A Referendum lets Mainers Decide on Investing $50 Million in Small Businesses: Do State-Funded Grants Offer a Model for other States?
AĀ referendumĀ on the issue of bonds in the state of Maine is to be held in June of 2017. Citizens of Maine will vote on the grant of $50 million on behalf of the stateĀ to two entities — the Maine Technology Institute and the Maine Venture Fund. If the referendum passesĀ the …
Is the Definition of Terrorism Racist?
We all know what fear is these days. On Tuesday, May 22nd, twenty-two year old Salman Abedi broughtĀ a bomb to an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, United Kingdom.Ā According toĀ The Telegraph, this act resulted inĀ āthe worst terrorist attack in the UK since the deaths of 56 people in the 7/7 London …
Marijuana Mapping: Where is it Legal to Fire Up?
āLet me be clear,” stated Homeland Security SecretaryĀ John Kelly at the end ofĀ April,Ā “[Marijuana]Ā is a potentially dangerous gateway drug that frequently leads to the use of harder drugs.ā Secretary Kelly made it apparentĀ that, as a memberĀ of the Trump Administration, he would fight hard to keep marijuana an illegal drug. While to …
Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) Pushes for Museum of Women’s History
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Democracy and Civic ParticipationĀ For a healthy and vibrant democracy to be sustained, people need to be informed, educated, and engaged. The concept of the āTownsquareā or Athenian agora, a meeting place where people of all ages can meet and share political ideas and experiences is largely missing from our …