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Renewables, Utilities, and the Vote
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In both Arizona and Nevada next month voters will have a chance to approve a new law creating a 50% renewable energy standard for the states' electric utilities. The initiative is known as...
On Whether the ‘Biden Rule’ Has a Future
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Here is a hypothetical but not especially remote question: if a Supreme Court Justice retires in January 2020, will the seat be held vacant throughout the year in the same way that the...
Florida and the Politics of Hurricane Michael
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In the midst of a tightly contested race in Florida for Senator, pitting the term-limited Governor against the incumbent Senator, Hurricane Michael slammed into the state's panhandle on Wednesday, October 10.
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Alaska Gubernatorial Campaign
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In this busy election season, the campaign for Governor of Alaska deserves some special attention. The hapless incumbent Governor, Bill Walker, who was elected without a partisan affiliation in 2014, seems likely to...
Senator Warren and the Cherokee
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Though Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Ma) has long received ridicule from the right, and from the Oval Office, for her family-lore-inspired claims to Cherokee or Delaware heritage, a story in the leftward periodical HuffPo...
