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Kentucky latest to expand mail voting in response to pandemic
Originally published on The Fulcrum.All Kentuckians will get the chance to vote by mail in the June 23 primary under a deal worked out between Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, and Secretary of State Mic ...
28 Apr, 2020
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Moves in three states to avoid another Wisconsin, even as Sanders bows out
Originally published on The Fulcrum.Bernie Sanders ending his campaign, obviating the need for more Democratic presidential primaries, is the biggest news of the week about keeping democracy safe duri ...
13 Apr, 2020
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Who is to Blame for Violence in Lithuania?
Lithuania is used to maintaining national security and defense by relying on NATO allies in many ways. Such an approach helps the country save money and receive political preferences within the Allian ...
12 Apr, 2020
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Why local election administrators are key to ensuring all voters may participate in democracy
Originally published on The Fulcrum.Due to the coronavirus, many states that have held their presidential primaries on schedule this year experienced a decrease in turnout, chaos and confusion. As we ...
06 Apr, 2020
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After COVID-19 Things Will Change
COVID-19, like many global crises and catastrophes bring change. Sometimes permanently, often temporarily. Change comes in both positive and negative garbs. But change never fails to force itself upon ...
30 Mar, 2020
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Another coronavirus victim: public access to government
Originally published on The Fulcrum.Advocates of open government are sounding the alarm that local, state and federal officials are too quickly sacrificing public access to the cause of public health ...
27 Mar, 2020
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4 min read
THE SPEECH THAT BERNIE SHOULD GIVE (but probably won’t)
Hello America! Hello my Brothers and Sisters!This campaign, this race for the Democratic Party presidential nomination, has come to a critical point. A boiling point, some would say. And before we go ...
09 Mar, 2020
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Convoluted CA Presidential Primary Rules Add to Vote Count Nightmare
It didn’t take long for the presidential landscape to radically shift following a monumental Super Tuesday. Yet, despite the departure of the richest person to run for president in modern US hist ...
09 Mar, 2020
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The Brain of an Independent, from Ron Paul to Bernie Sanders
It was nearly four years ago that voters did the unthinkable.They rejected the party establishments’ favored candidates. And they did so to pick literally Donald Trump as America’s next president. Tha ...
23 Jan, 2020
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OPINION: Bloomberg vs. Trump 2020 Is So Coke and Pepsi
Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s entry into the 2020 race for the Democratic presidential nomination could add a jolt to a field of candidates that has so far failed to inspire much enthusiasm.While Joe Bide ...
26 Nov, 2019
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