Mississippi lawmakers move toward restoring voting rights to 32 felons as broader suffrage bill dies
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Mississippi lawmakers move toward restoring voting rights to 32 felons as broader suffrage bill dies
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators advanced bills Monday to give voting rights back to 32 people convicted of felonies. The move comes weeks after a Senate leader killed a broader bill that would have restored suffrage to many more people with criminal records. The bills are necessary
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Bipartisan Bill Would Create 'Antisemitism Monitors' at College Campuses
A bill introduced in the House by Reps. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) and Mike Lawler (R-NY) would create “antisemitism monitors” at colleges funded by the US federal government, a reaction to widespread pro-Palestinian demonstrations that have falsely been labeled antisemitic. The protests against the US-backed Israeli slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza have led some members of … Continue reading "Bipartisan Bill Would Create ‘Antisemitism Monitors’ at College Campuses"
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California Moves to Create Genealogy Office for Reparations Eligibility
By: Kenneth Schrupp | The Center Square The California Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill that would create a new state agency for implementing the state’s reparations task force recommendations and determine which individuals qualify as descendants of American slaves. SB 1403, authored by State Sen. Steven Bradford, D-Gardena, would establish the California American Freedmen