Kentucky Republicans trying to pass a big elections reform bill. Here’s what it does.
Lexington Herald-Leader· 5 days agoRepublicans in Frankfort are trying to carefully steer legislation that would expand voting access...
$15 an Hour Is the Compromise
The Nation· 10 hours agoEconomist Dean Baker reminds us that for the first 40 years after President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Fair Labor Standards Act in 1938, the national...
Barone: Partisan strife produces high voter turnout, but no big boost for either party
Provo Daily Herald· 20 hours agoThe last decade has seen a boom in voter turnout — for both parties. Between the 2012 and 2020...
Bits 'n pieces from east, west and beyond
The Western News· 5 days agoLast week marked the point when millionaires stop paying into Social Security, since the cap is at $142,800 of earnings. Lifting that cap could extend...
New Cases in Election Fraud Database Show Vulnerabilities in System
Heritage Foundation· 7 days agoState legislatures, take note: Americans have legitimate concerns over election integrity, as amply...
Six ways to visualize a divided America
The Hill· 6 days agoIt’s not your imagination and it’s not hyperbole: The nation is as politically divided today as at any point in the last century.
Republicans Test History in Vote Against Pandemic Relief
NBC Dallas Fort Worth· 3 days agoWith the nation's financial system on the brink of collapse, all but three Republicans voted against...
Democrats Are Split Over How Much The Party And American Democracy Itself Are In Danger
FiveThirtyEight· 4 days agoFacing a Republican Party with a growing anti-democratic contingent, Democrats are debating what to...
State Senate rules in favor of intermediate court of appeals
The Martinsburg Journal· 6 days agoThe West Virginia Senate rendered a verdict on an intermediate court of appeals, approving a bill Wednesday that would create the new court. Senate Bill ...
It's All About Trump: CPAC Seems Poised To Ignore Republican Identity Crisis
West Virginia Public Broadcasting· 5 days agoParty is struggling with its identity after Donald Trump's presidency. The conference, organized and...