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Removing the Least Democratic Part of America’s Elections
Voting in America is not easy. You first have to register. You have to find your polling place. In most states, you have to take time before, during, or after work to get to your polling place. You ha...
Gary Johnson: Time for Congress to Do Right Thing on DACA
Congress, you’re up.As expected, President Trump has ended the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program put in place by Barack Obama through executive action. No surprise there; Trump pro...
District Court: Overtime Rule Invalid; End of Obama-Era Rule?
The Department of Labor’s May 2016 Final Rule, which would have more than doubled the minimum salary necessary to satisfy the “executive, administrative or professional” (the “EAP” or “white collar”) ...
DACA Done? Will a New Program Be Introduced as Replacement?
The "dreamers" program instituted in 2012 by Barack Obama's administration could be on its way out.Officially named the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, the act allows certain un...
Police Action: Surplus Military Equipment Directed To PD Units
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the Trump administration would be reversing the ban put in place by the Obama administration that halted the sale of certain surplus military equipment to...
FEMA Fumbles: Texas is Opportunity To Hold Agency Accountable
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtOOzO6OmOUAnyone who hasn't seen enough evidence that partisanship is toxic to American society need look no further than the way partisan politicians, media, and vote...
Course Correction: San Diego Will Send Lifeguard Rescue Team To Houston
Following some extraordinary media scrutiny, the City of San Diego has decided to send its Lifeguard Swift Water Rescue Team to Houston to assist in the search and rescue efforts.The Lifeguard team ha...
Why Does It Take a Major Disaster to Unite a Country?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLFCYdgtzUUAs of Monday evening, Hurricane Harvey had killed at least 10 people, according to the New York Times.The economic toll is impossible to calculate as of yet,...
San Diego Lifeguards Send Passionate Apology Letter to Houston Officials
In a letter that is bound to raise some questions and a few eyebrows, Ed Harris, a San Diego Lifeguard Sergeant and union leader, has apologized to Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Houston Mayor Sylvester ...
Morning Report August 28, 2017
HURRICANE HARVEY The pictures and stories disseminiating from Texas following Hurricane Harvey are both terrifying and remarkable. From families being separated from rising flood waters, to allig...