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Town of Newburgh sued for allegedly violating New York's Voting Rights Act
News 12· 12 hours agoThe town of Newburgh is facing a new lawsuit accusing the town's at-large voting system of violating New York's Voting Rights Act. Newburgh is the second municipality in the Hudson Valley to ...
Fractures in the Grand Alliance between Black and Jewish Americans
NPR· 5 hours agoScholars say this moment enshrines the so-called Grand Alliance, in which Black and Jewish leaders...
Senate panel okays voting rights bill
KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul· 2 days agoFor nearly 60 years, Americans could bring lawsuits for violations of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. "Over the past several decades hundreds of such...
Do these 2 Tarrant school districts block the election of Black, Hispanic board members?
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 3 days agoAfter receiving warning letters saying their election systems may violate federal voting rights...
Millbrae eyes at-large mayor
San Mateo Daily Journal· 4 hours agoMillbrae is looking into four-year term limits for an at-large mayoral position and four districted councilmembers, the City Council voted 4-1 after a...
A controversial Supreme Court decision could hurt Biden in November
CNN via AOL· 2 days agoThe racial turnout gap between White and non-White voters has grown since a controversial 2013...
White House issues new federal standards to collect data on race
Reuters· 50 minutes agoThe White House on Thursday announced new standards for collecting federal data on race and...
Opinion | What to Watch Out for in Trump's Reelection Campaign
Mississippi Free Press· 1 day agoThe U.S. is a flawed democracy. The Electoral College and the Senate make voters in less populous...
Appeals court OKs WA voting district map, with request now pending before Supreme Court
The Wenatchee World· 22 hours agoNew boundaries for Central Washington’s legislative districts might be set for the 2024 election. A three-judge panel from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals denied a request to suspend implementation ...
Race is a dynamic piece of the realignment puzzle | Opinion
Gannett via AOL· 5 hours agoPeople across all groups are confronting a changing political whirlwind. Both presidential...