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Eastern Standard - Aug. 8th, 2024

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Featured on Episode 11 of the Eastern Standard election year series "Democracy Optimist": Jeff Clements, head of American Promise, a grassroots advocacy group promoting a constitutional amendment that would, quote, “tackle the out-of-control money in our campaigns and elections” and overturn the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United; and, Jamie Long, Majority Leader of the House of Representatives in Minnesota and an expert on the mechanics of elections.

Tom Martin hosts Eastern Standard, a weekly radio magazine of interviews and stories about interesting people, places, and things happening in the Commonwealth.
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