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gps-tampering bill
By | 04/30/2013 | Safety

The state Senate Public Safety Committee passed SB 57 on Tuesday which, if signed into law, will send convicted sex offenders back to prison for repeatedly removing their GPS tracking devices.

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By | 04/29/2013 | Education, Issues, News | 2 Comments

Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed a bill last Wednesday that would reduce GPA requirements to expand access to the state’s technical schools. HB 372 lowers the minimum GPA to 2.0 to allow more students to receive HOPE grants…

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Child Sex Trafficking
By | 04/22/2013 | Congressional, Legislation

The Act, named after a case where the prosecution of a sex-trafficker was delayed because of the difficulty in proving the defendant knew the child’s age, would remove the knowledge of age requirement for child sex trafficking cases, much like current statutory rape laws.

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virtual Congress
By | 03/25/2013 | Legislation, Legislators, Technology

Rep. Steve Pearce (R-NM) wants to create a “virtual Congress” where lawmakers would leverage videoconferencing and other remote work technology to conduct their daily duties…

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Credit: The Pew Charitable Trusts
By | 03/06/2013 | Activism, Civil Rights, Drugs, Infographics, Issues, Legislation, Role of Government, States

The following infographic, published by the Pew Charitable Trusts, illustrates how the states are divided on gay marriage and marijuana legislation.

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By | 01/31/2013 | Legislation, Role of Government, Technology | 3 Comments

A piece of legislation that went into effect on January 26 makes unlocking smartphones without the carrier’s permission illegal. Before this law, most wireless carriers would largely ignore individuals unlocking their smartphones…

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By | 12/24/2012 | Issues, Legislation | 3 Comments

SOPA supporter Representative Bob Goodlatte introduced updates to the Video Privacy Protections Act in the name of consumer privacy protection. VPPA passed.

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