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Morning Report: August 9, 2017
Morning Report: August 9, 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-arGZ7UByQThe Fire and The FuryResolved to disarm North Korea's nuclear capabilities, President Donald Trump warned North Korea against making any more threa ...
09 Aug, 2017
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Election Reformers Gather to "Unrig the System" in Colorado
Election Reformers Gather to "Unrig the System" in Colorado
https://youtu.be/I-SNEcs5SPIThis past weekend, leaders from several election reform organizations met in Denver, Colorado, at “Unrig the System,” an event aimed at educating the state’s residents on h ...
08 Aug, 2017
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Morning Report: August 8, 2017
Morning Report: August 8, 2017
Manchin Stays 'Independent'As the political wheels rapidly turn in the state of West Virginia, Senator Joe Manchin appears to be staying independent and above the fray.At a Trump rally last week, Gove ...
08 Aug, 2017
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Some CO Republicans Really Don't Want Independents Voting in Primaries
Some CO Republicans Really Don't Want Independents Voting in Primaries
The Colorado Republican Party is considering nominating its candidates through caucus rather than an open primary that would allow unaffiliated voters (independents) to participate.Voters approved two ...
07 Aug, 2017
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Morning Report: August 7, 2017
Morning Report: August 7, 2017
Venezuela Violence Following ElectionFallout from the election in Venezuela is turning violent. A military base near the capital, Caracas, was attacked by armed men. The government claims to have quel ...
07 Aug, 2017
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Wolf-PAC: Getting the Corrupting Influence of Money out of Politics
Wolf-PAC: Getting the Corrupting Influence of Money out of Politics
Twenty-seven times in our country’s history amendments have been made to the U.S. Constitution. They’re often made to address issues that weren’t foreseen by the Founding Fathers as they were writing ...
03 Aug, 2017
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Independent Insurgence? Centrist Project to Challenge Duopoly; Support Nonpartisan Candidates
Independent Insurgence? Centrist Project to Challenge Duopoly; Support Nonpartisan Candidates
Host T.J. O'Hara is joined by Nick Troiano, executive director of The Centrist Project.T.J and Troiano discuss the latest endeavors of The Centrist Project, including projects in support of indep ...
01 Aug, 2017
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Open Primaries: Chosen by Voters, Attacked by Lawmakers
Open Primaries: Chosen by Voters, Attacked by Lawmakers
The election landscape in Colorado recently underwent a significant makeover.Thanks to two initiatives spearheaded by Let Colorado Vote, a coalition dedicated to expanding voter access to the ballot f ...
31 Jul, 2017
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Colorado Ethics Watch: $1.9 Million Unaccounted for During 2016 Campaigns
Colorado Ethics Watch: $1.9 Million Unaccounted for During 2016 Campaigns
Rising distrust in our political system is due in large part to a lack of transparency in several aspects of government.In Colorado, several organizations have taken up the cause of increasing transpa ...
27 Jul, 2017
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Will Denver Be The Next Major City to Adopt Ranked Choice Voting?
Will Denver Be The Next Major City to Adopt Ranked Choice Voting?
The 2016 election provided more evidence than ever that voters are feeling frustrated by politics and feel like our elections are broken. Since November of last year, momentum for election reform has ...
24 Jul, 2017
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