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Advice for the President's Voting Commission: The good, the bad and the ugly
In his 2013 State of the Union address, President Obama declared, “We must all do our part to make sure our God-given rights are protected here at home. That includes our most fundamental right as citizens: the right to vote." The president should be applauded for raising this issue. However, the decision on voting rights rests with state legislatures, and states are moving in widely varying directions when considering the rights of voters. -
A Tale of Two Budgets--Democrats have California Dreamin' again, while Maine working families pay the Tea Party's tab
In 2010, on opposite sides of the United States, the Maine and California electorates had two very different reactions to the sluggish economy at the time. California voters returned Democrat Jerry Brown to the governor’s office and increased the number of Democrats in their legislature. In Maine, on the other hand, voters selected tea-party backed Republican Paul LePage as their governor and handed the reins of power in the legislature to Republicans who promised to rubber-stamp his agenda.