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Vermont Governor Signs Historic Marijuana Legalization Bill
Vermont is the first state to legalize adults’ possession and limited cultivation of marijuana legislativelyMarijuana will be legal in nine states and the nation’s capital when Vermont law takes effec...
Vermont Makes History with Marijuana Legalization Bill
Vermont is poised to become the 30th U.S. state to legalize marijuana for medical or recreational consumption, and the first state to legalize adults’ possession and limited cultivation of marijuana t...
How Michigan Voters Can Save Themselves from the Tyranny of Gerrymandering
Nothing is less American than political parties. As a country, we fancy ourselves a meritocracy staffed by conscientious and well-informed voters.But that can’t possibly be true so long as we continue...
In Big Win for Federalism, "Magic" Mushrooms Up Next for CA Ballot?
Supporters of a 2018 ballot initiative to legalize psychedelic mushrooms in California were given the green light by the state attorney general's office earlier this month to circulate petitions and g...
Civil Asset Forfeiture: A Clear Threat to Property Rights in America
Property rights are fundamental in America – or at least they are supposed to be.Yet each year, prosecutors and law enforcement agencies seize hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of cars, homes, ca...
Voting Rights At Stake in Partisan Gerrymandering Case
Update October 3, 2017: The full transcript has been released for the oral argument in Gill v. Whitford. Check out the transcript below. The Supreme Court heard oral argument Tuesday in Gill v. W...
Illinois Issues: Party Politics Is Killing State
Party politics is killing America and Illinois. It is not enough to just elect different people into a bad system. We have to fundamentally change politics, and that starts with real open primaries.Th...
Illinois Funding Abortions? Closer Look at Controversial "Bill 40"
With Illinois remaining in political and budgetary gridlock, the governor may soon face challenges from within his own party.Governor Bruce Rauner, a Republican elected in 2014, may sign Illinois Hous...
Trump Election Commission Gets Ally In Illinois?
President Donald Trump’s quest for uncovering election fraud may find new life in Illinois.After winning the 2016 election Trump charged that "millions" of people cast illegal votes.In May, ...
Judge: Partisan Gerrymandering "A Cancer on Our Democracy"
"A cancer on our democracy."Those are the words U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar used to describe the two-party gerrymandering scheme going on in Maryland and across the country.A US district ...