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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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One Man Dedicated to Nonpartisan Election Reform Gets Hearing in Nevada State Senate
1 = 499. This is not a true or false math quiz. It is a statement of fact.One person not associated with any special interest group, dedicated to the idea of election reform, willing to expend the tim ...
17 Apr, 2015
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80 Years after Reefer Madness, Grandpa Still Doesn't Want You Smoking Weed
It is now commonly accepted that a majority of Americans support the legalization of marijuana, with states like Colorado and Washington taking the first steps in making recreational marijuana sociall ...
15 Apr, 2015
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Legalizing Marijuana Polls Better than 2016 Presidential Field
A Quinnipiac University poll taken in March released Monday. It found that more than 80 percent of adults in key swing states like Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida supported legalizing the use of ...
07 Apr, 2015
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Independent-Minded Leaders Focus on Fixing American Politics at National Conference
I was impressed to find such a far-reaching conglomerate of individuals at the National Conference of Independents in New York City, which took place during the weekend of March 13-15. Illinois, ...
30 Mar, 2015
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Rand Paul and Cory Booker Push Historic Bill to Legalize Medical Marijuana
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) introduced a bill Tuesday that would end the federal prohibition on medical marijuana. The bip ...
10 Mar, 2015
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Report: Support for Marijuana Legalization Jumps 19 Points in 10 Years
On March 4, 2015, the General Social Study published its latest report examining the public's opinion on marijuana legalization. The study documents both the shift in popular consensus ...
06 Mar, 2015
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2 min read