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So Goes Maine? National Reform Coalition Supports Open Primaries, Ranked Choice Voting Initiatives
So Goes Maine? National Reform Coalition Supports Open Primaries, Ranked Choice Voting Initiatives
On Monday, the National Association of Nonpartisan Reformers (NANR) announced that it would match all contributions that reformers across the country make to support initiatives in Maine to expand the ...
29 May, 2019
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6 Legislative Efforts to Protect YOUR Right to Vote
6 Legislative Efforts to Protect YOUR Right to Vote
The biggest story happening right now nationwide that is not getting any attention from the mainstream media are the campaigns, ballot proposals, signature drives, and legislative efforts going on RIG ...
28 May, 2019
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2020 and Beyond: The View from County Road T
2020 and Beyond: The View from County Road T
For the last several years, I’ve been spending time in rural Wisconsin in a small farmhouse set on 130 heavily-wooded acres on County Road T, Polk County. This is the northwestern Wisconsin of hardscr ...
15 May, 2019
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OPINION: Voters Must Cast Off the Shackles of Two-Party Control
OPINION: Voters Must Cast Off the Shackles of Two-Party Control
On Page D1, April 14, in the Portland Press Herald, the headline on Jim Fossel’s column states: “Simplification of tax code would achieve bipartisan goals.” The other, on Brian Klaas’ commentary, read ...
02 May, 2019
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City Councilman Mark Kersey Shifts From Republican to Independent
City Councilman Mark Kersey Shifts From Republican to Independent
San Diego, Calif.- San Diego City Councilman Mark Kersey announced on his Twitter page he is shifting political parties from Republican to Independent.Kersey wrote the highly partisan state of both ma ...
30 Apr, 2019
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The Exact Way the DNC will Deny Bernie Sanders the 2020 Nomination
The Exact Way the DNC will Deny Bernie Sanders the 2020 Nomination
They say it’s impossible to predict the future, but we all know that history has a way of repeating itself, and the pre-determined outcome of the 2020 race for the Democratic Party’s Presidential nomi ...
26 Apr, 2019
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THIS WEEK: An Independent Primary, Unrigging the Presidential Debates, and Reform on the Rise
THIS WEEK: An Independent Primary, Unrigging the Presidential Debates, and Reform on the Rise
Everyday, we hear from another candidate that if only we elect them, they will unite the country and solve our problems.But there’s a bigger reason why only 9% have confidence in Congress.It is becaus ...
25 Apr, 2019
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SANDAG Goes Back To The Future: The 2007 Vision For A "Grand Central Station"
SANDAG Goes Back To The Future: The 2007 Vision For A "Grand Central Station"
An Update on the Lindbergh Intermodal Transportation Center (ITC) OptionBy Carl NettletonThe San Diego Association of Government’s (SANDAG) leadership in developing a proposed Grand Central Station to ...
17 Apr, 2019
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SANDAG Goes Back To The Future: The 2007 Vision For A “Grand Central Station”
SANDAG Goes Back To The Future: The 2007 Vision For A “Grand Central Station”
An Update on the Lindbergh Intermodal Transportation Center (ITC) Option By Carl Nettleton The San Diego Association of Government’s (SANDAG) leadership in developing a proposed Grand Central ...
17 Apr, 2019
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43 min read
EGGstravagent: The White House Gears Up For 141st Easter Egg Roll
EGGstravagent: The White House Gears Up For 141st Easter Egg Roll
On Monday, the South lawn of the White House will host the 141st version of the egg roll that began in 1878 under the Administration of President Rutherford B. Hayes.Easter Egg Roll 2018That's the off ...
17 Apr, 2019
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