Local news Advocates said the elections were held in two states without any oversight, while Secretary William Galvin’s office blamed “technical issues.” Secretary of State William L. Galvin speaks to members of the media in 2024. Erin Clark/The Boston Globe In response to a lawsuit filed in the state’s highest court, Secretary of the Commonwealth … Read more
Salma, Alaa.. Sixty-one years after state troopers attacked civil rights marchers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, thousands are gathering in the Alabama city this weekend, amid new concerns about the future of the Voting Rights Act. The violence of March 7, 1965 that became known as “Bloody Sunday” shocked the nation and helped … Read more
Debate around the Pro Football Hall of Fame rarely stays quiet for long, but this year’s omissions have stirred unusually strong reactions. Questions about fairness, structure, and influence are resurfacing across the league. Now, one Hall of Famer has stepped forward with a bold proposal that could fundamentally reshape how football immortality is decided. Stay … Read more
Yolanda Renée King, the only grandchild of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, is using her voice this MLK Day to call attention to voting rights. Earlier today, the 17-year-old spoke with ABC News and addressed concerns as the Supreme Court considers rolling back landmark voting rights legislation championed by Dr. King. “I … Read more
Early numbers have come out in the NFL’s Pro Bowl voting and the results for the Bucs are…not necessarily good. Of the 20 positions eligible to be voted for in the Pro Bowl, the Bucs only had four different players rank in the top 10 and with nobody ranked better than third. The players listed … Read more
The Supreme Court is considering a major Republican-led challenge to the Voting Rights Act, the foundational legislation of the civil rights movement, which could strike down a key provision of the law prohibiting racial discrimination in redistricting. On Wednesday, the justices will hear arguments for the second time in a case involving Louisiana’s congressional map, … Read more
((HillPresident Trump announced on Monday that he is planning to sign an executive order to eliminate polling cards via mail and voting machines “seriously controversial” before the mid -term elections 2026. in statement On the social truth platform, Trump bowed to his long contempt for the mail vote, saying that other countries may have abandoned … Read more