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Posts published in May 2016

Margaret Flowers Calls for Medicare for All

By Jeremy Siple on May 5, 2016 6:10 PM

From Green Party Watch:

Maryland Green Party U.S. Senate nominee Margaret Flowers said in a statement that six years after the adoption of the Affordable Care Act, it has produced the results that Physicians for a National Health Program predicted: “tens of millions of people remain without health insurance, nearly 40 million people in the United States have insurance but still can’t afford necessary health care, and private insurers continue to raise the price of premiums while restricting access to care through narrower and narrower provider networks.”…

Oklahoma Ballot Access Bill Signed into Law

By Jeremy Siple on May 5, 2016 5:54 PM

From Richard Winger at Ballot Access News:

On May 5, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin signed SB 896. This bill lowers the number of votes for a party to remain on the ballot, from 10% for the office at the top of the ballot (President or Governor) to 2.5%.…

Libertarian Party National Committee Chair Debate from May 4, 2016

By Jill Pyeatt on May 5, 2016 12:37 AM

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