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Miss. Secretary of State Report Backs Nonpartisan, Top-Two Primary
Taxpayer-funded party primaries may soon be a thing of the past in Mississippi, if a recent report from a state-sponsored study group means anything.Convened by Mississippi’s secretary of st...
Marijuana Use Growing Nationwide; Adults Leading Trend
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration published state-level data from it's National Survey on Drug Use and Health this month. The data examines marijuana use in each state from...
Looking to the Founders: Is Common Core Common Sense?
When looking to the Founders on the topic of education, probably the finest example to turn to is Noah Webster.Often called the "Father of American Scholarship and Education," his primers were used fo...
Despite Economic Importance of Rural Areas, Urban Coast Dominates Calif.'s Political Leadership
Although California is the most populous state in the nation with just over 38 million people spanning a length of about 800 miles, its political leaders at the federal and state executive levels come...
The Fight for the Senate: Who Will Win Control?
The main talk of the 2014 election has been which political party will control the Senate after the votes have been counted. Democrats have been on defense throughout most of the country as President ...
PBS Educates Voters Nationwide on Restrictive Voting Laws with 'Ballot Watch'
The 2014 midterm elections are less than a month away and the GOP is poised to seize a majority in the Senate, though that would require winning some close races. Some are expected to come down to jus...
Looking to the Founders: Be Willing to Adjust Your Political Views
I always love seeing quotes from founding father Thomas Jefferson; especially, any about Jefferson's hatred for public debt.Jefferson's overall ideology was one of a smaller federal government with li...
Let The Voters Decide: Why I Now Support the Top-Two Primary
When I first heard about the top-two primary system, I thought "Yeah, it's alright but not all that helpful." In fact, there might be an IVN article where I endorse it, but don't exactly shout it...
New Poll: 70% of Americans Don't Want Government Meddling in Women's Choices
The fight over control of the Senate is heating up. Although Nate Silver’s website, fivethirtyeight.com, predicts that the Republicans remain slightly favored to take over the Senate, he cautions that...
IVN Daily Digest -- July 16, 2014
1. California No Party Preference candidate Dan Schnur published an op-ed in the Philadelphia Daily News about the growing independent voting bloc and the future of politics."Independent voters are no...