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EXCLUSIVE: Amid Explosive DNC Revelations, Progressives Revolt Against Party
Former Interim DNC Chair Donna Brazile dropped a bombshell about the conduct of the DNC in the 2016 presidential campaign that has left many progressives reeling. Bernie supporters largely feel valida ...
09 Nov, 2017
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Cash Crop: NV Projected to Raise $120 Million In Marijuana Tax Revenue
The numbers are in for Nevada's first month of legal retail marijuana sales.In July, legal marijuana dispensaries in Nevada made $27.1 million selling the marijuana plant's leaves (or "flowers" as the ...
02 Oct, 2017
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Italy's Five Star Movement: Rise of the Independent
How the heck did it come so far, so fast?That's certainly what comedian and blogger Beppe Grillo must be saying, just 7 years after starting Italy's fastest growing political party, the Fiv ...
21 Sep, 2017
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Concerned About Voter Fraud? Time to Try AVR
Automatic Voter Registration (AVR) is a process where “state officials automatically register eligible citizens using reliable information from other government lists. All would be given the chan ...
27 Jul, 2017
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Democratic Leaders Block National Popular Vote in Oregon
Legislation that would add Oregon to the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact is having a little trouble in the state Senate. Willamette Week reports that the Democratic Majority Leader and the De ...
07 Jul, 2017
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Free My Voice: Primary Elections Should Serve Voters, Not Parties
Like a lot of Missouri voters, I’m beyond angry at our recent divisive presidential election and scandal-plagued state legislature. It’s time to vent that anger at the real culprit: an election system ...
06 Jul, 2017
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Recreational Marijuana is Now Officially Legal in Nevada
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44Cn1zB7610Nevada became the fifth state in the nation -- joining Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington -- to legalize the use and sale of recreational mar ...
03 Jul, 2017
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The Independent Movement is Blowing Up in Oregon
It appears that the momentum toward non-affiliated voter registration in Oregon is not letting up. In fact, it appears to be accelerating.Latest statistics from the Oregon secretary of state’s office ...
20 Jun, 2017
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Nonpartisan Coalition Celebrates Huge Victory for Voters In Illinois
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5czwUzzLlMSPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, May 29, 2017 -- The Illinois House unanimously passed Senate Bill 1933 to create automatic voter registration (AVR) on Monday, to appl ...
29 May, 2017
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National Popular Vote Compact Makes Huge Inroads in Another State
Ballot Access News reported Wednesday that the Oregon State House passed a bill that would add Oregon to the National Popular Vote Compact (NPVC). The plan is simple: Each state that joins the NP ...
25 May, 2017
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