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
Lawsuits under New York's new voting rights law reveal racial disenfranchisement even in blue states
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.
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 []
NEW YORK CITY—“There is only one solution: Intifada revolution!” That was one of many chants and slogans yelled into a bullhorn at a pro-Palestinian rally Read More
In a singular moment for American history, the hush money trial of former President Donald Trump begins Monday with jury selection.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) signed a bill on Thursday that requires local law enforcement agencies to report illegal migrants to federal authorities, the Associated Press reported.While other Democratic-run cities and states around the country are choosing to continue implementing so-called "sanctuary" policies that prohibit local and state police from coordinating with United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Tennessee has adopted a new measure that would mandate communication with...
New York and New Jersey have granted 137 new cannabis licenses: 36 in Jersey, 101 in NY; signaling a significant expansion in the adult-use market. read more
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