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Sessions Ouster Clears The Way for Federal Marijuana Legalization
Attorney General Jeff Sessions' resignation from his post this week at the behest of the president was a cherry on top of another string of wins for the marijuana legalization movement in America.Alth ...
09 Nov, 2018
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Anti-Gerrymandering Reforms Sweep the Nation in 2018
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. - Game-changing proposals to end partisan gerrymandering passed in 3 states Tuesday -- with the results of a 4th (Utah) pending -- taking control of redistricting out of the hands of ...
06 Nov, 2018
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Forget Red Wave, Forget Blue Wave, This is The Best Year for Pro-Voter Election Reform in 50 Years
Amid all the divisive ugliness inside the Beltway, here is some good news: 2018 may well be the best year in a half century for election reform. Today’s narrative laments a crumbling democracy, aliena ...
01 Nov, 2018
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Clinton Political Machine Rears Its Head in Maine Governor's Race, Endorses Janet Mills
AUGUSTA, MAINE - It was announced this week that Hillary Clinton stepped into the Maine gubernatorial race to endorse Democratic nominee Janet Mills. Just a week before the election, the partisan poli ...
31 Oct, 2018
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Partisan "Foul": 19 Radio Stations Pull Misleading Pro-Gerrymandering Ad in Michigan
LANSING, MICH. - The Voters Not Politicians campaign sent out a press release Wednesday confirming that 19 radio stations in Michigan have pulled ads against its anti-gerrymandering amendment that the ...
24 Oct, 2018
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Two in Three Americans Now Support Legalizing Marijuana
Look at the person to your left. Now look at the person to your right. Odds are, at least one of them supports legalizing marijuana, and there's a good chance you probably do too.According to the late ...
23 Oct, 2018
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This Week In Nonpartisan News: Top 5 Stories for Independent Voters
Much of the media's election coverage two weeks out from Election Day is focused on what kind of wave we are seeing -- red or blue -- and how Donald Trump will affect the outcome of the midterms. Howe ...
22 Oct, 2018
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Pre-Election Rundown: 4 Ballot Measures to Deal Historic Blow to Partisan Gerrymandering
Voters in Colorado, Michigan, Missouri, and Utah are voting on whether to hand control over drawing electoral districts to independent redistricting commissions.With two weeks to go, here’s a rundown ...
17 Oct, 2018
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In Michigan: A Creative Use of Ranked Choice Voting Bolsters Anti-Gerrymandering Reform
LANSING, MICH. - Michigan’s congressional districts rank among the most gerrymandered in the country. In fact, a new project providing historical data on gerrymandering identifies Michigan’s ...
15 Oct, 2018
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Why Is A Foreign Tech Company With Ties to Venezuela's Government Overhauling LA County's Voting Machines?
LOS ANGELES, CALIF. - Election security was once a niche topic, but after the DNC revealed that its computers had been penetrated by Russian hackers in the Summer of 2016, it has entered the mainstrea ...
15 Oct, 2018
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