voting rights act

Benson is calling for a ban on firearms within 100 feet of polling places.

The Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act would amend the Voting Rights Act to implement penalties, including fines and prison sentences, for anyone who threatens, intimidates, or gets violent with election workers, including volunteers and election equipment workers.

The American Civil Liberties Union sent a letter to municipal clerks across the state reminding them to follow Michigan's voters’ rights laws.“We’ve sent…

The Eastpointe City Council approved a settlement Monday in a discrimination lawsuit from the U.S. Justice Department. The city will be the first in…

The founders of our system attempted to give this country, and later this state, something called representative democracy.That’s supposed to mean…

The small Detroit suburb of Eastpointe is looking for public input as it stares down a potential lawsuit.The U.S. Justice Department warned the city last…

If you are a liberal, you were probably dismayed by the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on the Voting Rights Act Tuesday, and thrilled by the justices’ ruling…

Last night, Buena Vista School District held meetings to discuss two important issues.Overall, while the board made decisions for the 2013-2014 school…

This week in Michigan politics, Jack Lessenberry and Emily Fox discuss the state Senate's failure to expand Medicaid before summer recess, how states will…

You know by now that the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the heart of the Voting Rights Act yesterday. But what you may not know is this: That act was…