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Free Speech TV explores Gessler story in light of national trend
Republican Secretary of State Scott Gessler garnered national headlines recently when he ordered county clerks in Colorado not to send ballots to registered but inactive voters-- and in Colorado that means voters who missed just one election. Detractors called the effort attempted voter suppression and pointed to a host of similar Republican efforts launched nationwide in the wake of the Tea Party-wave election last November that swept Republicans into office across the country. Denver-based Free Speech TV explored the topic this week and asked Colorado Independent reporter John Tomasic, who has reported the story in-depth, to join the discussion.
AINN president talks about Occupy Wall Street
Hanaa Rifaey, president of the American Independent News Network, which publishes the Michigan Messenger, was interviewed on Free Speech TV on Tuesday about the Occupy Wall Street protests and AINN’s continuing coverage of corporate influence on elections. Video below the fold. Watch the Independent’s Virginia Chamlee discuss Big Sugar with Free Speech TV
Free Speech TV invited The Florida Independent's Virginia Chamlee on yesterday to discuss her recent feature examining the political clout wielded by Florida's sugar industry. Watch the segment, hosted by Marcy Miranda, after the jump.
Vail newspaper to launch next week
Here’s a sentence you don’t see much these days: A new newspaper will hit the streets Thursday. Erin Chavez, former Associate Publisher of the Vail Mountaineer, which closed in June along with the Denver Daily News, will launch a weekly called “Sneak Peak Vail.” Process to review 300,000 deportation proceedings leaves room for doubts
The implementation of a case by case review of at least 300,000 deportation proceedings, announced by the Department of Homeland Security last week, has left room for questions among immigrant advocate groups. Our Mission
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