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Over Two Decades, Much of the West Has Turned Blue. Why
WEBDec 12, 2023 · Over Two Decades, Much of the West Has Turned Blue. ...
What Painted Us So Indelibly Red and Blue? - Governing
WEBAugust 3, 2021 •. Alan Ehrenhalt. 2020 U.S. election results. (Shutterstock) “We’re not a collection of red and blue states,” Barack Obama is famously supposed to have said in 2004. “We ...
The Biden Administration Will Pay Farmers More Money Not to Farm
WEBThe government had spent more than $7 billion to preserve those acres. “A huge amount of money was essentially paid and then lost when those acres go back into farming,” Schechinger said ...
How America’s Three Constitutions Define the Nation - Governing
WEBMay 16, 2021 · The Constitution established a new, stronger national government for the United States. It created two houses in Congress, and established minimum eligibility requirements for the president and ...
2021 Military Active-Duty Personnel, Civilians by State - Governing
WEB2021 Military Active-Duty Personnel, Civilians by State
The Week in Public Finance: The 10 States That Give More to the …
WEBJan 10, 2019 · The Week in Public Finance: The 10 States That Give More ...
The Long History of Vaccine Mandates in the United States
WEBA more effective and less gruesome smallpox vaccine was invented in 1796 and since then, American soldiers received the vaccine from the War of 1812 to World War II. Starting in World War I, the ...
Is It Time to Reform Our Winner-Take-All Election System?
WEBThe 2022 primaries are over, and now all eyes turn towards a general election that is widely expected to result in a drubbing for Democrats. The issues are legion. The president’s party usually ...
Why Does America Have Primaries? - Governing
WEBMay 28, 2022 · The original purpose of primaries, they say, was to make government more responsive to the will of the American people. Instead, they argue, primaries have hijacked government on behalf of ...