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FEC Nominees Highlight Agency's Dysfunction
Credit: 401(K) 2012 via FlickrPresident Obama recently announced his two nominees for the Federal Election Commission (FEC) -- Ann Ravel and Lee E. Goodman.Ravel, a Democrat, is the chair of the Cali ...
02 Jul, 2013
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Can States Nullify The Affordable Care Act?
President Obama signs healthcare reform in 2010 // Credit: Reid.senate.govCan a state unilaterally suspend the operation of ObamaCare within its borders? Of course not. That measure would violate the ...
01 Jul, 2013
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Nationwide Fair Redistricting Would End Gerrymandering
credit: Votecitizens.orgGerrymandering has become a prevalent hurdle to meaningful political participation across the country (with few exceptions, including California*). The duopoly at their finest ...
26 Jun, 2013
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Voter ID Laws Weakened in Arizona, Opens Door for More Legal Challenges
www.ncsl.orgThe need for voter ID laws is a contentious and politically driven argument that tends to crop up around election years following the passage of the first voter ID law in Indiana in 2006. ...
24 Jun, 2013
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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 ...
19 Jun, 2013
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In California, Citizens Control the Redistricting Process and It Works
Gerrymandering has been blamed for the increasingly partisan political environment in the United States. In 2008, Californians decided to take the redistricting process away from politi ...
17 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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7 Facts About Student Loan Debt You Did Not Know
Research organizations are digging deep into why student debt is on the rise and if it's significantly hurting graduates' ability to be financially sound. The federal student loan interest rate is set ...
07 Jun, 2013
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Online Voter Registration Gains Traction Nationwide
Credit: California ForwardOnline voter registration is a concept that has only recently been made available to U.S. citizens. At the moment, most states don't have a system set up for it. However, th ...
30 May, 2013
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Big Business Thinking Will Move Universities Forward, Study Says
Credit: Tom Story, ASUThinking like big businesses may be the key driving force in transforming the nation’s colleges and universities, according to researchers at the New America Foundation, a nonpa ...
28 May, 2013
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