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Can Legislation Ever Keep Up with Technology?
Can legislation on technology ever reflect the fast-paced nature of the digital frontier? Credit: readwrite.comIn a push toward increased privacy in the social media realm, Washington became the most ...
07 Aug, 2013
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Paying More for Less? Interest Expenses Rise
State interest expenses have risen even as interest rates have fallen.It’s general knowledge that falling interest rates help debtors. As long as a loan can be refinanced at a new, lower rate, ...
05 Aug, 2013
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Unpacking a Doable Citizens United Ruling Solution
Credit: sumofus.orgAnywhere else in society if you took money from people you had a fiduciary responsibility to otherwise serve it would be a crime, and you could have civil liability. But the duopol ...
17 Jul, 2013
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Obama Administration Foreign Policy Approval Declines
In sharp contrast to the global optimism felt when President Barack Obama first took office, new polls suggest that both domestic and international approval of the Obama administration foreign policy ...
10 Jul, 2013
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Federal Immigration Reform Affects 2 Million Undocumented Californians
Credit: Konstantin L / Shutterstock.comThe U.S. Senate recently passed a controversial immigration bill by 36 votes after fourteen Republicans sided with Democrats. The bill would allow undocume ...
03 Jul, 2013
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On Immigration Reform and Public Opinion Since 9/11
Nineteen strangers were all it took to pick up our welcome mats and lock our doors. Two buildings in New York City, a field in Pennsylvania, and the always invincible Pentagon quickly became the symbo ...
27 Jun, 2013
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Immigration Reform Won't Be Achieved without More Drone Surveillance
Credit: UAS BlogOn Tuesday, the US Senate voted by a large margin -- 84-15 -- in favor of moving the immigration reform bill to the floor for further discussions. Among the key elements in the upcomi ...
12 Jun, 2013
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We Fear What We Don't Know
Illinois, New Mexico, and South Carolina have yet to release their annual financial reports of the fiscal year ending last June. These late financial statements create a lack of transparency whic ...
11 Jun, 2013
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Senate Appropriations Committee to Vote on $2 Tobacco Tax
Radu Bercan / Shutterstock.comOn Monday, the Senate Appropriations Committee will vote on the "California Tobacco Tax Act of 2014," a bill introduced by Senator Kevin de Leon that would increase taxe ...
20 May, 2013
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Texas Water Wars Foreshadow Nationwide Trend
Ricardo Garza / Shutterstock.comIn 2012, the United States experienced the worst drought in the last 50 years. Sixty-one percent of the country was affected by it, leading states to increase their w ...
18 Feb, 2013
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