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With Trump’s fresh policy announcements, the mainstream media continues to speculate, and create click-bait for the masses who are eager to read all about the latest decisions from the president-elect. Wishful thinkers argue he’s reaching out by “softening rhetoric” on building a wall, the alt-right reports he’s betraying his supporters for the same thing. The media analyzes every new policy position as sort some of Machiavellian grand scheme to either shore up the base, or push forward a popul

While the mainstream media focuses on Trump’s wall (or lack there of) the establishment has been quietly building them for decades. In virtually every state, the party that is in control has significant influence over the process that determines the boundaries of legislative districts. It is no secret that both parties have used this authority, in an increasing degree, to insulate themselves from competition, using a tactic known as partisan "gerrymandering" -- which packs voters from one part

San Diego, Calif. — Independent Voter Project (IVP), en sociedad con Alliance San Diego, fue exitoso en lograr la aprobación de la Medida K, la cual expande el proceso de toma de decisión para los votantes de la Ciudad de San Diego. Con una fuerte coalición integrada por líderes comunitarios, sindicatos, y organizaciones dedicadas a los derechos electorales, la Medida K fue aprobada por una sorprendente mayoría del 58.6% de los votantes. Actualmente, en las elecciones para Alcalde, Procurador G

California is a leader in clean energy innovation. But energy innovation does not come without a cost. The simplistic discussion about energy policy at the national level usually comes down to this: you either want to protect our environment, or you are a climate change/science denier. In this two-sided partisan world, a practical discussion of consequences gets lost. During this year’s Business and Leadership Conference, hosted by the Independent Voter Project, lawmakers, business leaders, a

Editor’s note: This article was co-authored by Chris Micheli and Michael Daft. This article was originally self-published by the authors and has been republished on IVN with their consent. California voters on November 8 approved Prop. 64, which is an initiative statute that legalizes marijuana and hemp under state law, with specified limitations. The ballot measure designates state agencies to license and regulate the recreational marijuana industry and it imposes a state excise tax on retail

The Business and Leadership Policy Conference hosted annually by the Independent Voter Project in Maui, Hawaii, exists to bring legislators, policy advocates, and industry professionals together to exchange ideas and have substantive discussions on the greatest issues affecting California lawmakers, businesses, and state residents. Though the discussion tends to focus on California, legislators and business professionals from other states are invited to share and learn. Legislators who attend t

Health care prices are always on the minds of consumers. This is no surprise since Americans now spend more of their disposable income on health care than at any other point in U.S. history. Scandals like the surge in EpiPen prices add fuel to a perpetual fire over rising health care prices in the United States, including the cost of prescription drugs. However, during the Independent Voter Project’s annual Business and Leadership Policy Conference, professionals in the biotech industry explain

The Independent Voter Project’s 2016 Business and Leadership Policy Conference, an annual event with legislators, industry professionals, and policy experts, kicked off Monday with Idaho Governor Butch Otter (R) and Kevin Klowden, executive director of the Milken institute’s California Center, discussing specifically the economy.While Otter spoke of his own experiences in Idaho and Klowden discussed the current economic state and potential outlook for California, both had a common message: Educa

La democracia funciona mejor cuando el mayor número de gente participa. Ese fue el slogan que empoderó las campañas de las Medidas K y L, y fue celebrada con victorias para ambas medidas, las cuales reformarán el Acta de la Ciudad de San Diego. La Medida K ganó con el 58% de los votos. La Medida L obtuvo el 65% del voto favorable. Escrita por el Independent Voter Project, la Medida K alineará a San Diego con las leyes electorales de California, utilizando el mismo proceso no-partidista que enf

San Diego, Calif. -- The Independent Voter Project (IVP), in partnership with Alliance San Diego, has succeeded in helping to pass Measure K, expanding the decision making process for voters in the City of San Diego. With a supportive coalition of community, labor, and voting rights organizations, Measure K was approved by an overwhelming 58.6% of voters. Currently, in elections for mayor, city attorney and city council, a candidate is declared elected if they receive over 50% of the vote in th