Tag: Voting rights
GOP readies blitz against Democrats’ voting rights bill
WASHINGTON — Republicans are preparing to launch an all-out assault on sweeping voting rights legislation, forcing Democrats to take dozens of politically difficult votes...
Republican-backed Arizona voting bill explained
PHOENIX — Arizona is the latest Republican-controlled state in the crosshairs of voting rights advocates after Gov. Doug Ducey signed legislation Tuesday allowing potentially...
New law lets New Yorkers released from prison vote
ALBANY, N.Y. — New Yorkers released from prison would have their voting rights restored upon their release instead of having to wait months or...
DeSantis signs GOP-drafted voting bill, legal fight begins
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a sweeping elections bill into law Thursday that he and other Republicans said would place guardrails...
A look at the changes in Florida’s election laws
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a 48-page elections bill Thursday that, despite boasts of a flawless 2020 election, creates many significant...
Florida inquiry clears Bloomberg over felons voting case
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida authorities on Wednesday closed a criminal investigation into fund-raising efforts by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to pay...
Judges hear arguments over Census’ contentious privacy tool
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The fight over whether the U.S. Census Bureau can use a controversial statistical technique to keep people's information private in the...
Florida casts itself as elections model, but clashes remain
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — In a state famed for election night fiascoes, Florida's handling of the November presidential vote was hailed as a sign it...
Biden’s agenda: What can pass and what faces steep odds
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden laid out a long list of policy priorities in his speech to Congress — and some are more politically...
Chattanooga assistant fired over tweet sues to get job back
A Chattanooga football assistant coach fired over a social media post disparaging the state of Georgia and voting rights advocate Stacey Abrams is suing...
