Search query: new york
A Common Sense Approach to Healing America’s Political Divide
The state of our Union is both hopeful and broken, strong and fragile. By our very nature, Americans lean toward optimism. Our pioneering history drives us toward problem solving; our go-to strategies ...
15 Feb, 2019
-
6 min read
URGENT: We Offer A Path to More Choice in Elections; Only The Duopoly Stands In Our Way
This column was supposed to be a victory lap of sorts. The NH House Election Law Committee met on February 13, to deliberate about and vote on HB 728, a bill to implement ranked choice voting (“RCV”) ...
15 Feb, 2019
-
7 min read
Less Bruising, More Choice: New Hampshire Considers Less Destructive Primaries
A new bill was introduced in the New Hampshire legislature that would implement ranked choice voting in the state's first-in-the-nation presidential primaries. However, the New Hampshire House Electio ...
13 Feb, 2019
-
6 min read
Spoiler Alert: Schultz, the Democrats, and the Independents
There is a dirty word in American politics, worse than “crook,” more terrible than “philanderer,” and more despicable than “liar.” The word is “spoiler.”A crook, a philanderer, and a liar sully the ch ...
13 Feb, 2019
-
6 min read
Citizen Concerned: Proposed CCA Plan Has Major Deficiencies
Over the past year or so there has been quite a bit of 'jawboning' over the mayor's dream to create a CCA aka Community Choice Aggregation to address the issue of reducing CO2 in the atmosphere by onl ...
13 Feb, 2019
-
6 min read
5 Reasons Bernie 2020 Is Looking All But Certain
The 2020 Democratic field is already larger than it was in 2008. So far, 11 Democrats have launched or formally announced their intentions to launch a presidential bid, and more are expected in the co ...
12 Feb, 2019
-
5 min read
Independent Budget Analyst: San Diego Fire-Rescue Blows Through Budget
San Diego, Calif.- IVN has learned communities will likely be seeing a budget squeeze due to historically high overtime increases for the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department, according to the mid-ye ...
12 Feb, 2019
-
2 min read
2019 Sees Tremendous Surge in Ranked Choice Legislation Nationwide
As the new year begins, state legislatures around the country are convening to tackle the issues of the day. After seeing pro-democracy measures surge on the ballot in the 2018 midterms, it’s no surpr ...
07 Feb, 2019
-
2 min read
REVIEW: “An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back”
Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal is a journalist, author, and former medical practitioner. She was kind enough to join Independent Voting’s Vice President for National Development, Cathy Stewart, for her Polit ...
06 Feb, 2019
-
3 min read
REVIEW: "An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back"
Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal is a journalist, author, and former medical practitioner. She was kind enough to join Independent Voting’s Vice President for National Development, Cathy Stewart, for her Polit ...
06 Feb, 2019
-
3 min read