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The Last New England State Just Decriminalized Marijuana
The Last New England State Just Decriminalized Marijuana
On July 18, 2017, New Hampshire became the last of the New England states to decriminalize recreational marijuana.The new law, HB 640, had bipartisan sponsorship and bipartisan support. It will take e ...
21 Jul, 2017
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Represent.Us: Fighting the Corrupting Influence of Money in CO Politics
Represent.Us: Fighting the Corrupting Influence of Money in CO Politics
Wouldn’t it be nice if politicians engaged with their constituents in order to get their vote and their donations? One-on-one? Knocking on doors in neighborhoods? Speaking with them individually? Lear ...
20 Jul, 2017
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2 min read
Centrist Project: Giving Independent Candidates a Fighting Chance in Colorado
Centrist Project: Giving Independent Candidates a Fighting Chance in Colorado
Colorado is home to over 1.3 million independents, yet there is not a single independent legislator in either the State House or State Senate. Independents are the largest and fastest growing group of ...
19 Jul, 2017
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2 min read
Dems, Independents Make Up Most of CO Voter Withdrawals
Dems, Independents Make Up Most of CO Voter Withdrawals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ4BvQ5ZXOMVideo Credit: Denver7Hundreds of Republican and independent voters in Colorado are among the nearly 4,000 people who have canceled their voter registrat ...
18 Jul, 2017
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1 min read
League of Women Voters Keeps National Popular Vote Movement Alive in Colorado
League of Women Voters Keeps National Popular Vote Movement Alive in Colorado
After each presidential election in which the popular vote winner and the Electoral College winner differ, the country revisits the question, “Why do we still have the Electoral College?”Opponents of ...
17 Jul, 2017
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2 min read
CO Officials: We've Never Seen Such a Sudden Exodus of Voters
CO Officials: We've Never Seen Such a Sudden Exodus of Voters
Thousands of voters have cancelled their voter registration in Colorado since President Trump's election integrity commission requested personal voter data on every registered voter in the countr ...
14 Jul, 2017
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2 min read
Gerrymandering: Colorado’s Not-So-Great Divide
Gerrymandering: Colorado’s Not-So-Great Divide
The Colorado Rockies are home to many stunning features, one of which is the Continental Divide, which separates the watersheds of the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean. Now, while the Continental Divi ...
13 Jul, 2017
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3 min read
American Promise: Fighting for a 28th Amendment
American Promise: Fighting for a 28th Amendment
We’ve all heard there’s a need to get money out of politics. But what’s not discussed as often are the details of how to go about doing so.Enter the 28th amendment. In the past few years, a movement h ...
11 Jul, 2017
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2 min read
Marijuana Legalization Is Decreasing Violent Crime in Border States
Marijuana Legalization Is Decreasing Violent Crime in Border States
In a paper published by The Economic Journal last month, a study by the Norwegian School of Economics in partnership with the Pennsylvania State University Department of Sociology and Criminology, fou ...
06 Jul, 2017
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Recreational Marijuana is Now Officially Legal in Nevada
Recreational Marijuana is Now Officially Legal in Nevada
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44Cn1zB7610Nevada became the fifth state in the nation -- joining Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington -- to legalize the use and sale of recreational mar ...
03 Jul, 2017
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1 min read