Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton’s victory in the Illinois U.S. Senate Democratic Primary has shown that Illinois is ready for bold leadership that will stand up to Donald Trump and put working people at the forefront.
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Cedric Richmond Issues Blistering Voting Rights Attack Against GOP, Trump
NNPA NEWSWIRE — White House Senior Advisor Cedric Richmond, who served as Louisiana’s representative in the U.S. House for a decade before assuming his current role as the White House Office of Public Engagement Director, said during a Zoom gathering of reporters, that voting rights are the “bedrock of democracy.” The post Cedric Richmond Issues […]
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Cedric Richmond Issues Blistering Voting Rights Attack Against GOP, Trump
NNPA NEWSWIRE — White House Senior Advisor Cedric Richmond, who served as Louisiana’s representative in the U.S. House for a decade before assuming his current role as the White House Office of Public Engagement Director, said during a Zoom gathering of reporters, that voting rights are the “bedrock of democracy.”
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With Time Running Out on Democrats’ Majority, President Biden Gets ‘Forceful’ on Voting Rights
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Notably, the next several days will also reveal whether Democrats have the resolve, strength, and even the negotiating skills to get one of their own on board with changing Senate filibuster rules. Doing so would allow the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote Act to pass. The […]
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With Time Running Out on Democrats’ Majority, President Biden Gets ‘Forceful’ on Voting Rights
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Notably, the next several days will also reveal whether Democrats have the resolve, strength, and even the negotiating skills to get one of their own on board with changing Senate filibuster rules. Doing so would allow the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote Act to pass.
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OP-ED: January 6th, Voting Rights and the Tyranny Threatening America
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Over the past year, we have witnessed loyalists of the 45th President work to unravel the threads that hold the fabric of our representative democracy together. His followers, fueled by a constant diet of disinformation, have harassed and intimidated election officials across the country, causing many to resign their positions out of […]
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OP-ED: January 6th, Voting Rights and the Tyranny Threatening America
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Over the past year, we have witnessed loyalists of the 45th President work to unravel the threads that hold the fabric of our representative democracy together. His followers, fueled by a constant diet of disinformation, have harassed and intimidated election officials across the country, causing many to resign their positions out of fear for themselves and their families.
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Civil and Human Rights Organizations Fight for Open Records at Florida Prisons
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Human Rights Defense Center is appealing to the Third District Court of Appeal in Miami, arguing that by working in prison on a state contract, Armor must comply with Florida public records laws. “Any lawyer who represents people in prison can tell you that it’s incredibly difficult to get information on what is going on behind bars,” said Kelly Knapp, senior supervising attorney at the Southern Poverty Law Center.
