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Solutions to the Military Sexual Assault Crisis
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel had his first in-person meeting with the panel responsible for reviewing the Department of Defense's (DoD) policies and procedures regarding sexual assault on June 27....
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...
For SCOTUS Rulings on Gay Marriage, It Isn't Always Black and White
Credit: Wikimedia CommonsThe United States Supreme Court is expected to rule on the Defense of Marriage Act (Windsor v. United States) and California's Proposition 8 (Hollingsworth v. Perry) in the n...
Amendment to Protect Industrial Hemp Production Survives House Vote
Source: Industrial Hemp Tasmania / FacebookA bipartisan amendment to the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 (FARM Bill) that would guarantee a state's right to make its own de...
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...
Entrepreneurs, Investors Continue to Gamble in Marijuana Industry
mikeledray / Shutterstock.comFrom police dogs being trained to ignore pot to a push from the medical community to package the drug in child-proof containers, marijuana has been moving steadily toward...
Ronnie Chang Suppression Hearing Attended by Local Mayor
Credit: voiceofsandiego.orgOn Monday May 20, 2013, San Diego Mayor Bob Filner attended a pretrial hearing at the federal district courthouse in downtown San Diego to show his support for defendant Ro...
Proposition C Passes in Los Angeles Elections
Polling place in Los Angeles // credit: atvn.orgUnofficial results from the LA City Clerk's office indicate that Proposition C has passed with 76.56 percent of Los Angeles voters supporting the ballo...
Debate Over CA Online Voting Bill Weighs Accessibility Against Security
Independent voters now account for approximately 40 percent of all voters in the United States. Following the national trend, California voters are increasingly leaving the two major parties, with alm...
Bills in CO Establish New Marijuana Regulations for Buyers and Sellers
Ever since Amendment 64 was voted through last November, Americans have wondered what the implications of legalized marijuana might be for the state of Colorado.While lawmakers have taken their time i...