Big corporations that claim to support voting rights are still funding right-wing state AGs
This post was originally published on this site Major corporations that have publicly touted their support for voting rights amid the nationwide Republican crackdown on ballot access are still funding many Republican state attorneys general who are working to scuttle federal voting rights legislation. Leaders of companies like General Motors,...
House Democrats urge Senate colleagues to pass voting rights bill this week
This post was originally published on this siteA group of House Democrats, led by Rep. Colin Allred of Texas, sent a letter to their Senate colleagues on Monday morning urging them to pass voting rights legislation known as the “Freedom to Vote Act” when it comes up for a vote...
Josh Shapiro, Running for Pennsylvania Governor, Focuses on Voting Rights
This post was originally published on this siteMr. Shapiro, the state’s attorney general and a Democratic candidate for governor, has been on the forefront of legal efforts to defend the 2020 election.
This historically red Texas county diversified in the last decade. Now, Republicans are trying to divide up its voters of color.
This post was originally published on this site Over the last 10 years, the voters of color in a steadily diversifying Tarrant County have seen their political clout grow. In 2014, Ramon Romero was elected the county’s first Latino state representative. Last December, Mansfield voters elected Michael Evans as the...
