WASHINGTON — If you’re a registered voter in the Western U.S. state of Nevada, you’d have received a mail-in ballot this year, whether you asked for one or not. That’s thanks to a new law that the state enacted last year as part of a broader effort to make it easier for people to vote. But […]
Highest Rates in States with Higher Gun Ownership Rates, Weaker Gun Violence Prevention Laws Washington, DC — States with lower rates of gun ownership and stronger gun violence prevention laws have the lowest overall suicide rates in the nation according to a new Violence Policy Center (VPC) analysis of 2020 data (the most recent year […]
An updated list of violations by members of Congress arrives as an outright ban remains stuck in both chambers. A running tally updated Tuesday shows that more than 60 members of Congress have recently violated a federal law aimed at preventing insider trading, a finding that comes as proposals to bar federal lawmakers from trading stocks […]
CHICAGO – Months after record-high U.S. voter turnout propelled Democrats to victory in the 2020 elections, giving them control of the White House and both houses of Congress, Republicans are attempting to reshape election laws in state legislatures across the nation. In state after state, Republicans seek to limit opportunities for early and absentee balloting […]