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GOP Takes Senate, Dems Take House
Washington, D.C. - The Republicans have held on to the Senate by grabbing some center-left leaning districts, while Democrats scooped up the 218 they needed to topple GOP control of the House of Repre ...
07 Nov, 2018
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New Poll: Rent Control Prop Is Tanking, Dems Are Surging, And Other Unexpected (And Totally Expected) Results
With less than two weeks to go before election day, the Public Policy Institute of California is out with a new poll. This follows a similar survey they conducted just last month.New results show ...
25 Oct, 2018
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IVN's Co-Publisher Helps Win Civvy Award for Coverage of Maine’s Ranked Choice Voting Initiative
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Foundation for Independent Voter Education and the Chamberlain Project Foundation won first place in the political category at the 2018 American Civic Collaboration Awards for p ...
24 Oct, 2018
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Here They Are: Winners of the 2018 Civvys
As the midterm elections swiftly approach, the heat is on for voters to make big decisions about the future of our nation.In an era of media partisanship and political gridlock, voters face a tough ti ...
23 Oct, 2018
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5 min read
U.S. House of Representatives - CALmatters 2018 Election Rundown
Job Posting:U.S. House of RepresentativesStarting Salary: $174,000Job DescriptionFor the 116th time in history, the entire U.S. House of Representatives is hiring for all 435 positions.Politically amb ...
19 Oct, 2018
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Sen. Rand Paul Charts Independent Course on Saudi Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. - What has all the appearances of a conspiracy by the Saudi government to murder a very high-profile Washington Post journalist in a Saudi embassy in Turkey, has become a tense intern ...
17 Oct, 2018
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5 min read
Could A High-Speed “Rail to Nowhere” Save California's Poorest Neighborhoods?
FRESNO, CALIF. -The plan: cover one of the most destitute tracts of California’s poorest major city with a Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course and watch dust turn to dollars.But soon, funding for the p ...
15 Oct, 2018
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Three Ways Sen. Collins is Receiving Kavanaugh Vote Backlash
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is now public enemy #1 as far as many Democrats are concerned.Collins, a well-known swing vote in the Senate who caucuses with the Republican Party, ...
11 Oct, 2018
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Hillary Clinton Explicitly Rejects Civility Toward Republicans
WASHINGTON, DC - Hillary Clinton told CNN's Christiane Amanpour in a televised interview Tuesday that Democrats cannot be civil with Republicans if they don't win a majority of seats in the U.S. House ...
10 Oct, 2018
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The U.S. National Debt Is Up By A Record $1.2 Trillion This Year: But Here's Why You Don't Care
WASHINGTON, DC - The national debt increased by $1,271,158,167,126.72 for fiscal year 2018 according to the latest information published by the U.S. Treasury this month. (The U.S. federal government's ...
09 Oct, 2018
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3 min read