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The FCC has voted to restore net neutrality—restoring the FCCs authority under Title II of the Communications Act to enforce open-Internet protections.

This month, Wisconsin joined 27 other states that have banned or restricted local governments’ use of private donations to run cash-strapped election offices, buy voting equipment or hire poll workers for Election Day. All of the state laws came in the past four years, pushed by conservative lawmakers and activists who claim that Democratic voters […] The post Cash-strapped election offices have fewer resources after bans on private grants appeared first on Stateline.

Noorani, who spent fourteen years as president and CEO of the National Immigration Forum (NIF), spoke with the Maroon about his work with the NIF and his career at large.

Meet the 14 recipients of this year’s Award of Distinction, the highest honor given to university staff, and learn about their outstanding contributions to the Emory community.

In 1788, James Iredell urged his fellow delegates in North Carolina to ratify the U.S. Constitution. He assured them that the countrys top executive could be held criminally accountable for his

Campaigners Cheer FCC Plan to Vote on Restoring Net Neutrality Rules.

During what is likely to be another contentious presidential election in Pennsylvania, you may hear contradictory, confusing, or downright false claims about voting machines.

In a scenario that has played out in three states in recent years, a federal court ruled Thursday that time had run out to draw a new congressional district in South Carolina and that the state would have to proceed this fall with an existing election map the court had previously deemed illegal.

Facing increased threats to election workers and superheated political rhetoric from former President Donald Trump and his supporters, more states are considering firearm bans at polling places and …

At least six states are debating bills that would ban firearms at polling places or expand existing bans to include more locations.