DemDaily: Marijuana Meltdown
January 5, 2018 Maijuana captured headlines this week with the opening of public dispensories for retail sale of the drug in California, soon to be followed by Maine and Massachusetts. They...
Posted January 5, 2018
DemDaily: What is Bitcoin?
January 4, 2017 The Senate Judiciary Committee recently held hearings on S.1241: Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017, which calls for regulation and...
Posted January 4, 2018
DemDaily: 2018: The Current Count
January 3, 2018 Vice President Mike Pence swore in two new US Senators today – the first of which is Democrat Doug Jones, who defeated Republican Roy Moore to win the December 12th Alabama...
Posted January 3, 2018
DemDaily: The Arc of Justice
December 22, 2017 As we prepare for the holidays, and a much-needed rest from a weary year of challenges to our fundamental freedoms, I am grateful for the millions of people who have found their...
Posted December 22, 2017
DemDaily: The Not-Quite States of America 2
December 21, 2017 While US citizens brace themselves for the outcome of the controversial tax bill just passed by the US Congress, and headed to President Trump’s desk for signing, the...
Posted December 21, 2017
DemDaily: Hanging in the Balance
December 20, 2017 By a margin of one vote, Democrat Shelly Simonds was declared the winner yesterday of the recount in Virginia’s 94th Assembly District, unseating incumbent Republican David...
Posted December 20, 2017
DemDaily: The Gift of Leadership
December 19, 2017 “We’ve got to make them understand … every single person that is in this country, their people came from somewhere, their people were legalized at some...
Posted December 19, 2017
DemDaily: The Tax Bill Explained
December 19, 2017 On Friday Republicans finalized their proposed tax plan and, with votes expected by the House and Senate in the next two days, the halls of Congress are overflowing with protests...
Posted December 18, 2017
DemDaily: What is Net Neutrality?
December 15, 2017 Yesterday the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to roll back Obama-era regulations that prohibited internet service providers (ISPs) from restricting the flow of data...
Posted December 15, 2017
DemDaily: 2017 Specials Signal Surge
December 14, 2017 2017 has already surpassed the average number of Special Elections for an “off year” and, in this political environment, 2018 may also prove to be a record year for...
Posted December 14, 2017