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Georgia Leads the Way: Record International Online Sales Spur Global Expansion

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In today’s globalized world, the selection of a postal or ZIP code, often seen as a trivial piece of personal information, has profound implications on service delivery and connectivity. This list of states, territories, and countries accessible through a simple dropdown menu on a digital form, underscores the vast network of interactions and transactions that occur daily across international borders. While seemingly innocuous, these dropdown menus link individuals to a broader socioeconomic system. For instance, an individual’s selection of a state from Alabama to Wyoming, or a country from Canada to Zimbabwe, triggers a system … Read more

Colorado Political Commentator Urges Voters to Reject All Judges to Spur Judicial Accountability and Reform

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Denver, Colorado — Colorado’s unique judicial retention system, where voters periodically decide whether to keep judges on the bench without direct electoral competition, is coming under intense scrutiny. Unlike some states that hold elections to choose judges, Colorado’s governors appoint judges from a list provided by a nominating committee. Voters then cast their ballots simply to retain or dismiss these judges, sometimes several years after they have been appointed. The overarching concern expressed by critics, including vocal local personalities like Jon Caldara, president of the Denver-based Independence Institute, is that the retention votes amount to … Read more