Apr 08 Former felons in Florida still fighting for voting rights By Candice Norwood Under Florida’s 2019 law, at least 774,000 former felons are still ineligible to vote in the state due to outstanding debts, according to a report. Continue reading
Apr 08 Watch 10:02 Sherrod Brown on the influence of Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders suspended his campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday after enduring a series of disappointing results in state primary elections. But many of the positions on which Sanders campaigned still resonate with the liberal… Continue watching
Apr 08 WATCH: Bernie Sanders suspends 2020 presidential campaign By Will Weissert, Associated Press Sanders ends presidential campaign after disappointing primary results, leaving Biden as likely Democratic nominee. Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch 8:45 2 views on Wisconsin's decision to hold in-person voting Tuesday The coronavirus pandemic has delayed many presidential primaries, but Wisconsin is going forward with its own on Tuesday. It's the first state to hold a major election with in-person voting amid a stay-at-home order -- and much legal jostling preceded… Continue watching
Apr 07 Wisconsin voting underway despite coronavirus risk By Scott Bauer, Steve Peoples, Associated Press Hundreds of voters in Wisconsin are waiting in line to cast ballots in the state's presidential primary election. They're ignoring a stay-at-home order over the coronavirus threat. Continue reading
Apr 07 WATCH: Joe Biden addresses union members amid coronavirus pandemic By Courtney Vinopal Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden will address Pennsylvania AFL-CIO union members on the second day of the organization’s 44th constitutional convention, which is being held on Facebook and Zoom. Continue reading
Apr 07 Congressman John Lewis backs Joe Biden for president By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Civil rights icon and Georgia Rep. John Lewis is backing Joe Biden for president, giving the prospective Democratic nominee perhaps his biggest symbolic endorsement among the many veteran black lawmakers who back his candidacy. Continue reading
Apr 06 Top Wisconsin court blocks governor's move to delay election By Scott Bauer, Steve Peoples, Associated Press The Wisconsin election is being viewed as a national test case in a broader fight over voter access in the age of the coronavirus with major implications for the presidential primary contests ahead and, possibly, the November general election. … Continue reading
Apr 06 Wisconsin governor orders delay of Tuesday election to June By Scott Bauer, Steve Peoples, Associated Press Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Monday issued an executive order to delay the state's presidential primary for two months because of the coronavirus pandemic, a move that will almost certainly prompt a court challenge and inject new uncertainty about whether… Continue reading
Apr 05 Biden raises idea of Democrats holding an online convention By Will Weissert, Associated Press Joe Biden says the Democratic National Convention may need to take place online as the pandemic continues to reshape the race for the White House. Continue reading