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Nevada Voter Suppression: Democrats Blocking Independent Voter Access
Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in 2013 that struck down pre-clearance requirements from the Voting Rights Act, Republican-controlled state legislatures jumped at the opportunity to i ...
14 Jun, 2017
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New Research: Medical Marijuana Can Do Wonders for Man's Best Friend
Medical marijuana has benefits for a variety of different medical conditions. Residents in some states can receive a medical marijuana recommendation for anything from HIV/AIDS and epilepsy, to cancer ...
08 Jun, 2017
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Debriefing Democracy: 5 Takeaways in Nonpartisan News
Bernie Sanders supporters continue their fight against the Democratic National Committee, California lawmakers aren't addressing the real problem with presidential primaries, and an independent candid ...
05 May, 2017
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Congress Effectively Legalizes Medical Marijuana at the Federal Level
Last week, Congress avoided a government shutdown by agreeing to a continuing resolution to keep the federal government funded for another week.Then over the weekend, US lawmakers agreed to a deal tha ...
04 May, 2017
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Independents Are Ready to #HackTheSenate in 2018
A recent Gallup poll listed ‘dissatisfaction with the government’ as the highest ranking problem facing Americans. They found that fewer than a third of Americans are happy with the direction the coun ...
13 Apr, 2017
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Nevada Democratic Majority Leader Kills Effort to Improve Democracy
“It’s not.” “We don’t think it’s worth a hearing. Next question.”With those two short phrases in answer to a reporter’s question, Nevada State Senate Majority Leader Aaron Ford (D-Las Vegas) announced ...
30 Mar, 2017
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IVN Podcast: The Fight to De-Rig Elections Spreads from San Diego to Maine
In the pilot episode of IVN's newest podcast, A Civil Assessment, T.J. O'Hara takes a look at electoral reform around the country. From measures and bills that have successfully passed, Rank ...
20 Feb, 2017
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Nevada Needs Top-Two Nonpartisan Election Reform
On February 7, 2017, the second day of the biannual Nevada legislative session, State Senator James Settelmeyer (R-Minden) introduced Senate Bill (SB) 103. This bill, if passed and signed by the gover ...
17 Feb, 2017
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Incarcerated Women Largely Ignored in Criminal Justice Reform
Over the course of 25 years, women’s incarceration has increased drastically, and has reached a point where females are jailed at a rate of nearly 150 percent when compared to men. According to the AC ...
19 Jan, 2017
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The Future of Our Nation Must Be Built on Civility
2016 was an unusual and emotional election year. However, a presidential election should not be what defines how we as Americans connect. We have faced greater years of turmoil, starting with our figh ...
11 Jan, 2017
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