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The Freedom to Vote Act is federal legislation that would build on many of Virginia’s successes to make it easier to vote.

The right to vote has always been contested in America. When the nation was founded, only white male property owners enjoyed the right. It took decades of struggle for working people, African Americans, women, and the young to gain that right. Again and again, an entrenched minority threatened by a growing majority imposes measures to constrict the right to vote.

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Arizona is in litigation over a 2022 law that could allow for what some are calling "draconian purge practices" that lead to more Arizona voters being disenfranchised. According to Demos, a think-tank that works on racial-justice issues, "purging" or removing records of people who've died or moved away is a necessary part of maintaining state voter-registration rolls. However, the group's new report called out what it saw as "flawed" voter-purge practices. ...

Political tension in the United States has fueled narratives that urban and rural areas are sharply divided. But what if it's more of a myth? The University of Minnesota will soon host public discussions about the ways in which these spaces are similar. The topic will be discussed in a week-long webinar series beginning Aug. ...