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“We cannot continue to make people keep suffering in pain over and over and over again for a debt that’s already been paid.”
Excellent #longread on the people behind Florida's #RestoreTheVote campaign, inc a GOP lobbyist convicted in the Abramoff scandal
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Excellent #longread on the people behind Florida's #RestoreTheVote campaign, inc a GOP lobbyist convicted in the Abramoff scandal
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"A report by Washington Economics Group, whose clients include businesses like Nascar, projected that automatic restoration of voting rights would lead to $365 million/year in gains for Florida's economy, from lower prison costs and increased productivity"
Amazing statistic: the recidivism rate for people who had their voting rights automatically restored under Gov. Crist is 12.4%, vs a state average of 30%.
Also noteworthy: Charles and David Koch's network has declared support for Amendment 4.
Also noteworthy: Charles and David Koch's network has declared support for Amendment 4.
Folks are lining up for the latest antitrust trial that kicks off this morning over @NCAA rules governing how much student athletes get paid. Stay tuned for live tweets. 
Opening arguments should start within the hour. ITMT check out @ZachZagger’s great recap of what’s at stake. law360.com/articles/10743…
The judge is in the courtroom. She says she read each side's opening statements, which were submitted in writing. Just a recap - this is a 10-day bench trial and each side has 22 hours and 30 minutes to argue their case. bit.ly/2LvIeB7
done #LongRead 2 for #brexitforensics launch
Car industry worried: Customs conundrum cant be solved "just-in-time": news.sky.com/story/amp/brex…
Car industry worried: Customs conundrum cant be solved "just-in-time": news.sky.com/story/amp/brex…
1/10 Long Read seeks to see how modern car manuf can function post Brexit -this is Just-In-Time arrival of right front of MINI to right body
2/10 that "front end module" didn't exist four hours before, parts from across EU, made in diff factory, has to arrive at exactly right time
