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States with Unregulated Campaign Contributions Risk Corruption
Credit: rawstory.comAccording to research done by StateIntegrity.org, states with unregulated campaign contributions have a higher risk of corruption in political financing. A state's overa ...
27 Jun, 2013
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When Is Minority Participation Representation, and When Is It Tokenism?
In Minnesota, the recent decision which overturns the congressional affirmation of the provisions of the Voting Rights Act from the 1960s provoked an inappropriate tweet from a democrat in the state l ...
26 Jun, 2013
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The Next Marriage Battle
So California’s Proposition 8 is gone. A coalition of liberal and conservative justices decided today that they did not have to decide the question they had just decided because the party that they au ...
26 Jun, 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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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 ...
20 Jun, 2013
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Stricter Regulations On Nonprofits Loom in CA Legislature
Credit: RichardPuntillo.comCalifornia's Fair Political Practices Commission led an investigation to uncover the true source of an $11 million 'mystery' donation from out-of-state 501(c)(4) nonprofit, ...
20 Jun, 2013
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The Facts versus the Myths about Our Flag, and how they relate to commerce and politics
Friday, June 14th 2013 was flag day, a day which tends to go uncelebrated, and about which most people know very little.This post will be a brief detour from my continuing series on the different face ...
18 Jun, 2013
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Social Spotlight: Sen. Mark Warner
As part of our effort to report on social media trends, tools, and technology, we will be periodically recognizing politicians, candidates, and political organizations who are utilizing social media i ...
17 Jun, 2013
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Ken Cuccinelli May Split Libertarian Voters
Ken Cuccinelli at the Liberty Political Action Conference Virginia // Credit: Gage SkidmoreThe Virginia gubernatorial election between Ken Cuccinelli and Terry McAuliffe poses an interesting question ...
10 Jun, 2013
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Members on Both Sides of Gun Debate Want More Focus on Hard Data
John Miller has spent his life around firearms."I grew up with firearms of all kinds, taught to respect and how to use and care for a gun as well as been shooting since I was very young," he said.Toda ...
29 May, 2013
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