Jane Susskind is a Judicial Law Clerk at Nevada Supreme Court.
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To help us ring in the New Year, we asked our community of independent-minded voters on Facebook to suggest one New Year's resolution for Congress. Post by Independent Voter. While many responses showcased dissatisfaction with the current Congress, asking for their resignation, hundreds of independent-minded voters identified issues
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Since President Obama's digitally driven victory in the 2008 presidential election, politicians nationwide have been signing on to social media accounts in order to increase their following. They have integrated Facebook, Twitter, and Google Plus into their campaign strategies and have continued to connect with their constituents on
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If 2013 has taught us one thing about the American electorate, it's that independent-minded voters are the new norm in the political sphere. Since 2008, the number of registered independents has risen by 2,484,104, representing an 11.19 percent increase. Meanwhile, support for both major parties
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California lawmakers put aside party labels this week to engage in an informed conversation with representatives from the tech and manufacturing industries on the need for a comprehensive plan for economic development in California during a panel discussion at the Independent Voter Project Conference. The panel on economic development was
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Last week, lawmakers and health care industry leaders representing a variety of interests participated in a roundtable discussion with the Independent Voter Project on the challenges to California's health care system.The panel on health care was one of a series of 5 panels focusing on major issues
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Business and labor leaders joined with legislators from three states last week to participate in the Independent Voter Project Conference in Hawaii. Marking the fifth annual meeting, Joined by industry and labor representatives, lawmakers engaged in extended round table discussions on a broad range of subjects. This year, the panel
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Legislators from California, Texas, and Illinois gathered last week to participate in the Independent Voter Project Business and Leadership Conference in Hawaii. Also in attendance were representatives from key business sectors including energy, high tech, bio tech, and manufacturing. The stated goal of the annual conference is to create a
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One would think that because neither Democrats nor Republicans have unilateral control, now would be the prime time for bipartisan compromise. That today's political climate is ripe for Congress to make headway on some historical legislation, like immigration reform, and for Congress to regain the trust of the
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This just in: The 113th Congress could be the most unpopular congress ever, with Americans' approval of the way Congress is handling its job dropping to 9% - the lowest in Gallup's history. Solidifying what almost every American already knew, Gallup reports: "The government shutdown in
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Up 5 percentage points from March, 76% of Americans would vote in favor of raising the minimum wage to $9 per hour. The Gallup poll comes shortly after a White House official confirmed President Obama's support for the Fair Minimum Wage Act, a bill introduced by Sen. Tom
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Just days before Twitter's debut on Wall Street, Pew Research Center released a report outlining the role of news on Twitter and the demographic of Twitter news consumers.The key finding: Twitter users who consumer news on the social network tend to be young, educated, and using a
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From Lo-Fi to Mayfair, Instagram is no longer run by culture starved hipsters and #foodporn sharing Yelpers. Politicians, past and present, are signing on to the photo sharing app as a way to personally connect to their constituents. Here are my picks for the top 5 politicians on Instagram in