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Senate Committee OKs Basic Banking Services for Billion-Dollar Marijuana Industry
The Senate Appropriations Committee took a 16-14 vote Thursday to approve a measure that would make it easier for marijuana businesses to obtain basic banking services with financial institutions ...
28 Jul, 2015
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Rand Paul Needs A Jumpstart as Campaign Stalls ahead of First Debate
One of the more anticipated campaigns for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination has seemingly dropped from the national conversation and is struggling to raise money.Called "The Most Intere ...
28 Jul, 2015
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Voters Think Pot is Safer than Alcohol, But Who Will Legalize It Next?
While a majority of Americans - 52 percent - now favor weed legalization, the federal government has done very little to act on the changing views of the nation. Many states, however, have taken matte ...
21 Jul, 2015
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Will You Be Able to Vote in the 2016 Congressional Primaries?
When it comes time to vote in the 2016 congressional primary elections, will you be allowed to vote in the primary of your choice? We’ve updated our analysis on every state’s rules for its primary ele ...
10 Jul, 2015
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VIDEO: Key Lessons California is Learning from Colorado to Make Voting Easier
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1096&v=ECRSwfYWqN4The origins of why Americans typically vote on Tuesdays involve farmers, horses and buggies, and a 19th century federal law. Here in 21st cen ...
22 Jun, 2015
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Democracy At Your Fingertips: Will You Join The Mobile Voting Revolution?
It’s the 21st century; we may not have flying cars, yet, but the technological advances we have made over the past 25 years are astonishing. Where were you 25 years ago, and did you ever think you wou ...
27 May, 2015
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Experts Suggest Community Colleges Are Key to Keeping America Competitive
The term "skills gap" is a common one in discussions about America's economic forecast. The notion is that job opportunities for skilled laborers exist, but that not enough laborers have the correct s ...
15 May, 2015
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Colo. Bill Would Give 1.3 Million Independent Voters Full Access to Elections
House Bill 1354 was introduced in the Colorado Legislature in April by Democratic State Rep. Dominick Moreno. The bill could possibly open up the Centennial State's primary elections to 1.3 million re ...
24 Apr, 2015
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Outrage over Religious Freedom Laws Expands Nationwide; Alters Future Elections
Controversy over Indiana's "Religious Freedom Restoration Act" is being heralded as a bellwether for national opinion by some LGBT advocates.The bill gave businesses the right to deny service to someo ...
24 Apr, 2015
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Federal Prohibition Prevents Billion-Dollar Industry from Helping Economy
Farmers can yield, at most, $1,000 per acre from corn. Moonrise Extracts, an industrial hemp operation in Colorado, expects to reap tens of thousands per acre, from what started as a few dozen feral h ...
21 Apr, 2015
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