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OPINION: Revitalizing Our Elections Doesn't Cost a Dime
SANTA FE, N.M. - Being a beacon for the dispossessed has defined our nation since its inception. Our democracy used to uplift people around the world. It made all of us proud. That we’ve lost that sta ...
15 Oct, 2018
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3 min read
Could A High-Speed “Rail to Nowhere” Save California's Poorest Neighborhoods?
FRESNO, CALIF. -The plan: cover one of the most destitute tracts of California’s poorest major city with a Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course and watch dust turn to dollars.But soon, funding for the p ...
15 Oct, 2018
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20 min read
In Michigan: A Creative Use of Ranked Choice Voting Bolsters Anti-Gerrymandering Reform
LANSING, MICH. - Michigan’s congressional districts rank among the most gerrymandered in the country. In fact, a new project providing historical data on gerrymandering identifies Michigan’s ...
15 Oct, 2018
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2 min read
Why Is A Foreign Tech Company With Ties to Venezuela's Government Overhauling LA County's Voting Machines?
LOS ANGELES, CALIF. - Election security was once a niche topic, but after the DNC revealed that its computers had been penetrated by Russian hackers in the Summer of 2016, it has entered the mainstrea ...
15 Oct, 2018
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8 min read
"Vote for Us, or Else DOOM!" It's Time to Reel In the Hyperbole
It's been a week since the conclusion of the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation process, a partisan side show that left a bitter taste in the mouths of many voters -- whether they supported his confirmation ...
12 Oct, 2018
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7 min read
Candidate for Governor: We Need Independent Primaries and Ranked Choice Voting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NteNMmaFosUKANSAS CITY, KAN. - It has been a historic year for election reform, from ranked choice voting being used for the first time in statewide and non-presidentia ...
12 Oct, 2018
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3 min read
Florida Republicans and Democrats Run Attack Ads During Hurricane, A Taboo in FL Politics
In yet another of many recent examples of fever pitch partisanship begetting uncharitable and unseemly behavior as the new normal in partisan discourse, U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), the Republican c ...
12 Oct, 2018
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2 min read
Massive Georgia Voter Purge! Sec. of State Accused of Voter Suppression
ATLANTA, GA. - Brian Kemp, the Peach State's Republican candidate for governor, also happens to be Georgia's current secretary of state, responsible for overseeing elections and voter registration in ...
11 Oct, 2018
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2 min read
Three Ways Sen. Collins is Receiving Kavanaugh Vote Backlash
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is now public enemy #1 as far as many Democrats are concerned.Collins, a well-known swing vote in the Senate who caucuses with the Republican Party, ...
10 Oct, 2018
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3 min read
In Maine: GOP State Senator Condemns Party's Attacks Against Independent Terry Hayes
CALAIS, MAINE - Independent gubernatorial candidate Terry Hayes is currently contending with negative campaigning against her, orchestrated by the Maine Republican Party. But not all Republicans are o ...
10 Oct, 2018
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3 min read