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What really happened in Iowa: a closer look at the Iowa Caucuses
What really happened in Iowa: a closer look at the Iowa Caucuses
Counting votes late into the night, a close tie for first place emerged from the Republican Party of Iowa in its first-in-the-nation presidential nominating caucus. Mitt Romney emerged with the most v ...
04 Jan, 2012
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5 min read
Happy New Year: 40,000 new laws to take effect in 2012
Happy New Year: 40,000 new laws to take effect in 2012
Despite the influence of small government advocates like those in the Tea Party movement, the size, role, and influence of government on a federal, state, and local level is set to grow significantly ...
03 Jan, 2012
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3 min read
Arizona legislators push bill to allow guns on college campuses
Arizona legislators push bill to allow guns on college campuses
In a move sure to be controversial and which has already received national attention, Arizona legislators have redrafted legislation to allow guns to be carried at public colleges and universities. Go ...
03 Jan, 2012
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3 min read
Americans Elect qualifies for ballot access in California
Americans Elect qualifies for ballot access in California
On Monday, Secretary of State Debra Bowen officially certified Americans Elect to appear on California's ballots for the 2012 elections.  The addition brings the number of qualified political par ...
21 Dec, 2011
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3 min read
An interview with Tisha Casida, an Independent candidate for the U.S. House
An interview with Tisha Casida, an Independent candidate for the U.S. House
After she tried to put on a farmer's market in her hometown of Pueblo, Colorado, Tisha Casida discovered that she had a different set of rules, regulations, licenses, and fees than the city-run farmer ...
20 Dec, 2011
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8 min read
LA City Council: Corporations aren't people
LA City Council: Corporations aren't people
The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to support a resolution calling for a constitutional amendment that would abolish “corporate personhood” and assert that spending money on a p ...
09 Dec, 2011
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3 min read
Projected demand for Colorado River water exceeds supply
Projected demand for Colorado River water exceeds supply
The Bureau of Reclamation has requested input from the public to resolve water supply and demand imbalances for the seven states, including California, using Colorado River water. The problem can be e ...
08 Dec, 2011
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3 min read
Report:  California animal agriculture is a job creator
Report: California animal agriculture is a job creator
Over the past decade, California dairies, ranches and livestock farms have created 17,000 jobs for the state. A new report that analyzes federal data from 2000 to 2010 shows that the $289 billion a ye ...
30 Nov, 2011
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1 min read
Arizona is #1 in meth use by high school students
Arizona is #1 in meth use by high school students
The Arizona Meth Project is trying hard, and succeeding at, reducing first-time meth usage by young people "through public service messaging, public policy, and community outreach."  It does so p ...
18 Oct, 2011
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3 min read
Wall Street protest enters second month, global demonstrations take place over weekend
Wall Street protest enters second month, global demonstrations take place over weekend
Coordinated protests were held in cities around the world over the weekend as the Occupy Wall Street demonstration entered its second full month.   On Saturday, people gathered by the thousa ...
17 Oct, 2011
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2 min read