Town Halls

Detroit Citizens Key to Defining the Council Districts

Gary A. Brown | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Government, Redistricting, Districts, City Council, Town Halls, Detroit City Council, Detroit City Council Districts, Detroit, Detroit Redistricting, Detroit News

Typically, when re-drawing boundaries, legislators -- local, state and federal -- create districts and then present them to the public as a final product. My colleagues and I desired a more open process.

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Let's Talk: Democracy Depends on Civility

Jennifer Gennari | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Town Hall Debate, State and Local Government, Town Halls, Town Hall Meetings, Global Warming, Local Government, San Francisco Government, City Planning, Bay Area, Protesters, San Francisco News

These days, self-government is under assault. Unfortunately, a minority faction is overtaking town halls around the nation and suppressing any discussion at all. In the Bay Area the problem is particularly acute.

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Facing Opposition, Congressmen Skip Out On Town Halls

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 11.02.2011

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP/The Huffington Post) -- Too much yelling, not enough listening. Facing organized, often raucous confrontations at political e...

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Democrats Target Vulnerable House Republicans Over Town Hall Protests

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 10.31.2011

Read More: Social Security, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, John Boehner, Voter Protest, Gop Protests, House Republicans, Web Ad, Accountability August, Video, Cuts to Medicare, August Recess, Lou Barletta, Dccc, Angry Voters, Town Halls, 112th Congress, Town Hall Meetings, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Congressional Republicans have taken a lot of heat from constituents at home during the August recess after a bitter showdown with Democ...

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GOP Congressman Seizes Cameras At Town Hall Event

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 10.25.2011

Read More: Eric Odom, Town Halls, 112th Congress, Gop Town Halls, Steve Chabot, Town Hall Meetings, Judson Phillips, Tea Party, Steve Chabot Town Hall, Video, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- After banning and confiscating cameras at his town hall events, Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) is taking heat from all sides -- including fr...

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WATCH: Protesters Confront GOP Congressman Over Public Town Hall

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Town Halls, 112th Congress, Video, Chip Cravaack, Town Hall Meetings, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Confronting mounting pressure and protests, Rep. Chip Cravaack (R-Minn.) has agreed to hold a public town hall at the Duluth airport at ...

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Paul Ryan's Office Calls Cops On Jobless Protesters

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 10.19.2011

Read More: Paul Ryan Town Hall, Unemployment, Wisconsin Jobs Now, Long-Term Unemployment, Town Halls, Paul Ryan Medicare, Wisconsin Unemployment, 112th Congress, Town Hall Meetings, Paul Ryan, Politics News

Staffers for Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) called police on Thursday evening to disperse unemployed protesters staging a sit-in at his Kenosha, Wis., office...

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House Republicans Face Anger At Home

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 10.19.2011

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WASHINGTON -- On Thursday, more than 200 protesters impeded traffic in Washington state as they gathered near the offices of GOP Rep. Dave Reichert, c...

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GOP Rep Pressed Over Medicare, Planned Parenthood At Town Hall

Patch.com | Posted 08.10.2011

Read More: New Jersey, Leonard Lance, Medicare Funding, Town Halls, Planned Parenthood Funding, Paul Ryan Medicare, Leonard Lance Town Hall, Medicare, Planned Parenthood, Politics News

Facing an audience with a liberal bent, U.S. Rep. Leonard Lance (R-Hunterdon County) spent two hours fielding questions as part of a town hall meeting...

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Alice In Medicareland: One Voucher Makes You Larger...

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 07.06.2011

Read More: Ryan Proposal, Strengthen Social Security, Cato Institute, Vouchers, Lewis Carroll, John Boehner, Social Security, Medicare, Tim Burton, Politifact, Town Halls, Comedy News

"If I had a world of my own," said Alice, "everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is because everything would be what it isn't." Th...

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WATCH: GOP Lawmaker Faces Tough Town Hall Questions

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 06.29.2011

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WASHINGTON -- When Congress returns from its two-week recess, one of its top priorities will be voting on whether to raise the federal government's de...

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Congressional Twitter Town Hall Invitation: #AskDems Anything About the Budget

Rep. John Garamendi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Town Halls, Jobs, Congress, Media, Web 2.0, Twitter, Economy, John Garamendi, California, Politics News

We're focusing on budget issues and spending priorities. I hope you'll join us tomorrow to talk about the jobs problem, and more importantly, the jobs solution.

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A Town Hall in Your Pocket, A Smartphone With a Front Row Seat

Rep. John Garamendi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Town Halls, Smartphones, New Media, Social Media, California, Ca-10, Congressman John Garamendi, Technology News

I'm honored to continue in this tradition by becoming the first Member of Congress to host a live mobile video town hall -- or as Josh Richman at the Oakland Tribune coined it, "Garamendi on the Go."

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Boehner's Dilemma: Decency vs. Depravity

Lorelei Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011

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Now that Republicans in the House are the object of their own campaign ire (they're now "the government"), they need to reject the malevolent commentators on the sidelines and stand up for our institutions of civil governance.

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Educating Our Way Out of the Economic Crisis: Everyone College-Ready

Janet Murguía | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dr. Ricardo Romo, Youth, Nclr, 2010 NCLR Annual Conference, Education, San Antonio, Dr. Thelma Melendez, Janet Murguia, Students, College, Charter Schools, Latino, Town Halls, u.s. Department of Education, High School, Hispanic, Lideres, Escalera, Media News

For many Latino parents, witnessing their child's college graduation is the embodiment of the American Dream. But without the tools to properly equip...

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Dems Skipping Town Halls? Not Really

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Town Halls, 2010 Elections, Media Criticism, Town Halls, Town Hall Meetings, Eat the Press, Elections 2010, Media News

Jeff Zeleny reported that Democrats were avoiding town hall appearances to avoid "voter rage." Is it true? Well, your definition of "avoiding town hall meetings" would have to be "holding a lot of town hall meetings." So: no.

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Tea Party Movement Split On New Town Hall Push

CQ-Roll Call | Ambreen Ali | Posted 05.25.2011

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The town halls are back but with far less hype. The fiery outbursts that replayed on national media during last August's town hall meetings on heal...

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What if the Right was Right? A Reflection on the "Christian States of America." (Updated)

Cynthia Boaz | Posted 05.25.2011

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I am not saying that Jesus was a Stalinist or even a communist, just that it's very clear from his teachings that he believed that people were happier and healthier when they shared with each other.

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GOP Desperately Trying To Gin Up New Town Hall Anger

Politico | MANU RAJU | Posted 05.25.2011

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Republicans are looking to resurrect the angry town halls of August in the last few weeks of November. Senate Republican Conference Chairman Lamar ...

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A Critical Mass of Thinking on Health Care Reform

Robert Hoopes | Posted 05.25.2011

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On healthcare reform, we need more critical thinking -- we need a critical mass of thinking.

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Civil Discourse Is Alive and Well ... in Colorado

Carol Hedges | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Revenue, League of Women Voters, Budget Cuts, Budgets, Fiscal Crisis, Rankings, Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute, Colorado, Town Halls, Denver News

We've come a long way from Tocqueville's engaged America. I am happy to report, however, that thoughtful, respectful and civil discourse still thrives in the great state of Colorado.

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Bill Clinton On The Daily Show: Negotiating With North Korea, Lunch With Obama, And How Health Care Is "Bankrupting" America

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bill Clinton returned for his fifth appearance on The Daily Show on Thursday night. During the 20 minute, wide ranging discussion, Clinton dished on ...

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Health Care Reform is the New Gay Marriage

Morgan Warners | Posted 05.25.2011

Gay marriage and our increasingly obvious interconnectedness present threats to traditions and ways of doing things that many of us think should change. In that regard, health reform is the new gay marriage.

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Joe Wilson: Just Another Heckler in the Crowd

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: You Lie!, Hecklers, Obama and Republicans, Civic Discourse, Guns at Town Halls, Obama and Congress, Congressional Behavior, Joe Wilson Liar, Joe Wilson Obama, Tea Baggers, Joe Wilson, Obama Speech, Town Halls, Obama and Gop, Obama Health Care, Obama Joe Wilson, Politics News

Once you've spent day after day among the constituents -- hearing the president being called a Nazi, a commie, a socialist tool, a terrorist mole -- calling Barack Obama a liar must have seemed almost quaint.

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Wilson Is the Poster "Child" for the New Republican Party

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Joe Wilson, Town Halls, Breaking News, Obama Health Care Speech, Health Care Reform, Republican Party, Barack Obama, Health Insurance Reform, Joe Wilson Congress, Republicans, Politics News

The other night, Joe Wilson etched his political legacy into the wall of American history. He will forever be the poster child that symbolizes the new Republican Party.

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