Tag: Government
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Continuing Resolution, Explained in Plain English
The deadline to fund the government arrives, and Congress still hasn’t agreed on next year’s budget. Instead of a shutdown, the news reports that…
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Filibuster, Explained in Plain English
A bill has the votes to pass. Then one senator starts talking, and keeps talking, and the vote never happens. Nobody broke a rule.…
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Lobbying, Explained in Plain English
A new regulation gets proposed. Within days, a hired professional is meeting with the lawmakers who’ll vote on it. Nobody broke a law by…
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Gerrymandering, Explained in Plain English
Every ten years, a new set of district maps comes out. Within days, someone online is calling one of them “a textbook gerrymander.” The…
