy.
The Michigan Senate is scheduled to vote today on a bill that would significantly expand the allowed reasons for government agencies to meet in closed session, meaning the public is locked out of the discussion: legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bil…
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Rather than promoting efficiency or accountability, proposed cuts to federal Medicaid funding would undermine state flexibility, strain local economies, and ultimately cost taxpayers more in the long run.
Read our latest report: responsivegov.org/research/u…
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NEW: The latest white paper from Responsive Gov Fellow Jamila Michener makes the case for government agencies to more meaningfully engage with the people they serve – so they can build more efficient & effective programs. responsivegov.org/research/c…
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“Moderate” and “left” are no longer analytically useful terms that provide purchase on our political situation. Populist economic messaging is no longer viewed as especially radical or even “left.” Voters who think Dems are “too liberal” are talking about culture not the economy.
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Democrats keep treating paperwork like crack cocaine — the party has a whole ton of noble priorities, but far too often, they seem to only serve the endless desire for meetings, paperwork, and internal/environmental review without actually getting anything *done*
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Our ED @SamOlikerF returned to the Gaily Show to talk about our latest Election Policy Progress Reports. Minnesota was 1 of 3 states to receive an A+ this year, including for passing a state Voting Rights Act, ensuring civil rights protections across MN. youtube.com/watch?v=52DfSaHc…
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In North Carolina, a losing Supreme Court candidate is seeking to overturn the results of a free & fair election by dismissing up to 60K ballots, falsely claiming that the voters who cast them were ineligible.
propublica.org/article/north…
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On the list of things that could help reverse voters negative impressions of Democrats, this ranks higher than one might think.
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Sam Oliker-Friedland retweeted
The problem isn't that we pay the CEO of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority too much. That job is crucial, we want the best people doing it.
The problem is that we don't let the CEO use the money they have. We bury them in rules, audits, politics, obstruction.
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To our frontline election workers: "We know that this year, more than ever, you face new pressures."
@SamOlikerF, along with partners from @TakethePLEJ, wished election workers a smooth, safe, and successful election season. Check out the video here: youtube.com/watch?v=rW-I0L3G…
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ICYMI: We will be merging with @Hdhp_initiative in the coming months! We're thrilled to expand our portfolio to include broad pro-democracy work, including raising awareness about the link between health and democratic processes. Our full statement: responsivegov.org/healthy-de…
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“Election deniers executed a deeply flawed strategy in 2020…What hiring Christina Bobb means is they’re trying to execute the same strategy they did in 2020, without any tweaks.” -@SamOlikerF
@jordangreennc @RawStory report on this troubling development: rawstory.com/raw-investigate…
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What is so stupid is that the cats (and geese and dogs) were entirely unnescessary to make the point about Harris' biggest vulnerability - immigration. The Springfield story was bad enough without them.
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“It's so deeply counterproductive to the goals that those same legislators who made those bans are trying to achieve. If they want a secure election system, starving these local officials of funding is not the way to do that." @SamOlikerF in @routefifty: route-fifty.com/infrastructu…
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The Senate Appropriations Committee voted on the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act today. The bill allocated $75m for federal elections funding. See below for @SamOlikerF's statement on the bill. Click here for the full release: responsivegov.org/statement-…
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Our ED @SamOlikerF joined @OregonSOS's @MollyWoon, Jefferson County's @AmandaForClerk, and @JocelynBenson in the latest from @freethinkmedia to talk about the benefits of secure automatic voter registration (SAVR).
Watch it here: youtube.com/watch?v=Wk01EAN4…
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"[Responsive Gov] estimates that secure AVR would save California over $9 million each election cycle by eliminating paper registration cards, reducing undeliverable mail, and reducing same-day registration and provisional ballots."
New from @UCCenterSac: uccs.ucdavis.edu/sites/g/fil…