Touting a new mandatory treatment program for non-violent drug offenders in the state of New Jersey, Governor Chris Christie is the latest high-ranking US government official to condemn
Today's News Tips. Your Independent Breakdown of Today's News.Bloomberg – Republicans Dropping ‘Replace’ from health care ‘Repeal and Replace’The party has made an election year
Last week at IVN we had an article detailing how far behind the U.S. is in requiring the labeling of foods containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Compared with most
As the 2012 election nears, a new wave of restrictive voting laws takes center stage, drawing into question the power of these laws in suppressing voter turnout among minority groups.
Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (Md.) launched a new online application to help combat the obstacles to voter registration by informing voters where to vote and how. Citing the increased difficulty
The Keystone state was clearly nicknamed for its importance in the creation of our fine country, and swing state Pennsylvania will continue to play an imperative role in the upcoming
The European Union has, by a landslide, voted to reject the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) Treaty:
said in a statement
For an international treaty to work well all the
The two major California public pension funds have a combined unfunded liability of about $72 billion (PDF- Pg. 41). Yet Gov. Brown just postponed a pension reform ballot measure and
A crucial $11.1 billion California water bond measure has been postponed again by the legislature, a sad result of cynical election year maneuvering and pork barrel politics. The water
When Gallup began tracking how many Americans trust news television in 1996, 46% of Americans had confidence in news networks to provide good and accurate information. Today, just 16 years
