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Florida Group Leading Effort to Restore Voting Rights to Formerly-Incarcerated Felons is Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
From Brian Beihl | Part of the American Democracy Minute series | 01:30
In 2018, Florida voters passed Article 4, an initiative which restored voting rights to 1.6 million felons who had completed their sentence and parole. In the face of continued efforts by Florida’s Governor & legislature to block those rights, the Florida organization which led the initiative has been nominated for the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize.
In 2018, Florida voters passed Article 4, an initiative which restored voting rights to 1.6 million felons who had completed their sentence and parole. In the face of continued efforts by Florida’s Governor & legislature to block those rights, the Florida organization which led the initiative has been nominated for the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize.
Florida Group Leading Effort to Restore Voting Rights to Formerly-Incarcerated Felons is Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
From Brian Beihl | Part of the American Democracy Minute series | 01:30
In 2018, Florida voters passed Article 4, an initiative which restored voting rights to 1.6 million felons who had completed their sentence and parole. In the face of continued efforts by Florida’s Governor & legislature to block those rights, the Florida organization which led the initiative has been nominated for the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize.
In 2018, Florida voters passed Article 4, an initiative which restored voting rights to 1.6 million felons who had completed their sentence and parole. In the face of continued efforts by Florida’s Governor & legislature to block those rights, the Florida organization which led the initiative has been nominated for the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize.
SCOTUS Takes Another Chop at the 1965 Voting Rights Act by Refusing Mississippi Case
From Brian Beihl | Part of the American Democracy Minute series | 01:30
February 21st, the U.S. Supreme Court took another chop at the 1965 Voting Rights Act by refusing to hear a 2001 Mississippi gerrymandering case called Buck v. Reeves.
February 21st, the U.S. Supreme Court took another chop at the 1965 Voting Rights Act by refusing to hear a 2001 Mississippi gerrymandering case called Buck v. Reeves. The Reeves case goes back over 20 years, when a federal panel rejected racially gerrymandered maps drawn after the 2000 U.S. Census.
Minnesota Restores Voting Rights to as Many as 55,000 Formerly Incarcerated Felons
From Brian Beihl | Part of the American Democracy Minute series | 01:30
Minnesota Returns Voting Rights to as Many as 55,000 Formerly Incarcerated Felons
State Legislatures Attempting to Limit Voter Power by Making Citizen Ballot Initiatives Harder to Win
From Brian Beihl | Part of the American Democracy Minute series | 01:30
State Legislatures Attempting to Limit Voter Power by Making Citizen Ballot Initiatives Harder to Win
In our January 2023 predictions for state anti-voter legislation, we anticipated efforts to make citizen ballot initiatives harder, to keep voters from passing reforms that political parties & legislatures don’t like. Sorry to say, we were right.
It's Worse Than You Think: Banks Spent Millions on Contributions & Lobbying to Both Parties, Just in the Last 2 Years
From Brian Beihl | Part of the American Democracy Minute series | 01:30
It's Worse Than You Think: Banks Spent Millions on Contributions & Lobbying to Both Parties, Just in the Last 2 Years
New Mexico Passes Expansive Voting Rights Bill, Enhancing Voter Registration & Access
From Brian Beihl | Part of the American Democracy Minute series | 01:30
New Mexico Passes Expansive Voting Rights Bill, Enhancing Voter Registration & Access
In a year of many anti-voter bills around the country, we have a ray of sunshine for you today. March 30th, New Mexico’s governor signed the HB 4 New Mexico Voting Rights Act, expanding voter registration and vote-by-mail options, and making voting more available for the state’s Native Americans, and returning felons.
Is the U.S. Supreme Court Where Challenges to Racial Gerrymandering Go to Die?
From Brian Beihl | Part of the American Democracy Minute series | 01:30
Is the U.S. Supreme Court Where Challenges to Racial Gerrymandering Go to Die?
Is the U.S. Supreme Court where challenges to racial gerrymandering go to die? In two months, the court refused Congressional racial gerrymandering cases from Kansas and Mississippi, and we await decisions in Alabama & North Carolina cases. Nothing less than the voting power of Black Americans is at stake. 
Historic Wisconsin Supreme Court Election Shifts the State Supreme Court & Could Impact Critical Issues - Including Gerrymandering
From Brian Beihl | Part of the American Democracy Minute series | 01:30
Historic Wisconsin Supreme Court Election Shifts the State Supreme Court & Could Impact Critical Issues - Including Gerrymandering
While the historic arraignment of former President Donald Trump dominated the news April 4th, a historic Supreme Court election in Wisconsin may shift the state’s political landscape - and maybe even Congress.
Photo Credit – Angela Major, Wisconsin Public Radio
Fox News Troubles Not Over Yet, With More Potentially Embarrassing Lawsuits Pending
From Brian Beihl | Part of the American Democracy Minute series | 01:30
Fox News Troubles Not Over Yet, With More Potentially Embarrassing Lawsuits Pending
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The defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Election Systems came to a screeching – and expensive – halt Tuesday, as Fox Corporation agreed to pay $787.5 million dollars without having to make an on-air apology. Fox’s troubles are not over yet, however. Several pending lawsuits are likely to expose even more embarrassing behavior.
One-third of Oregon's Senate Now Ineligible for Re-election in High Stakes Quorum Showdown
From Brian Beihl | Part of the American Democracy Minute series | 01:30
One-third of Oregon's Senate Now Ineligible for Re-election in High Stakes Quorum Showdown
One third of Oregon’s Senators are now ineligible to run for re-election, in a dramatic showdown to block passage of gun safety, reproductive health and Trans rights legislation. 