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The Baltimore Sun's Complete Blackout of Maryland's 2018 Libertarian Candidates
The Baltimore Sun's Complete Blackout of Maryland's 2018 Libertarian Candidates
Writing in a letter to the editor of The Star Democrat, Warren Davis says  "Independent voters should elect Jesse Colvin," the Democrat running to unseat Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) in the state's 1s ...
02 Oct, 2018
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Kavanaugh Hearings: ‘Exhibit A’ Why Voters Go Independent
Kavanaugh Hearings: ‘Exhibit A’ Why Voters Go Independent
Washington, D.C. - In a party-line vote of 11-10, the Republican-dominated Senate Judiciary Committee pushed Judge Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination to the Senate floor, of course with a ...
28 Sep, 2018
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New Report: Marijuana Arrests Increased in 2017 Despite Legalization
New Report: Marijuana Arrests Increased in 2017 Despite Legalization
According to FBI statistics released this week, marijuana arrests in the United States actually increased to 659,700 in 2017 over 2016's total of 653,249. That's despite the fact that in 2017, the num ...
26 Sep, 2018
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2 min read
Two Types of Ranked Choice Voting: How They Differ and What They Mean For Your Vote
Two Types of Ranked Choice Voting: How They Differ and What They Mean For Your Vote
The success of Maine as the first state to use ranked choice voting statewide has brought newfound national attention to ranked choice voting. There’s much to like in this replacement to our fractious ...
26 Sep, 2018
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9 min read
Safer Roads, Bigger Privacy Concerns: A Primer on Self-Driving Cars and Transportation Policy
Safer Roads, Bigger Privacy Concerns: A Primer on Self-Driving Cars and Transportation Policy
I. The State of Self-Driving Car Technology and The PossibilitiesIn the 1990 film, Total Recall (starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sharon Stone), the protagonist played by the now former governor of ...
24 Sep, 2018
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5 min read
3 Independent Female Candidates to Watch This Election
3 Independent Female Candidates to Watch This Election
As of August 2018, there were 423 third party and independent candidates who filed or declared congressional runs, compared to 1,185 Democrats and 1,034 Republicans. Of these 423 individuals, there ar ...
21 Sep, 2018
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Lobbyists vs. The People: Fight to End Political Corruption in Missouri Rages On
Lobbyists vs. The People: Fight to End Political Corruption in Missouri Rages On
On September 15, Cole County Circuit Judge Dan Green removed a people-led reform initiative, Amendment 1, from the November Ballot. Clean Missouri, the group behind Amendment 1, submitted over 300,000 ...
19 Sep, 2018
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The Shortlist: 4 Contenders to Take on Trump in 2020
The Shortlist: 4 Contenders to Take on Trump in 2020
We are just over two years away from the election night 2020, and we are now around the time where campaign teams are beginning to form, and front-runners are beginning to emerge. President Donald Tru ...
17 Sep, 2018
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Nearly 20 Years after 9/11, Congress Does Little to Stop Foreign Aid from Funding Terrorism
Nearly 20 Years after 9/11, Congress Does Little to Stop Foreign Aid from Funding Terrorism
In his first two budgets, President Trump proposed steep cuts in foreign aid, but Congress didn't approve them and the final bills kept the money flowing overseas.So last month Trump instructed the St ...
12 Sep, 2018
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The Audacity of Greg Orman
The Audacity of Greg Orman
The point, they say, of campaign debates is to give the public a chance to get to know the candidates and understand the differences between them on issues, policy and the like.When I watched the KCPT ...
12 Sep, 2018
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