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UPDATE: Virginia poised to tighten voter ID requirements
Fri, 04/13/2012 - 4:58pm — Jen
Governor Bob McDonnell says “not so fast” to voter ID.
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UPDATE: Former congressman, voting rights coalition, Marine speak out on voting problems in Tennessee
Fri, 04/13/2012 - 4:30pm — Jen
Voter ID repeal has unfortunately stalled.
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UPDATE: ID and assistance restrictions on tap for voters in Mississippi
Fri, 04/13/2012 - 3:54pm — Jen
Voter ID passes Senate. Voting assistance restrictions die in committee.
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The climate change we all should want
Fri, 04/13/2012 - 8:38am — Jen
“It’s the whole ecosystem of the schools.”
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DOJ takes step forward with latest hate crime indictment
Thu, 04/12/2012 - 5:10pm — Jen
President Obama signed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act into law on October 28, 2009. Two and a half years later, its sexual orientation protections are being use for the first time.
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Lifting the veil on bullying
Wed, 04/11/2012 - 3:33pm — Jen
“The R rating felt ridiculous. It was like R for Ridiculous.”
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The Right to Vote under Attack: Latest News from the States
Mon, 04/09/2012 - 5:51pm — Jen
Voting rights and voter suppression, especially voter ID, continue to make headlines in many states.
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UPDATE: Standing up for the freedom to marry, access to healthcare, and immigration equality
Mon, 04/09/2012 - 1:14pm — Jen
Immigration Equality has filed suit against DOMA on behalf of five plaintiff couples.
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Fight for immigration equality extends to the customs line
Wed, 03/28/2012 - 9:11am — Jen
Has your family ever filled out a customs form? LGBT families face a “double” standard when they travel internationally. CBP wants to make things easier.
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Standing up for the freedom to marry, access to healthcare, and immigration equality
Tue, 03/27/2012 - 4:43pm — Jen
With another federal judge having ruled against DOMA, there’s new momentum for the freedom to marry and the access to healthcare and immigration equality that should come along with it.
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Bullying, harassment, and hate crimes – got data?
Fri, 03/23/2012 - 1:24pm — Jen
Local reporting on bullying, harassment, and hate crimes is critically lacking.
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UPDATE: Minnesota fighting the voting rights battle on multiple fronts
Thu, 03/22/2012 - 10:31am — Jen
A voter ID constitutional amendment is inching closer to the November ballot.
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“Gut and go” used to move up proof of citizenship in Kansas
Thu, 03/22/2012 - 9:00am — Jen
A Kansas Senate committee put the brakes on efforts to move up proof of citizenship for voter registration – until a backdoor maneuver known as “gut and go” brought it back to life.
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Ryan budget further exposes hypocrisy of the war on women
Tue, 03/20/2012 - 5:08pm — Jen
“There is no way for ‘experts’ in Washington to know more about the health care needs of individual Americans than those individuals and their doctors know.”
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Restrictive voter ID laws may impact trans people
Tue, 03/20/2012 - 4:36pm — Jen
Transgender people may be affected by suppressive tactics at the polls. NCTE wants to hear your story.
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Voter suppression’s on the menu in Michigan
Tue, 03/20/2012 - 2:32pm — Jen
Last month we reported on the citizenship question that came up during Michigan’s primary. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg for voter suppression in the Great Lakes State.
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UPDATE: DOJ and Houston senator take a stand for voting rights, against ID law
Mon, 03/19/2012 - 5:03pm — Jen
TX Attorney General Greg Abbott and US Senator John Cornyn have responded to the recent DOJ ruling on voter ID.
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Former congressman, voting rights coalition, Marine speak out on voting problems in Tennessee
Mon, 03/19/2012 - 3:50pm — Jen
Rep Davis was turned away this election. The No Barriers to the Ballot Box Coalition worries that countless other Tennesseans might meet the same fate. So does a veteran Marine.
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ID and assistance restrictions on tap for voters in Mississippi
Fri, 03/16/2012 - 5:10pm — Jen
Voting might soon get more difficult in Mississippi where HB 921 and HB 1315 have just passed the House.
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UPDATE: PA Passes ID Under Objections of 45 Groups and 13,000 Pennsylvanians
Thu, 03/15/2012 - 5:09pm — Jen
HB 934 went straight from concurrence to signing by Governor Corbett. It is now law.
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