Should Convicted Felons Have Voting Rights? A Heated Federal Debate
Across the United States, activists have been calling for formerly incarcerated individuals to have their voting rights restored automatically upon… Read more
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More States Are Legalizing Cannabis – and the Federal Government Might, Too
California was the first state to override federal laws about the cannabis plant. Nullification is the states’ right to invalidate… Read more
2022 Changes to Income Taxes and the Proportional Rate System
The United States federal government has almost exclusively used a progressive income tax system, but several states use a proportional… Read more
2022 Changes to the Poverty Line: Impacts on Medicaid & Other Government Programs
The Federal Poverty Level (FPL) is a guideline that defines how much income a household needs to cover basic necessities…. Read more
The Latest: 2022 State Abortion Legislation Updates
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Roe v. Wade (RvW) that women have the liberty to abort a fetus before… Read more
Latest Student Loan Changes and the Federal Repayment Suspension Extension
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the government deferred federal student loan payments on March 20, 2020. This relief effort… Read more
