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Testimony: Florida Elections Deny Thousands of Citizens Representation
Testimony: Florida Elections Deny Thousands of Citizens Representation
Editor's note: Every 20 years, the Florida Constitution Revision Commission meets and considers proposed reforms to the state constitution that the commission has the authority to put on the ballot. A ...
10 May, 2017
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3 min read
7 Questions with Independent Cincinnati City Council Candidate Matt Teaford
7 Questions with Independent Cincinnati City Council Candidate Matt Teaford
In such a polarized landscape, it’s hard to believe that the majority of voters actually identify as being an independent. Making up the largest portion of voters in America, they’re the ones who ofte ...
10 May, 2017
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6 min read
Blackmail, Unmasking, and Partisan Politics: The Flynn Case Continues on Capitol Hill
Blackmail, Unmasking, and Partisan Politics: The Flynn Case Continues on Capitol Hill
As expected, this hearing was sharply divided among political lines.There were certainly a few moments and takeaways that stood out from the Capitol Hill testimony of Sally Yates and James Clapper con ...
09 May, 2017
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2 min read
IVN EXCLUSIVE: First Chief Admin of House, Scot Faulkner, Talks DC Corruption
IVN EXCLUSIVE: First Chief Admin of House, Scot Faulkner, Talks DC Corruption
This week host T.J. O’Hara is joined by Scot Faulkner. As the first Chief Administrator of the U.S. House of Representatives, Scot discussed his expertise in applying private sector practices to the f ...
09 May, 2017
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1 min read
The Story of a Broken System from Inside the Georgia 6th Congressional District Special Election
The Story of a Broken System from Inside the Georgia 6th Congressional District Special Election
In November 2016, Tom Price, my congressman, was nominated to be Secretary of Health and Human Services for the Trump administration. I was still working hard in my natural gas vehicle conversion busi ...
08 May, 2017
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4 min read
Ron Paul Unleashed: Former Candidate Excoriates Trump and Congress On One Issue After Another
Ron Paul Unleashed: Former Candidate Excoriates Trump and Congress On One Issue After Another
Dr. Ron Paul, who served 12 terms in the US Congress and became famous when he ran on a libertarian platform for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008, has been on a rampage this Spring, exco ...
05 May, 2017
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7 min read
TrumpCare: An Important First Step
TrumpCare: An Important First Step
Now comes the hard part. The house passing health care repeal and replace legislation is a significant short-term win for President Trump, but it won’t mean anything lest he can wrangle the Senate’s s ...
04 May, 2017
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2 min read
Congress Effectively Legalizes Medical Marijuana at the Federal Level
Congress Effectively Legalizes Medical Marijuana at the Federal Level
Last week, Congress avoided a government shutdown by agreeing to a continuing resolution to keep the federal government funded for another week.Then over the weekend, US lawmakers agreed to a deal tha ...
04 May, 2017
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3 min read
Sen. Susan Collins: Ideologically-Driven Groups Have Helped Kill Compromise in Washington
Sen. Susan Collins: Ideologically-Driven Groups Have Helped Kill Compromise in Washington
https://youtu.be/WDH9oLh6WXgThe divide between the left and the right continues to grow with no end in sight.Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) sat down with Chuck Todd on NBC's  ...
01 May, 2017
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Keep it Simple, Stupid: Beyond the Partisan Bickering on Tax Reform
Keep it Simple, Stupid: Beyond the Partisan Bickering on Tax Reform
Even with new approval of a GOP health care bill from the Freedom Caucus that could provide the votes to repeal and replace Obamacare, another major focus for the GOP and many Americans is tax re ...
28 Apr, 2017
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9 min read