<div>A recent investigation by the Center for Public Integrity (CPI) found that there are approximately 1,000 ingredients that companies have added to their foods over the years that were not first reviewed by the Food and Drug Administration, a government agency that is responsible for regulating 8

The FDA Doesn't Know What's In Your Food -- And Neither Do You

<div>It is nearly impossible for candidates outside the major parties to qualify for a presidential debate. The Commission on Presidential Debates, founded by the Republican and Democratic parties in 1988, requires candidates to poll higher than 15 percent in polls conducted by 5 national public opi

New Group Wants Non-Major Party Candidates in POTUS Debates -- To An Extent

<div><p>For four consecutive months, Gallup has reported that Americans&nbsp;continue to mention government as the&nbsp;most important U.S. problem. While 'Government,' 'Economy,' and 'Unemployment' have gone back and forth, claiming and reclaiming the top spot, Government now has a 7-point lead.</p

Americans Consistently Agree: Government is Number One Problem

<div>Digital learning is becoming more prominent in classrooms as schools&nbsp;prepare students for the digital world. However, only 61 percent of California schools and 56 percent of the state's school districts have Internet connections faster than 100 megabits per second (mbps), according to the 

Limited Bandwidth Is Holding Back Digital Learning in Calif. Schools

<div><p>California State Assemblymember&nbsp;<strong>David Hadley</strong> (R-South Bay) took office as the representative of Assembly District 66 after one of the most competitive Assembly races in California. After narrowly placing first in the 2014 top-two primary, Hadley unseated incumbent Democ

Asm. David Hadley Says Seniors Hit Hardest by Rising Health Care Costs

<div>On Thursday, Arizona became&nbsp;the first state in the U.S. to pass a law requiring high school students to <p><a href="http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/arizona/politics/2015/01/15/arizona-passes-law-requiring-students-pass-civics-test/21830955/" rel="noopener noreferrer">pass a civics exam

Critics Say Required High School Civics Exam Won't Produce Better Citizens

<div><p>This year did not give voters much in terms of transcending partisanship at the Congressional level. However,&nbsp;breakthroughs of&nbsp;candidates and politicians who have publicly challenged the fiction that politics is a choice between Republican or Democratic ideas should not go unnotice

Meet The Most Independent Politicians of 2014

<div><p>President Obama has been known to support the idea&nbsp;of net neutrality. However, he made it clear that he supports Title II reclassification of the Internet with a <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/net-neutrality?utm_source=snapshot&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=11102014-video" re

Obama Asks FCC to Reclassify Internet as Utility to Implement Net Neutrality

<div><p>Many people have a flashlight app on their smartphone. It's a useful tool when the power goes out or when a user is looking for something in a poorly lit environment. However, what most people likely don't realize is these&nbsp;apps are geo-locating the user and stealing their data.</p>In an

How Your Phone's Flashlight App is Stealing Your Data

Michael Higham

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