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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 would have everything you ever wanted to know at your fingertips? It wasn’t always easy and it wasn’t always perfect, but we have more education, communication, and entertainment than ever before. I have worked in politics for a number of years now, and in my time I’ve enjoyed watching the progression

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 skills to fill the positions. Oftentimes, talk of a skills gap crops up in reference to vocational jobs -- those requiring "middle skills," which can range from manufacturing jobs to some health care positions. "The demand for vocational and skilled trade jobs is stronger than it has been in some t

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 registered unaffiliated voters. The bill reads: [T]he bill requires that all political parties that are entitled to participate in the primary election must have their candidates placed on a single combined ballot to be used by unaffiliated electors that contains the names of the candidates of each

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 someone if providing that service conflicted with the owner's religious beliefs. After national backlash, Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed a revision to the law specifying that private business owners cannot use it to justify discrimination based on sexual orientation. "I think everyone on both si

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 hemp plants. Moonrise Extracts was lucky to obtain local hemp seeds to start their plants. Seed procurement and local adaptation from foreign seeds are a big hurdle for the industrial hemp market. The dozens of plants harvested in the summer of 2014 became 12,500 square feet of greenhouse productio

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 time and effort to get something done rather than waiting for someone else to act equals Nevada State Senate Bill #499. Back up to September 2013. Nevada has closed partisan primary elections for county, state, and federal elections. No group working election reform in the state had a legislative pl

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 socially (and legally) acceptable. What is less clear is why such a dramatic shift has taken place in our society. An overwhelming 68 percent of Millennials favor legalizing marijuana use, according to a recent Pew study, and almost every other age group has recorded an increase in support as well. There

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 marijuana for medical purposes. Likewise, a majority in all three states also supported legalizing small amounts for recreational use. When compared to the likely 2016 presidential candidates, a peculiar picture emerges. The Washington Post turned the data into the following graphs: Marijuana was once

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, California, Maine, Maryland, New Mexico, Virginia, Oregon, Mississippi, Colorado, Kentucky, New York, Arizona, and the list could go on and on. We all know that New York City is not cheap, let alone travelling from the other side of the country, but we were primed and ready for a fine weekend of events.

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 bipartisan "Compassionate Access, Research Expansion and Respect States Act" will be the first bill to be considered by the Senate that would legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes. “This is a significant step forward when it comes to reforming marijuana laws at the federal level," said Dan Riffle,