States Issues

Seattle Finds A Way To Beat The NRA And Fight Gun Crime

Seattle Finds A Way To Beat The NRA And Fight Gun Crime

Seattle Battles The NRA And Is Winning The City of Seattle has found a unique way to combat gun crimes while side-stepping the power of the NRA. The NRA’s lobbying arm, the Institute of Legal Action (ILA), has successfully lobbied 43  states to enact “preemption” laws -statutes which bar cities like Seattle from passing laws […]

Tennessee Will Soon Start Posting Animal Abuse Offenders Online (Video)

Tennessee Will Soon Start Posting Animal Abuse Offenders Online (Video)

Tennessee will begin posting the names of convicted animal abusers online as part of the nation’s first statewide Animal Abuse Registry. Beginning on January 1, 2016, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation will start posting the names of animal abusers online. Similar to sex offender registries, Tennessee’s new program will be the first statewide program in […]

8 Sweeping New Social Policies That Could Set A National Trend

8 Sweeping New Social Policies That Could Set  A National Trend

California, known for its progressive social policies, may very well be setting a national trend with 8 progressive laws. California’s legislative session officially concluded for both legislative houses on September 11th of this year, with October 11th being the last day for Gov. Jerry Brown to sign or veto bills. Statutes take effect on on […]

Another Democrat Wins In A Very Republican State – And She’s The First Female To Win This Office

Another Democrat Wins In A Very Republican State – And She’s The First Female To Win This Office

Good news for the majority of voting residents in Nashville, Tennessee. Democratic candidate, Megan Barry won the September 2015 runoff election for Mayor in the state’s capitol, making her the first female mayor in the city’s history. Tennessee is known for being a very Republican state in the Deep South. Barry’s victory is a win for […]

Texas Voter ID Law Gets Significant Blow By Conservative Appeals Court

Texas Voter ID Law Gets Significant Blow By Conservative Appeals Court

In a sweet twist of irony, the day before the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, a  very conservative federal appeals courts struck down a Texas voter suppression law. In an opinion written by a George W. Bush appointee, a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit unanimously voted […]