Tribes mark 75 years of voting rights but remain vigilant
This article centers on tribal voting in AZ. A quick understanding comes with the 15-minute video. Why do the tribes celebrate July 15, 1948? Citizenship was given with the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924. Voting rights was a state’s decision
Changes to state election laws have little effect on outcomes
“This is the puzzle we address: Why do election laws bear such a modest relationship to who wins and who loses?” End of June, Justin Grimmer, and Eitan Hersh, two academic political scientists published their study “How Election Rules Affect
U.S. Census: WY numbers
On July 10, Wyoming celebrated it 133rd birthday. The U.S. Census shares a snapshot on WY numbers, 8 facts. See many more>>>
Opinion: Despairing over today’s divisions?
Mr. Hewitt teaches constitutional law, broadcasts podcasts and a live radio show M-F, and has served a a regular panelist for a broad spectrum of news shows — Fox News, NBC’s Meet the Press, and MSNBC. Hugh Hewitt believes today’s
US to destroy its last — declared — chemical weapons
GOP to push Mail-in Voting for 2024
The GOP plans an aggressive get-out-the-vote drive they’re calling their “Bank Your Vote” initiative for 2024. They wish to lock in supporters before the General Election Day. Past President Trump urges donors to support “ballot harvesting”: Read more>>>
LWVUS: Update on DACA recipients
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program began in 2012 and has allowed more than 800,000 people to remain in the US. Since 2009, LWVUS has lobbied in favor of permanent protections and a path to citizenship. They emphasize:
Update: Project Bison for carbon capture is delayed
Scheduled to be operational at the end of 2023, the Wyoming facility — see artist’s rendering in the image below — has had delays. The Sweetwater County site has not yet been selected although it should be within 15 miles
What will be left of the (Federal) Voting Act?
June: we shall receive decisions for cases from the November 2022 sitting of the court. Once again, “SCOTUSblog” lists and summarizes the November cases. Of special interest to the LWV is the decision linked t Section 2 of the Voting