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The Movement for Better Elections Is Poised for Big Wins
FairVote reached its 25th anniversary in June. I’ve directed the organization since its inception.It’s been quite a ride, with highs and lows, but with overall progress toward building support and ear...
Morning Report: July 25, 2017
President Donald Trump made a last-ditch plea to U.S. Senate Republicans Monday to fulfill seven years of campaign promises to repeal and replace former President Barack Obama's signature health care ...
INTERVIEW: Gary Johnson for U.S. Senate in 2018?
In a recent interview for IVN, Gary Johnson consultant Ron Nielson said Johnson "would be a fantastic senator" if he chose to run in 2018 against New Mexico's Democratic junior senator, Martin Heinric...
Mending Fences: GOP Extends Health Care Olive Branch -- Sort Of
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9P15Ed05vIAs GOP senators roll out their newest version of health care reform, a new Gallup poll shows U.S. adults are as divided as Congress on the government's ...
Texas Legislature Eliminates Straight-Ticket Voting
The Texas House approved a bill Saturday that eliminates straight-ticket voting, which allows voters to choose a party's entire slate of candidates in a single ballot marking. Texas will lik...
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...
2012 Email to Clinton: al-Qaeda Is on Our Side in Syria
WikiLeaks posted a leaked 2012 email Wednesday from a policy advisor to then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that said al-Qaeda was helping rebel forces in Syria and was "on our side."https://...
Rand Paul: "They Want to Send Your Kids to War with No Debate"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1zdvSsLBvMOn Monday, the Senate approved in a near unanimous vote to clear the way for Montenegro to be the latest entry into NATO. The vote does not officia...
Ranked Choice Voting Dies in Utah Senate Committee
It looked possible that Utah would become the second state to adopt ranked choice voting for statewide elections. However, HB349, the bill that got a surprising amount of bipartisan support in the Hou...
Utah House Passes Bipartisan Ranked Choice Voting Bill
On Friday, March 3rd, 2017, the Utah House voted 59-12 to pass HB 349, a bill that would require the use of ranked choice voting for nearly all Utah elections. Rep. Rebecca Chavez-Houck...