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BREAKING: AZ Supreme Court Clears Way for Open Primary Initiative
Arizona's Supreme Court today reversed a previous Superior Court ruling which struck the Open Elections/Open Government Act from November's general election ballot. The initiative implements open prim ...
17 Aug, 2012
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BREAKING: AZ Supreme Court Clears Way for Open Primary Initiative
Arizona's Supreme Court today reversed a previous Superior Court ruling which struck the Open Elections/Open Government Act from November's general election ballot. The initiative implements open prim ...
17 Aug, 2012
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Voter ID Ruling Outsmarts the Law, For Now
Credit: csmonitor.comAcross the media, the headlines got it wrong when they claimed “Judge Upholds Voter ID Law in Pennsylvania,” or some variation of that assertion.Even though it took Commonwealth ...
17 Aug, 2012
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Young Immigrants Wait to Apply for Deferred Action
Lines of applicants for the Deferred Action Program outside the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Credit: US NewsOn Wednesday the DREAM Act (acronym fo ...
16 Aug, 2012
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Las Vegas Makes an End Run to Get More Colorado River Water
Hoover Dam near Las Vegas. Credit: commons.wikimedia.orgThe politics of Colorado River water rival those of Northern Ireland and Lebanon for complexity, opaqueness to outsiders, and rivalries going b ...
15 Aug, 2012
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Open Primary Appeal Reaches Arizona Supreme Court
Opening briefs are due today in the Arizona Supreme Court appeal case for supporters and opponents of the Open Elections/Open Government initiative. The challenge comes after a Superior Court judge fo ...
10 Aug, 2012
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Foreclosure Notices Trend Up, Repossessions Down
Credit: naoha.orgInitial foreclosure filings were 6 percent higher last month than in July 2011, according to RealtyTrac. Year-over-year, initial foreclosure notice filings to distressed homeowners h ...
10 Aug, 2012
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Finance Clause Cripples Arizona Open Primary Initiative
Credit: Open Elections/Open Government Twitter feedFor an Arizona group looking to transition their state to an open primary system, a current court battle over election law may serve as a speed bump ...
07 Aug, 2012
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Court of Appeals Freezes Arizona Anti-Abortion Law
(Joshua Roberts/Reuters)On March 27th of this year, the Arizona House of Representatives passed HB2036, a bill aimed at outlawing selective abortions past 20 weeks of conception. Women's rights activ ...
07 Aug, 2012
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Judge Kicks Arizona Open Primary Initiative off the Ballot
In a shocking turn of events and after millions of dollars being spent getting a top-two Arizona open primary initiative on the ballot, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Mark Brain kicked the ...
06 Aug, 2012
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