<div><p>America's two major political parties may dominate nearly every elected office in the country, but they remain eager to further restrict any competition in several states.</p><p>What's taking place in Arkansas right now is a prime example. State Senator Trent Garner has introduced a bill to 

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<div><p>In December, I wrote an article on a particularly egregious case of the famous legislative "revolving door." After sixteen years in the South Dakota Legislature, <a href="https://newsgrowl.com/deb-peters-wins-election-resigns/" target="_blank" data-rt-link-type="external">Senator Deb Peters 

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<div><p>I recently experienced what was undoubtedly the most depressing experience of my journalistic career. I'm used to being stonewalled with half-answers by politicians, but I never expected to get the same treatment from fellow journalists. That's just what happened when I wrote a report on why

Iowa News Groups Dodge Questions over Libertarian's Dubious Debate Exclusion

<div><p>One of the biggest obstacles for any independent or third party candidate is being ignored by the polls. The media, <a href="http://ivn.us/tag/commission-on-presidential-debates" rel="noopener noreferrer">debating commissions</a>, and voters all look at polls to assess any race, and candidat

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