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More than a third of America's local newspapers have closed since 2005 — lately at a pace of about two and a half every week. Northwestern Medill ↗

Where do you actually find out what's happening in your town?

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— Parent— Ran for office— Attends town halls

I hate this

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— Educator— Uses AI daily— have voted for both parties

Ranked systems seem to be a real way to help independents. Since you can rank your honest first choice with a fallback, it seems to give independents a fighting chance instead of leaving us stuck in a two-party spiral. Anyone experienced the pros and cons of ranked voting and have thoughts on it?

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— Independent / unaffiliated— Parent— Small-business owner

Do you think federal ballot measures would help break Congress' logjam?

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