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? 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? […]
You could soon see speed limits as low as 20 or even 10 miles an hour on
Two bills around creating gun free zones were discussed at length by lawmakers in the House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice meeting.
By Jean Gonzalez ORLANDO, Fla. (OSV News) — A bill recently signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been described by a farmworker advocate as “inhumane” and draconian. DeSantis, who usually has public signing of bills, signed HB 433 in a closed door session April 11, along with other bills. Opponents of HB […] The post New Florida law giving state sole authority on worker protections, wages called ‘inhumane’ first appeared on OSV News.
A Michigan dad was charged with violating the state's safe gun storage law after his son allegedly got a hold of his firearm and shot himself, investigators said.
The New Orleans City Council has announced its preparations for a “back-up plan” if summer EBT is not administered by the state.
A federal judge has tossed out a lawsuit brought by a county outside New York City that has banned transgender players from women's and girls' teams
The real minimum wage, no matter how much liberal politicians try to deny it, is and always will be zero.