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Independent-Minded Leaders Focus on Fixing American Politics at National Conference
I was impressed to find such a far-reaching conglomerate of individuals at the National Conference of Independents in New York City, which took place during the weekend of March 13-15. Illinois, ...
30 Mar, 2015
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POTUS Candidates Push Election Reforms that Favor Them, Not Voters
The Washington Post reported Monday that the way voters participate in presidential primary elections, who will be allowed to participate, and when may change in a handful of states based on how parti ...
16 Mar, 2015
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Civics and Elections: Saving Our Democracy Begins with Young Voters
In Athens of antiquity, the inventors of democracy set up a law that required every person to vote. Anyone found not voting would be publicly marked and labeled an idiot; someone who thought their own ...
06 Mar, 2015
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Farmers, Industry Leaders Excited About Future of Industrial Hemp in Kentucky
KENTUCKY -- Kentucky Hemp is coming back. Fiber, seed, fuel, oil, and artisan products are simmering in the recently revived hemp industry. Hemp seed can be used whole as a food, or crushed for oil, ...
05 Mar, 2015
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Supreme Court to Decide Whether Gerrymandering Is Constitutionally Required
On Monday, March 2, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case, Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission. The high court will consider the constitutionalit ...
02 Mar, 2015
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Pew: Voters Remain Largely Dissatisfied with Major Party Leadership
NATIONAL -- At the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) straw poll, Kentucky's Rand Paul emerged on top, followed closely by Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson ...
02 Mar, 2015
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Jeb Bush vs. Rand Paul: A Contest between The Old GOP Brand and A New Vision for the Party
CPAC -- At the 2015 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), two closely watched candidates delivered speeches that are likely to indicate how the Republican presidential nomination proce ...
02 Mar, 2015
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6 More States Consider Adopting Independent Redistricting Groups
Redistricting has been a contentious process since the early 1800s, when Governor Elbridge Gerry signed a bill that reshaped electoral districts in Massachusetts to benefit the Democratic-Republicans. ...
23 Feb, 2015
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Audit the Fed In Better Position To Clear Congress in 2015
Amidst a nationwide outbreak of measles, Kentucky U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R) made headlines this week for his controversial defense of a parent's right to choose whether or not to vaccinate ...
05 Feb, 2015
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Rand Paul Calls REINS Act a Necessary Step in Holding Government Accountable
Two Republican legislators are hoping to institute more transparency in the enactment of regulations, but are likely to run into resistance from the White House if the effort advances that far.Last we ...
26 Jan, 2015
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