Election

Anthem Blue Cross could owe big refund checks to 730,000 Californians if its proposed rate hikes of up to 25 percent are deemed excessive thanks to an initiative voters will consider on the 2014 ballot.
The ballot measure requires health insurance companies to get approval before raising rates and allows that refunds be ordered on rates that are considered excessive after November 6, 2012. When voters approve the measure, the insurance commissioner will have the power to retroactively order refunds for excessive rates.

Success! Already getting over three thousand paranoid temper tantrum signatures.
So, do the out of state signers get to vote in Missouri if this gets on the ballot here? Think about that for a minute.

Eight of the wealthiest counties in the U.S. went for Barack Obama in Tuesday's election, including Somerset County, NJ.
Only two of the richest went for Romney, and they're both in New Jersey - blue New Jersey.

He’s not known for personality. But when challenged, Mitt Romney reveals his personality disorder — a mean, sometimes visibly repressed temper. Why does he get so angry? Is it just because he’s an entitled rich kid who could use some anger management? Or is there something seriously wrong with him that should be watched with concern?...

As unpatriotic as it sounds, some people would deny American citizens the right to vote, even those who are fully entitled to cast their ballot. The only way to make sure to avoid being the victim of such tactics is to know what your rights are and know who to talk to if you have a problem.

In this ad for President Obama, people were asked to read allowed Mitt Romney's quotes on such hot button issues as women's rights, tax cuts, and health insurance from various points in the election and in one case over the course of a single day.  The people also speculated on which position may actually be his "real" position and what would cause a candidate to vary his positions so widely.

In other states where marriage equality has been a ballot issue, there have been increases in hate crimes in the time leading up to election-day. These have ranged from vandalism of campaign signs to harassment and even physical assaults.
If you become a victim of a hate crime  or witness any such incidents in your community, please  file a report immediately with the Anti-Violence Program at OutFront Minnesota (see contact info below).