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The Two-Party Duopoly: Why America's Politics are Nastier than Europe's
In my experience speaking to Europeans and Canadians about our political system, they frequently demonstrate a lot of worry for us. Gone are the days of the usual cross-Atlantic holier-than-thou quipp ...
13 Sep, 2017
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Rand Paul on Tax Reform: Everybody Should Get a Tax Cut
Congress returns Tuesday from their August recess to a packed legislative session. Number one on the agenda for the White House and Republicans on Capitol Hill is the ambitious goal of putting togethe ...
05 Sep, 2017
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Police Action: Surplus Military Equipment Directed To PD Units
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the Trump administration would be reversing the ban put in place by the Obama administration that halted the sale of certain surplus military equipment to ...
31 Aug, 2017
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Morning Report August 24, 2017
COLORADO SECRETARY OF STATE SUEDIn a story on IVN.us, two of Colorado’s presidential electors, the people who cast Colorado’s votes in the electoral college, filed a lawsuit last week against Secretar ...
24 Aug, 2017
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Morning Report August 23, 2017
RANKED CHOICE VOTING GETS SHOT IN THE ARMIn a story that was first published on FairVote's blog, Rob Richie looks at the latest Primaries and how to Uphold Majority Rule.Richie writes, "Next spring, s ...
23 Aug, 2017
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Missouri Senator Chappelle-Nadal To Be Expelled?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvtLKW77pZwMissouri State Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal has apologized for her Facebook post last Thursday calling for the assassination of President Trump.Chappelle-Na ...
22 Aug, 2017
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Morning Report: August 17, 2017
Time for Missouri to Truly Go PurpleIn a story on IVN.us, Erik Fogg says it's high time for Missouri to send an independent to Congress.Fogg writres:"Missouri is a classic American Purple state. It is ...
17 Aug, 2017
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Break the Duopoly: It's Time to Make Missouri a Truly "Purple" State
Missouri is a classic American Purple state. It is coveted by presidential candidates much as Iowa, New Hampshire, Ohio, and Florida: It voted twice for Clinton, but also voted for Bush, McCain, Romne ...
16 Aug, 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 ...
07 Jul, 2017
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Congress Effectively Legalizes Medical Marijuana at the Federal Level
Last week, Congress avoided a government shutdown by agreeing to a continuing resolution to keep the federal government funded for another week.Then over the weekend, US lawmakers agreed to a deal tha ...
04 May, 2017
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