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The GOP is making false claims about noncitizens voting. It’s affecting real voters
August 30, 2024 5:00 AM ET By Jude Joffe-Block Earlier this month, Alabama voter William Pritchett received an unexpected letter from election officials telling him his voter registration was made inactive…
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Texas has removed a million people from the voter rolls. Why are we finding out now?
KUT 90.5 | By Blaise Gainey Published August 30, 2024 at 12:20 PM CDT It might be hard to believe, but Election Day is now just over nine weeks away. As Nov.…
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More than 63,000 Florida workers have lost union representation due to new law
WLRN Public Media | By Daniel Rivero Published August 30, 2024 at 11:41 AM EDT More than 63,000 public employees across Florida have had their labor unions fully decertified and shuttered by…
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Top book publishers file suit challenging Florida’s ‘unconstitutional’ book ban law
WLRN Public Media | By Sergio R. Bustos Published August 29, 2024 at 4:58 PM EDT A coalition of major publishing houses, along with several prominent authors, students, and parents, filed a…
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USCIS to Open International Field Office in Quito, Ecuador
Release Date 08/30/2024 WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced the opening of an international field office in Quito, Ecuador on Sept. 10. The Quito Field Office will focus on increasing…
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City of Phoenix loses appeal in the ‘Zone’ lawsuit
The Arizona Court of Appeals affirmed an injunction that required the city to clear out a homeless encampment in downtown Phoenix. Author: Kevin Reagan Published: 4:37 PM PDT August 27, 2024 Updated: 5:59…
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Female delegates at the DNC are wearing white to honor women’s suffrage on night of Harris’ speech
If you think you’re seeing a lot of women wearing white during the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, you don’t need to adjust your television set…
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LeBron James’ Nonprofit to Focus on Women’s Rights; Led by WNBA’s Nneka Ogwumike
Mike Chiari August 13, 2024 The More Than a Vote nonprofit organization founded by Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is undergoing a significant change ahead of the 2024 United…
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Tim Walz is a new kind of reproductive rights messenger
By Jeongyoon Han Published August 27, 2024 at 9:24 AM CDT Advocates for reproductive rights have a new champion: Tim Walz, the Democratic vice presidential nominee. The Minnesota governor cemented that role…
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