Lawsuits under New York's new voting rights law reveal racial disenfranchisement even in blue states
BY AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press FREEPORT, N.Y. (AP) — A new voting rights law in New York is already having a dramatic effect, with lawsuits in several local communities seeking to reverse decades of minority voter disenfranchisement. The lawsuits help dispel a longstanding narrative that racial voting discrimination happens only in the South or in
BY AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press FREEPORT, N.Y. (AP) — A new voting rights law in New York is already having a dramatic effect, with lawsuits in several local communities seeking to reverse decades of minority voter disenfranchisement. The lawsuits help dispel a longstanding narrative that racial voting discrimination happens only in the South or in
FREEPORT, N.Y. (AP) — Weihua Yan had seen dramatic demographic changes since moving to Long Island’s Nassau County. Its Asian American population alone had grown by 60% since the 2010 census. Why then, he wondered, did he not see anyone who looked like him on the county’s local governing body, the 19-member Nassau County Legislature? Last year, he decided to do something about it and ran for one of the seats. Continue reading at The Republic News.
FREEPORT, N.Y. (AP) — Weihua Yan had seen dramatic demographic changes since moving to Long Island’s Nassau County. Its Asian American population alone had grown by 60% since the 2010 census. Why then, he wondered, did he not see anyone who looked like him on the county’s local governing body, the 19-member Nassau County Legislature? […]
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Jury selection began Monday in the first of former President Donald Trump’s criminal cases to go to trial, a case legal experts say is the Read More
NEW YORK STATE (WETM) -- New Yorkers can help the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) choose the next species to be featured on its Habitat and Access Stamp. The DEC posted a poll on Facebook on April 23 that asks people to vote for the species that will be featured on its 2024-2025 Habitat and []
Three Republicans join Democrats to support repeal of law first approved in 1864, with measure now heading to state senateLawmakers in the Arizona house have voted to repeal a controversial 1864 law banning nearly all abortions, amid mounting pressure on the state’s Republicans.Three Republicans joined with all 29 Democrats on Wednesday to support the repeal of the law, which predates Arizona’s statehood and provides no exceptions for rape or incest. Continue reading
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In a singular moment for American history, the hush money trial of former President Donald Trump begins Monday with jury selection.