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Tuition Increases by 2.9% in 2013; Lowest Increase in 30 Years
Concerns about rising tuition and how students can afford to finance their major investments in post-secondary education are widespread. Solid insights into these questions require accurat...
California's Path to a Top-Two Nonpartisan Primary
California is a unique place. Just ask anyone who's ever lived there.So naturally the state boasts a unique system for nominating its elected officials as well and the road to the system that's curren...
Sarah Palin: Our President Lacks Valor
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin joined U.S. Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) for a little bit of face time in front of the World War II Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. The three po...
CA Will Not Comply with Federal Law Allowing Indefinite Detention of Prisoners
As states continue searching for ways to defy excesses of power from Washington DC, one state has joined a few others in objecting to one of the more controversial prerogatives emanating from the nati...
Top 6 On-Camera 'Oops' Moments in American Politics
All of us do really dumb stuff. We occasionally trip, forget our train of thought, or go the wrong way. Fortunately, most of us aren't in front of an arsenal of camera operators and photographers when...
Do Independent Voters Need More Independent Candidates?
Demand, meet SupplyAmidst some disenchantment with both major political parties, the chart above shows, when looking across the 50 states, the share of votes earned by candidates that were not either ...
North Carolina Party Leaders to Defend Controversial Voting Laws in Court
The partisan battles in North Carolina are extending their reach into the court system.Over the past year, the Republican controlled legislature, aided by a Republican governor, Pat McCrory, enacted a...
More Independent Voters Means We Need To Reform Primary Elections
An IVN article revealed the top five states with the highest number of registered independent voters. Surprisingly, a majority of these states still have primary elections that disenfranchise thi...
Independents Exceed Party Registration In Key States
Out of the 28 states that record party affiliation upon registering to vote, Massachusetts, Alaska, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Connecticut have the highest percentage of independent or no party pr...
Beyond the Headlines: Tuesday May 21th
Top Stories on IVNFollow the Money Act Draws Criticism by Alex GauthierAnnounced last month by Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), the Follow the Money Act was received with much ...