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
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
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? […]
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.
The SR1 College Preparatory and STEM Academy fulfills the vision shared by Gov. Tate Reeves to create more schools dedicated to STEM subjects in Mississippi.
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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 []
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp (R) is publicly condemning the effort by far-right members of the House Republican Conference to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) from his position.In a post to X, Kemp threw his weight behind Johnson, quote-tweeting a post by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) in which he indicated he would support the effort to strip Johnson of the gavel."Instead of bickering amongst themselves and handing Democrats control of the House, Republicans should do their damn job and vote...
Wyoming law requires voters to be state residents, but would-be voters are currently just required to provide proof of identity, according to the secretary of state.
When Jenny and Adam got hitched a few weeks back in Connecticut, each of their vows included a special shoutout to the dating app they had met on. It wasn’t Bumble, Tinder, or Hinge, the three most downloaded dating apps in the United States. Last spring, the now-married couple met through The Right Stuff, the […]
Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee says he thinks workers at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga made a mistake by voting to unionize under the United Auto Workers.