McConnell says Democrats’ bid to restore Voting Rights Act is a ‘power grab’
McConnell says Democrats’ bid to restore Voting Rights Act is a ‘power grab’
WASHINGTON – The battle over voting rights ahead of the 2020 election is officially on in Congress, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell insisting Democratic-led efforts to strengthen voting rights laws […]
Declining white population is spawning fears, bias
Over the last three decades, demographers have told us that there would come a day when the declining white population would become less than half of the U.S. population. The […]
Gerrymandering: Moving from ‘cracking’ and ‘packing’ to fairness
On Oct. 3, the United States Supreme Court heard Gil vs. Whitford, a Wisconsin case regarding extreme partisan gerrymandering of the Wisconsin Legislature. In that case, Republicans drew a legislative […]
North Carolina needed 6,500 farm workers. Only 7 Americans stuck it out.
*Why you should read this: Because there’s a punchline here that not everyone will get. VL By Dylan Matthews, The Washington Post (4.5 minute read) When I talked to […]
NC Governor Signs Measure Requiring Voter ID
By Tom Foreman Jr., Associated Press/ABC News North Carolina’s governor on Monday quietly signed a measure into law that overhauls the state’s election laws to require government-issued photo IDs at […]
North Carolina legislature approves restrictive voting measures, Latino groups worried
By Adriana Maestas, NBCLatino The North Carolina Senate passed HB 589, one of the most restrictive voter ID measures in the nation. It permits only permits 7 kinds of ID – […]
N.C. Gov. McCrory Cuts Latino Affairs Office, Raising Concerns
By Franco Ordonez and John Frank, Miami Herald/McClatchy Newspapers North Carolina’s Latino advocates are voicing alarm following the governor’s decision to eliminate the state’s office for Latino affairs. The closing […]
NC Scraps Proposed Pink-striped License for Undoc
By Associated Press/The Independent North Carolina said Thursday it is abandoning its plan to issue pink-striped driver’s licenses to certain undocumented immigrants, beset by mounting criticism of the specially designed […]
Special Licenses for Immigrants Draw Protests in North Carolina
By David Zucchino, Los Angeles Times RALEIGH, N.C. — The driver’s license features a bold, pink stripe along the top, and further down the phrase: “NO LAWFUL STATUS.” North Carolina […]
North Carolina Stops Issuing Driver’s Licenses to DREAMers
By EFE/Fox News Latino Click on picture to read story. [Photo by chascow]
