Legislatures across the country are hard at work expanding the right to vote. Last week, Colorado passed a comprehensive election reform bill, joining Maryland, Oklahoma, Virginia, and West Virginia as states to expand rights. Other states should follow.

The combination of the federal government’s existing powers and expanded electronic surveillance undermines privacy while offering little in the way of terrorism prevention. Preserving privacy is not a threat to the country’s safety, it is a reaffirmation of our vibrant and robust democracy.

A roundup with the latest news highlighting the corrosive nature of money in New York State politics — and the need for public financing and robust campaign finance reform.

A Republican and Democrat in the Senate introduced the first bipartisan bill to beef up disclosure of outside political spending. Could something finally be done to address the torrent of spending unleashed by Citizens United?