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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 ...
22 May, 2013
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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 ...
17 May, 2013
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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 ...
16 May, 2013
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Colorado Passes Law Expanding Voting Access, Follows National Trend
http://www.opencurrency.com/Last week, the Colorado Senate voted in favor of an important election reform bill, making the state the latest example of a nationwide trend to expand voting access.In 20 ...
13 May, 2013
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Beyond the Headlines: Nathan Fletcher, Drones and Election Reform
Illinois Concealed Carry Debate Continues by Carl WicklanderApproximately one month separates Illinois from its deadline to enact some form of concealed carry legislation and the passions on both ...
06 May, 2013
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California Legislation Addresses Medical Marijuana Throughout State
Credit: cpapracticeadvisor.comThis week, the Supreme Court of California is tasked with making a decision regarding the functionality of medical marijuana dispensaries throughout the state. The ...
02 May, 2013
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Who Benefits Most from the War on Drugs?
McCarthy's PhotoWorks / Shutterstock.comAfter voters legalized marijuana for recreational use in Colorado and Washington state, 2012 was considered, by many, to be a good year for supporters of compr ...
20 Feb, 2013
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Rand Paul Nullification Proposal Emerges in Gun Debate
(Credit: Gage Skidmore)With a spate of shootings in recent months, there are calls for tighter gun control and President Obama has political capital to spend.Getting much of what he wanted with the f ...
19 Jan, 2013
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No Skills Required
A scandal broke out shortly after Senator Barack Obama was elected President in 2008. It involved the then-governor of his home state and the Senate seat that the President-Elect was vacating. & ...
19 Jan, 2013
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Firearm Debate in America Focuses on Freedom and Safety
Visual.ly and SurveyMonkey team up to bring us this interesting infographic about Americans and firearms. Recent national tragedies like the Aurora, Colorado theatre shooting and the Sandy Hook shooti ...
06 Jan, 2013
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