On March 3, the Washington State Senate passed SB 5978, which provides for a presidential primary on the 2nd Tuesday of March. Current law provides for a presidential primary in May, but more times than not the state doesn’t actually hold a presidential primary, for budgetary reasons. Thanks to Jim Riley and Josh Putnam for(More)… …read more
As part of our effort to provide world class support, we’re happy to present the re-designed Coinbase Support Center. Although we strive to make Coinbase easy to use, we understand that sometimes things do not work as expected or may be confusing. The Coinbase Support Center is a great place to help resolve those issues. You can:Report a bugAsk a questionSend us feedbackMessage us on Live ChatCreate a Coinbase Community postPeruse our robust knowledge baseWe’d love to get your feedback on how you prefer to get in touch with us as Bitcoin continues to grow. Please drop by our Community …read more
Las Cruces, NM– A New Mexico man is suing the city of Las Cruces for 12.5 million dollars after a vicious assault that left him in the ICU for days was captured on video in December.
Russ Flynn was arrested for allegedly pointing a rifle at one of his neighbors over a squabble regarding a parking space. The police claim he was ignoring the officer’s commands when they arrived at the scene. While his arrest may or may not have been justified, what happened next most certainly was not.
In the video, the handcuffed Flynn is seen kicking the cell door in …read more
The state’s immoral war on drugs is now bipartisanly opposed
Austin, Texas – In a bold piece of legislation, Rep. David Simpson (R) filed a bill that would delete any mention of marijuana from state law. It would completely deregulate it and treat it as any common crop.
In a press release, Simpson said he supported regulating marijuana like the state regulates “tomatoes, jalapeños or coffee.”
“Everything that God made is good, even marijuana” said state Rep. Simpson. “The conservative thought is that government doesn’t need to fix something that God made good.”
A recent poll by Pew Research has shown that 63 percent …read more
On March 3, Burlington, Vermont, held its election for city office. The Democratic nominee for Mayor was re-elected, defeating the Progressive Party nominee, the Libertarian nominee, and an independent candidate. The new city council has 4 Democrats, 4 Progressives, 3 independents, and one Republican. See this story. …read more
On February 26, the Montana House passed HB 454 by a vote of 53-46. Current law requires qualified parties to choose precinct committee members in a government-administered primary. The bill says parties may continue to do that, but they are also free to appoint such party officers per party rules. Or, they can elect them(More)… …read more
Westminster, CO — In Westminster, Colorado, if you spray-paint an underground tunnel, you will face jail time — unless you’re the son of a Westminster cop.
For Alex Gonzalez and his two friends, this ridiculously harsh sentence is now a reality. However, their fourth friend, Paul Damian Perez, has received a much lighter sentence of unsupervised probation.
Perez has some “pull” on the inside, his dad is Westminster police officer.
“I do know that his dad is a city of Westminster police officer,” said Tracy Gonzales, Alex’s mother. “I have a good feeling that definitely did help. His dad was there for court, …read more
The shooting of a boy, who was holding a toy gun in a park and given almost no time to respond to officers’ order, was captured on video
Nadia Prupis | CommonDreams.org
Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old killed by police in Cleveland, Ohio last November, was “directly and proximately” responsible for his own shooting death, argue the city’s lawyers in response to a civil lawsuit filed by the boy’s family.
Rice was killed while playing in a park with a toy gun, which Cleveland police officer Timothy Loehmann claimed he mistook as a real weapon when he shot the boy.
The lawsuit—filed in December and …read more
Ed Miliband, who will become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom if the Labour Party wins the May 2015 election, says he has no interest in changing the voting system to ranked choice voting or proportional representation. See this story. …read more
On Febraury 17, the Indiana House passed HB 1008. Among other things, it repeals the straight-ticket device. The vote was 59-35. All Democrats who voted, voted “No.” In addition, 8 Republicans voted “No”, but the bill still passed because Republicans have such a numerical advantage in the chamber. The eight Republicans who voted “no” are:(More)… …read more
