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New Report: Marijuana Arrests Increased in 2017 Despite Legalization
According to FBI statistics released this week, marijuana arrests in the United States actually increased to 659,700 in 2017 over 2016's total of 653,249. That's despite the fact that in 2017, the num ...
26 Sep, 2018
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The Electoral College: Something that Unites Us or Divides Us?
Editor's Note: This article was co-authored by Kammi Foote and Donald Wilson Bush, president of the Woodrow Wilson Legacy Foundation.In 2016, for the fifth time in the history of the United States, it ...
25 Sep, 2018
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Safer Roads, Bigger Privacy Concerns: A Primer on Self-Driving Cars and Transportation Policy
I. The State of Self-Driving Car Technology and The PossibilitiesIn the 1990 film, Total Recall (starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sharon Stone), the protagonist played by the now former governor of ...
24 Sep, 2018
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New California Cannabis Testing Standards Supported by Retailers Like March and Ash
San Diego, CA.- The quality of the product sold at cannabis shops is obviously critical for success. So anytime there are questions about potency and product value, important questions need to be aske ...
15 Sep, 2018
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5 Lawsuits That Could Change U.S. Health Care
Malpractice lawsuits happen every day, and most people don't think twice about them until they're the subject of one. In most cases, these lawsuits only affect the individuals involved, but in rare ca ...
12 Sep, 2018
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Trump Squeeze on Legal Workers Is Hurting American Business
In 2016 Donald Trump presented himself to the American people as a savvy deal maker and successful business mogul whose business-friendly policies as president would help the American economy to grow, ...
03 Sep, 2018
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Pro-Women Groups Keep Independent, Third Party Female Candidates Off Websites
In the lead up to the 2018 midterms, female candidates running as independents and third parties are shockingly under-represented by organizations who endorse and track women – even those groups who c ...
31 Aug, 2018
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6 Congressional Districts That Show How Bad America's Competition Problem Really Is
While viewing a map of congressional districts, one may believe they are examining an unsolvable puzzle. The same type of puzzle where you dump thousands of tiny colored pieces out of a box onto your ...
27 Aug, 2018
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Students Invent Gerrymander Board Game And It's Taking Off
Three siblings from Austin, Texas are set to make cash off of gerrymandering. No, they're not running for office; they're creating a board game called Mapmaker that educates people about the very ...
14 Aug, 2018
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Young Voters Agree: New Blood Needed to Spark Political Revolution in Congress
A new tide is turning in America’s political climate, and a recent AP poll reveals that the young people — apparently “exasperated” with the older leaders in Congress — are ready to make some waves wi ...
30 Jul, 2018
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