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For Students, There Are More Factors in College Decisions than Money
Earlier this month, the White House released a statement outlining "the America’s College Promise proposal to make two years of community college free for responsible students,".The free communit...
Miss. Secretary of State Report Backs Nonpartisan, Top-Two Primary
Taxpayer-funded party primaries may soon be a thing of the past in Mississippi, if a recent report from a state-sponsored study group means anything.Convened by Mississippi’s secretary of st...
47 U.S. Representatives Co-Sponsor Bipartisan Industrial Hemp Farming Act
Vote Hemp, a major grassroots hemp advocacy group, on Thursday announced the introduction of complementary bills in the U.S. House and Senate, S. 134 and H.R. 525, titled the "Industrial Hemp Farming ...
Renewed U.S.-Cuba Relations: History's New Chapter
The possibility of renewed U.S.-Cuba relations makes one wonder something about history: has opening up a communist country's market led to more freedom for its citizens?The Fiscal Times claims that n...
The Shrinking Youth Vote: Why 2016 May Be More Competitive Than Pundits Predict
2008 was a historic year for young voters. After a steady increase in youth turnout between the 1996, 2000, and 2004 presidential elections, the 2008 election was said to have one of the highest youth...
The Fight for the Senate: Who Will Win Control?
The main talk of the 2014 election has been which political party will control the Senate after the votes have been counted. Democrats have been on defense throughout most of the country as President ...
PBS Educates Voters Nationwide on Restrictive Voting Laws with 'Ballot Watch'
The 2014 midterm elections are less than a month away and the GOP is poised to seize a majority in the Senate, though that would require winning some close races. Some are expected to come down to jus...
Where Do Veterans Turn When They Have Nowhere to Go?
As we wrap up Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month, and as the VA health care problems linger on, it has become tragically apparent that more and more veterans are feeling like they have nowhere to ...
American Party Candidate Jill Bossi Pushes Term Limits in S.C. Senate Race
In the 2014 U.S. Senate race in South Carolina, most of the focus seems to be on Senator Tim Scott's campaign to not only be the first black senator to serve South Carolina in the Senate, but the firs...
Centrist Project Voice Endorses 5 Independent-Minded Candidates
The Centrist Project Voice, a political action committee the Centrist Project says is the first to support candidates ready to set partisanship aside and "focus on the core issues of critical importan...