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In Virginia, 92% of Military Voters Didn't Have a Chance to Vote in 2012
While the entire military voting system is broken, there are some states whose military absentee voting records are particularly shocking, and it seems that the Department of Defense and state voting ...
03 Feb, 2014
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Three Numbers that Come Before 10: Why the Tenth Amendment does not Create 50 Little Countries
Now that same sex marriages can be legally performed in 17 states (plus the District of Columbia), the other states are starting to feel the pressure that comes when you are on the wrong side of the z ...
16 Jan, 2014
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Taxpayers Continue to Flee States with Heaviest Tax Burdens
United Van Lines (UVL) is one of the largest moving companies in the United States. Each year since 1977, UVL has issued a study of interstate migration patterns. This study reports the share of outbo ...
03 Jan, 2014
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GOP Can Still Stall Presidential Nominees Despite The Nuclear Option
On November 21, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D – Nev.) followed through on a threat he had issued more than once this year to use procedural maneuvers to end filibuster on presidential appointee ...
27 Nov, 2013
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Independent Voter Project Conference Sparks Controversy Over IVN.us Funding
Legislators from California, Texas, and Illinois gathered last week to participate in the Independent Voter Project Business and Leadership Conference in Hawaii. Also in attendance were representative ...
25 Nov, 2013
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20 min read
Over 33% of Population Lives in a State Where Gay Marriage is Legal
Last week, both Illinois and Hawaii passed same-sex marriage making them the 15th and 16th states to do so. Overall, 2013 has been quite a year for the LGBT community. These last two states just seem ...
12 Nov, 2013
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The Next Three States That Will Legalize Recreational Marijuana
Marijuana legalization activists gained considerable momentum this week. On Tuesday, the city of Portland, Maine, passed Question 1: 67 percent to 33 percent.The measure legalized possession of up to ...
08 Nov, 2013
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Short Term Budget Deal Sets Stage for Heated Primary Elections
Speaking on the Senate floor Monday, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) expressed confidence that a resolution to reopen the government ahead of Thursday's debt ceiling deadline would be reached.R ...
15 Oct, 2013
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Media, House & Senate Contribute to Political Theater On Budget Talks
Shutterstock // Credit: Chris DeRidderThe fundamental exercise of government, passing a national budget, hangs in the balance as lawmakers in Washington score political points ahead of a potential g ...
23 Sep, 2013
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Distressed CA Homeowners Have Only Seen 20% of $2 Billion Housing Aid
DavidPino Photography // Shutterstock.comWith existing-home sales and prices surging, once-dour housing analysts now glow about the return of a linchpin for the economy and one of the most-watched ba ...
16 Sep, 2013
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