Once again, the Texas GOP is pushing forward a bill that would suppress voting in the state, and once again, Democratic legislators in the state are planning to leave the state to stop it from passing. At least 58 Democratic lawmakers intend to fly to the nation’s capital where they …
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Sen. Joe Manchin might have just killed Democrats’ dreams of passing comprehensive election reform. The senator announced Sunday that will not support the For the People Act, making him the only senate Democrat not in favor of it. If passed, the For the People Act would expand access to the …
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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is pushing back against new voting restrictions approved by the Republican-controlled Georgia state legislature and signed into law by Gov. Brian Kemp in March. Lance Bottoms signed an administrative orderof her own Tuesday directing city officials to create a plan to “mitigate the impact” of …
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Major League Baseball is pulling their All-Star Game out of Atlanta in response to a new Republican-backed law that is purposely designed to make it harder for Georgians to vote. “I have decided that the best way to demonstrate our values as a sport is by relocating this year’s All-Star …
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