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AUGUSTA -- Nearly 100 Maine citizens ages 20-81 from across the state descended on Augusta this morning to testify before their elected lawmakers in support of LD 1646. The bill, introduced by Rep. Kent Ackley, would bring Maine’s voter-approved Ranked Choice Voting law into constitutional compliance and implement it for the 2018 primary and federal elections. Only one Maine citizen testified against LD 1646. “Ranked choice voting has been Maine law for nearly a year now; a result of the most

It's shaping up to be a big weekend for San Diego State University's football team. The Aztecs host the #19 Stanford Cardinal Saturday night at the stadium formerly known as Qualcomm. The crowd is estimated to be larger than 50,000 as the Aztecs are off to a 2-0 start and the Pac-12 is sending one of their better teams south. It's also the first opportunity for big-stage football since the San Diego community lost their NFL team. In a San Diego Union-Tribune story, SDSU's executive associate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duUV6KPTIaw In looking around the world at immigration policies, you'll find Merit/Point-Based Immigration systems in a number of countries.According to FAIR, the following countries are: * Australia * Austria * Canada * Denmark * Germany * Hong Kong * Japan * Mexico* * New Zealand * South Korea * United Kingdom *Mexico doesn't officially classify its immigration policy as a merit/point-based system, but has many of the same tenets as the system. Ru

The "travel ban" is a clickbait phrase that's become a popular subject for the 24-hour news cycle. SCOTUS's decision to mostly reinstate President Trump's ban is certainly getting most of the attention, but there's another travel ban that should be making headlines -- but has largely gone unnoticed. California has banned state-funded and state-sponsored travel to EIGHT states that it says has laws discriminating against LGBTQ groups. The eight states are: Texas, Kentucky, Alabama, North Caroli

More than $50 million was spent on Georgia's Sixth Congressional District special election. For Democrats, a win would have been a sign that the Trump resistance is translating into tangible electoral gains. For Republicans, it is a sign that despite the harsh media rhetoric towards the President and their party, they continue to win congressional seats. The timing of Karen Handel's win could also impact the national conversation over health care, as Senate Republicans are about to roll out t

The Texas House approved a bill Saturday that eliminates straight-ticket voting, which allows voters to choose a party's entire slate of candidates in a single ballot marking. Texas will likely become the second state in 2017 to eliminate straight-ticket voting, following Iowa. The bill, HB 25, originated in the state House, and was initially approved by the chamber in early May. However, before passing the Senate, an amendment was added to the bill that required the bill to go back to the Hous

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 that will extend funding through September while Congress and the White House continue to negotiate longer-term fiscal policy priorities. The US House passed the budget deal Wednesday. But amidst Washington's annual kabuki theater dance around fiscal policy and possible government shutdowns, a litt

A bipartisan team of U.S. senators last week introduced legislation designed to identify and investigate anti-Semitic language and incidents on college campuses. Amid little debate, the Senate passed the measure by unanimous consent. If passed into law, the bill may drastically influence how American college campuses treat speech. Robert Casey, a Pennsylvania Democrat, and Tim Scott, a South Carolina Republican, introduced S. 10, the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act. The legislation came out after a

In August, just one month after the Democratic National Convention, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders announced the launch of Our Revolution, a non-profit organization dedicated to keeping his progressive movement alive and strong. Among its stated goals are “supporting a new generation of progressive leaders" and "empowering millions to fight for progressive change." To these ends, Our Revolution backed more than 100 candidates from the school board level to the U.S. Senate between August and Ele

Why stick with third party and independent candidates in November, if Clinton and Trump have a combined 80% of the electorate in all major polls? In an election season that is anything but usual, one trend is holding up: outside campaigns are losing support in the last months of the race. The campaigns of Libertarian candidate Gov. Gary Johnson, Green Party candidate Dr. Jill Stein, independent candidate Dr. Lynn S. Kahn, and Veterans Party candidate Chris Keniston responded to a short question