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Illinois’ Workers Rights Amendment Good For Public Budgets

October 10, 2022 Editor

From today’s Chicago Sun-Times; While there has been major progress in recent years, there’s no doubt that more needs to be done to improve public budgets in Illinois. Research shows…

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SCOTUS Hears Alabama Voting Rights Case

October 4, 2022 Editor

From today’s Reuters News: The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative justices on Tuesday appeared sympathetic toward Alabama in the state’s defense of a Republican-drawn electoral map faulted by judges for diluting…

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Michigan Supreme Court Ruling Puts Voting Rights Proposal on Nov. 8 Ballot

September 8, 2022 Editor

From today’s Detroit News: The Michigan Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a proposal onto the Nov. 8 ballot that seeks to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution, a highly…

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Court Rules Voting Rights Initiative To Stay On Ballot In Arizona

August 30, 2022 Editor

From today’s MarketWatch: A judge has ruled that an Arizona initiative expanding voting access and rolling back a host of restrictions enacted by the Republican-controlled Arizona legislature and Gov. Doug…

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Montana’s GOP Legislature Tightens Voter Laws, Faces Court Challenges

August 23, 2022 Editor

From today’s Great Falls Tribune: Montana Republicans made significant gains in the 2020 election, sweeping statewide races while also adding to their majorities in both the state Senate and House.…

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Michigan Officials Detail a Brazen Voting Machine Scheme by Trump Supporters

August 9, 2022 Editor

From today’s New York Times: In early 2021, with the turmoil of a bitterly contested presidential contest still fresh, several election clerks in Michigan received strange phone calls. The person…

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How Movement To Undermine Election Results Is Spreading In The U.S.

August 1, 2022 Editor

From today’s The Guardian: Volunteers in Tarrant county, Texas, are manually reviewing more than 300,000 ballots from the state’s 2020 Republican primary election, Votebeat reported last week. There’s no evidence…

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Thousands of North Carolina Felons Can Now Register and Vote

July 28, 2022 Editor

From today’s Associated Press Online: Tens of thousands of people serving punishments for felony convictions in North Carolina but who aren’t behind bars can now register to vote and cast…

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Disabled Citizens in Wisconsin Sue After State’s High Court Rules Against Absentee Ballots

July 27, 2022 Editor

From today’s Washington Post: Four disabled people are asking a federal judge to ensure they can vote this fall after the Wisconsin Supreme Court limited how absentee ballots can be…

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Trump Recently Urged Wisconsin Assembly Speaker to Overturn His 2020 Defeat

July 21, 2022 Editor

From today’s New York Times: Donald J. Trump called a top Republican in the State Legislature in Wisconsin in recent days to lobby for a measure that would overturn his…