The Democrats Are Walking Right into a Trap on Voting Rights Bills
From today’s Slate Online: The battle over voting rights in Congress has entered a critical stage. The Greeks have now rolled a large wooden horse up to the gates of…
Voting rights bill “For the People Act” advances in Senate over GOP objections
From today’s CBS News Online: The Senate on Tuesday advanced S. 1, the For the People Act, setting up a floor vote for the controversial bill. Senators clashed over voting…
Texas House Approves GOP-Backed Voting Restrictions Bill
From today’s NPR News Online: Texas legislators approved new, more restrictive state election rules aftera session that lasted from Thursday night into the early hours of Friday. The GOP-backed state…
Arizona near top of states for bills aimed at limiting voting rights
From today’s ABC 15 News Arizona: Arizona lawmakers, who began the year with one of the highest number of voting restriction bills in the nation, are winding down a legislative…
Why Michigan Republicans’ Attack on Voting Rights is Grossly Anti-democratic
From today’s The Guardian: On the surface, the Republican effort to roll back voting rights in Michigan looks similar to what’s happening in states around the country: after Donald Trump…
Target, Google and others are under pressure to dump the Chamber of Commerce over voting rights
From today’s CNN Online: Progressive activists are calling on Ford, Target, Google, Bank of America and other major companies that have pledged to support voting rights to cut ties with…
Dozen Megadonors Gave $3.4 Billion, One in Every 13 Dollars, Since 2009
From today’s New York Times: A dozen megadonors and their spouses contributed a combined $3.4 billion to federal candidates and political groups since 2009, accounting for nearly one out of…
Michigan’s big employers speak out against moves to restrict voting rights
From today’s Detroit Free Press: Michigan’s corporate leaders spoke out strongly Tuesday against GOP-sponsored legislation in the state Legislature that would place new restrictions on voting. The leaders of three-dozen…
Emergency meeting draws corporate leaders to discuss state voting laws
From today’s CBS News Online: More than 100 of the nation’s top corporate leaders met virtually on Saturday to discuss ways for companies to continue responding to the passage of…
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MLB Pulls All-Star Game from Atlanta in Protest of Restrictive New Voting Law
From today’s NBC News Online: Major League Baseball on Friday pulled this year’s All-Star Game out of Atlanta in protest of Georgia’s new restrictive voting law. The “Midsummer Classic” was…