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Having self-control could mean different things to different individuals. It could mean… … saying no to a night of partying with friends so that you can prepare for a big inte… Read More

Missouri is poised to become the latest State in the nation to move towards requiring a Photo ID at the polls. On May 11, 2016, the State Senate voted 24-8 to approve a measure that will ef… Read More

This election year, more than a quarter of a million people previously prevented from casting a ballot will be able to join their neighbors at the polls thanks to the work of State Legislatu… Read More

LIMPOPO — A father will spend half of 2016 behind bars for doing too much for his son. After overpaying child support and seeing his son too often — breaking terms that were secr… Read More

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon on Thursday vetoed a bill establishing a Photo ID requirement to cast a ballot, calling the legislation “an affront to Missourians’ fundamental right to v… Read More

Legislative Updates Delaware: This week, Gov. Jack Markell signed Legislation into law that lifts the financial burden for ex-felons to restore their voting rights. Under the new law, felon… Read More

Legislative Updates California: Gov. Jerry Brown has signed Legislation into law that will make it easier for Voters with Disabilities to independently and privately cast a Vote-by-Mail bal… Read More

Today, a Federal District Court threw out a high-handed Gerrymander in North Carolina’s Wake County that had been pushed through by Republican State Legislators and ordered officials t… Read More

Tonight, Illinois’ Republican Governor Bruce Rauner vetoed a bill that would have made the State the sixth in the Nation to automatically register millions of voters. Rauner had expre… Read More

Illinois Republicans plan to push for Term Limits and Redistricting Reform when lawmakers return to Springfield this fall. At at press conference on Wednesday, August 10, 2016, Republican S… Read More

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) vetoed a bill again that would have made it easier for people to register to vote, claiming the measure would increase voter fraud. The bill, passed by th… Read More

In a lengthy letter to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, The New York City Liberties Union (NYCLU) slammed an Ethics Reform bill Cuomo is expected to sign soon, arguing that it is unconstitutional… Read More

New York Gov. Cuomo yesterday signed into law an Ethics bill he says will increase accountability and transparency. Cuomo signed the bill over the objections of Government Reform groups who… Read More

By Jerri-Lynn Scofield, who has worked as a securities lawyer and a derivatives trader. She now spends most of her time in India and other parts of Asia researching a book about artisanal t… Read More

"Shields and Brooks on Trump's ‘solitariness' and Clinton's fight for millennials" PBS NewsHour 9/30/2016ExcerptSUMMARY:  Since Monday night's debate, Donald Trump's taxes and twe… Read More

As I have said many, many times before.  The Palestine/Israel conflict will, and cannot, be solved by outsiders.  It can hopefully be solved when the citizens of Palestine AND the… Read More

Una suave manta nos resguardaba del frío relente del mes de septiembre finalizando y con él parecía ir acabando nuestro tiempo, nuestros sueños de libertad bajo… Read More

It’s safe to say AKA and Bonang are the “IT” couple in Mzansi currently. It’s not only their fans who believe that, the couple itself knows it too. Ever wondered how… Read More

"Trump vows to scrap rule on religious groups and campaign politics" PBS NewsHour 2/2/2017COMMENT:  I have longed believed that our Founding Fathers meant the freedom of religion to be… Read More

Hay momentos en la vida en los que te agarran con las manos en la masa y momentos en los que tu hija llega sin avisar cuando le estás poniendo el cuerno a tu marido con su hermano. Le… Read More

No es secreto que las iglesias tienen un veto generalizado a las personas de la comunidad LGBT+. Algo que siempre me ha parecido un poco hipócrita, porque se supone que la religi&oacu… Read More

"Shields and Gerson on Michael Flynn’s Russia probe cooperation, GOP’s tax bill calculation" PBS NewsHour 12/1/2017ExcerptSUMMARY:  Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Was… Read More

Come July 1, 2018 and and Canada will make Cannabis consumption legal at home and on the streets, just like tobacco and alcohol. Parents of teenagers, including myself are very apprehensive… Read More

"Shields and Brooks on budget deal economics, White House domestic abuse scandal" PBS NewsHour 2/9/2018ExcerptSUMMARY:  Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist Da… Read More

"A Hog Waste Agreement Lacked Teeth, and Some North Carolinians Say They’re Left to Suffer" by Talia Buford, ProPublica 11/23/2018Today, many farmers continue to store the waste in ope… Read More

"Shields and Gerson on Mattis’ resignation, congressional stalemate" PBS NewsHour 12/21/2018ExcerptSUMMARY:  Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michae… Read More

"Shields and Brooks on Trump declaration, Bernie Sanders’ 2020 bid" PBS NewsHour 2/22/2019ExcerptSUMMARY:  Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Bro… Read More

As America prepares for record-breaking infection statistics on a daily basis, many of us are looking at other countries safely reopening and wondering, “Why can’t we have nice t… Read More