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Be Informed, Not Intimidated

The Hill is intimidating. It feels inaccessible, mysterious and I often forget that the politicians who work there answer to the people. While that...
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CONFIRMATION HEARING: Betsy DeVos, nominee for Education Secretary

This is a special view on the confirmation hearings provided by POPVOX interns from Brown University. We hope you enjoy and learn from their...
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CONFIRMATION HEARINGS: Rep. Ryan Zinke, nominee for Secretary of…

This is a special view on the confirmation hearings provided by POPVOX interns from Brown University. We hope you enjoy and learn from their...
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CONFIRMATION HEARINGS: Scott Pruitt, nominee for EPA Administrator

This is a special view on the confirmation hearings provided by POPVOX interns from Brown University. We hope you enjoy and learn from their...
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WEEKLY UPDATE: The Week Ahead in Congress (Jan 2-6,…

Lawmakers return on Tuesday for what promises to be a very busy 115th Congress, which will run from 2017-2018. Since the House never officially...
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Gavel Down / TN (Sep. 26–30, 2016)

Tennessee’s largest cities lose an insurer. The state — and the world — mourn the loss of a legend. Our roads may not be top of the class,...
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Gavel Down/Tennessee (9/18–23, 2016)

With the General Assembly special session over, we return to our regularly scheduled scuttlebutt and speculation about the legislative year ahead, and there were...
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WEEKLY UPDATE: The Week Ahead in Congress

Bills up for a vote in Congress this week With a long list of bills, Congress is working to finish up its business before heading into...
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POPVOX Introduces Filter Bubble Wrap: A Partisan Filter for…

​April 1: Today POPVOX, the neutral nonpartisan platform for legislative information and civic engagement introduced its newest feature, the “Filter Bubble Wrap” to help...
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Issue Spotlight: Weigh in on the President’s Executive Actions…

This week, President Obama announced that his administration will undertake a series of executive actions to “keep guns out of the wrong hands.” POPVOX...
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