Library of Congress Transcription Campaign for Post-Civil War Petition
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YOU DECIDE: Should the U.S. Lower the Voting Age to Sixteen?
New Zealand’s parliament is currently debating whether to lower the country’s voting age from eighteen to sixteen. This comes after the New Zealand’s Supreme Court […]
North Carolina Revises Voting Laws for Felons
This week’s Election Central post takes a look at a North Carolina change in voting rights. If someone has been convicted of a felony, do […]
Young Voters and the 2020 Election
The most recent story on Election Central focuses on the impact and engagement of young voters in the 2020 election. You may have heard it […]
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McGrath Wins Kentucky Democratic Primary If you are a regular news consumer, you’ve probably heard of Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican who is also […]
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Brexit Finally Happens Yes, you read that right. Since 2016, btw has been bringing you stories speculating about Brexit–the formal separation of the United Kingdom […]
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Census Controversy Continues? You may have heard that the 2020 census is coming up. The census–an official count of every person living in the United […]
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Paradise, California: Six Months Later Six months ago, btw brought you the story of the devastating California Camp fire, which killed at least 85 people […]
YOU DECIDE: Voting Rights for Ex-Criminals?
In November, Florida voters approved Amendment 4, a ballot initiative that, for the first time, allows Florida residents with felony records to vote. According to […]
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Paradise Lost Once again, Northern California is finding itself ravaged by wildfires–and this year is the deadliest and most destructive one yet. The confirmed death […]