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WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Pro-Palestinian protestors interrupted Pennsylvania Congressman Matt Cartwright's speech at a Wilkes-Barre voting rights forum this President's Day.

Alyssa Milano has faced different issues and controversies over the past years.

This National Black History Month, we celebrate the vast contributions of Black Americans to our country and recognize that Black history is American history and that Black culture, stories and

With under a year until the election, the rhetoric on debate stages and in the halls of Congress leaves Montanans like me to question our faith in our democratic system.

A bipartisan Arizona group that is pushing for open primaries in the state says it isnt surprised by the relatively low voter turnout in recent primary elections. As in Iowa, Arizona requires voters to be affiliated with a major political party to be able to participate in primary elections. Paul Johnson, former Phoenix mayor and member of the Make Elections Fair AZ executive committee, said from his experience, those who show up in what he calls "low-turnout primaries" ten...

The Utah legislature has been in session for almost two weeks and one group said there have been more than 10 pieces of legislation introduced they called "anti-democracy" bills. TJ Ellerbeck, executive director of the Rural Utah Project, said the bills would put "major limits on the way Utahns can vote, when Utahns can vote and which Utahns can vote." "The worst of those is one bill that would eliminate voting by mail in Utah, and Utah has been an ...

The rise of artificial intelligence is raising alarm bells for election officials across the country. Before the New Hampshire primary, a robocall imitating President Joe Biden called voters and told them not to vote. Its seen as a potential preview of what voters could be in for as the 2024 general election approaches. ...

Legislation in Olympia could give people in Washington prisons their voting rights. House Bill 2030, known as the Free the Vote Act, would allow people to vote in elections - potentially granting that right to more than 14,000 people in the states prisons. Charles Longshore, a Skokomish tribal member, was convicted of second-degree murder in 2012 and is serving a 35-year sentence in a prison north of Olympia. ...

More than 100 braved the cold temperatures Monday to attend the Peace Walk on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s holiday in the City of Williamsport. Standing b

UCS's policy team is taking a deep dive into election administration rules and procedures in Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.