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The Conversation on Election Integrity Neither Party Wants You to Hear
The Conversation on Election Integrity Neither Party Wants You to Hear
Election integrity became a hot button issue during and in the wake of the 2020 presidential election. It is a phrase voters have heard a lot since November 3, as Donald Trump and many of hi ...
15 Jan, 2021
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28 min read
California, US Problems Need Middle-Ground Solutions
California, US Problems Need Middle-Ground Solutions
Centrist solutions exist to many of California’s and our nation’s problems. Politics makes it easier to attack an opponent’s position than to advance one’s own, however.
28 Dec, 2020
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3 min read
California, US Problems Need Middle-Ground Solutions
California, US Problems Need Middle-Ground Solutions
Editor's Note: This piece originally published in Press-Enterprise out of Riverside, CA, and has been republished on IVN with permission from the author.‍Centrist solutions exist to many of Calif ...
28 Dec, 2020
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3 min read
Why California Should Learn from Maine and Not Alaska on Electoral Reform
Why California Should Learn from Maine and Not Alaska on Electoral Reform
Looking at our recent polarized presidential elections — and even the politicization of wearing masks (to combat COVID-19) — it’s easy to say that the partisan divide in our country has never been gre ...
28 Dec, 2020
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8 min read
Why California Should Learn from Maine and Not Alaska on Electoral Reform
Why California Should Learn from Maine and Not Alaska on Electoral Reform
Looking at our recent polarized presidential elections — and even the politicization of wearing masks (to combat COVID-19) — it’s easy to say that the partisan divide in our country has never been greater. 
28 Dec, 2020
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8 min read
Coronavirus Wipes Away Recent Wage Gains for Many California Workers, Report Finds
Coronavirus Wipes Away Recent Wage Gains for Many California Workers, Report Finds
New research finds the pandemic has likely stripped away most of the wage gains made after the Great Recession by California’s lowest earners.
16 Dec, 2020
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7 min read
Coronavirus Wipes Away Recent Wage Gains for Many California Workers, Report Finds
Coronavirus Wipes Away Recent Wage Gains for Many California Workers, Report Finds
In the five years before the pandemic, low-income Californians had begun to see substantial wage gains, chipping away at the income inequality gap between California’s haves and have-nots that has wid ...
16 Dec, 2020
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7 min read
 National Reform Leaders Lay Out the Future of Better Elections for 2021 and Beyond
National Reform Leaders Lay Out the Future of Better Elections for 2021 and Beyond
US voters and reform practitioners had an opportunity over the weekend to wrap up 2020 celebrating the success of historic proposals for better elections and discuss future endeavors to give the Ameri ...
14 Dec, 2020
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8 min read
To Fight Depression, San Diego Educator Offers Unique Program
To Fight Depression, San Diego Educator Offers Unique Program
Before Social and Emotional Learning became widely recognized as a critical component of teen lives, Marisa Fogelman was well ahead of the curve. Fogelman spent two decades developing a curriculu ...
14 Dec, 2020
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12 min read
Left-Leaning San Diego Pundit Reveals What It’s Like to Play In the Opposition Sandbox
Left-Leaning San Diego Pundit Reveals What It’s Like to Play In the Opposition Sandbox
Laura Fink is an up-and-coming TV news pundit. She isn’t offended by the “talking head” label, which can carry negative connotations, but certainly would prefer “political analyst.” She agrees to ...
14 Dec, 2020
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9 min read