Midterm Election Update
This week’s story update on the Election Central Web site provides an update on the close midterm election races that were not resolved after the events of Election Day on November 6. Imagine that you’re running for political office. It’s a close race, and as the numbers roll in on Election Night, you’re not sure […]
Chasing the Youth Vote
This week, over on the Election Central Web site, the main story explains how politicians are trying to win over the elusive (but influential?) youth voter. In races all over the country, candidates target the “youth vote” (young millennials, ages 18 to 29) with television and social media ad campaigns encouraging them to register and […]
Republicans Push for Stricter Voting Laws
This week, over on the Election Central Web site we examine the Republican Party’s continuing efforts to change identification methods used during the act of voting. Some say that this is an attempt to prevent supposed instances of voting fraud. Others claim that this is an effort to suppress voters who are opposed to Republican Party […]
More Problems with Voting Rights
This week, over on the Election Central Web site we continue to look at the ongoing disagreements in states and federal courts around the rules for voting. A consistent political theme over the last year to year-and-a-half has been several court cases focused on voting ID laws passed by states and other laws centered around […]
Stuff YOU Should Know
Feliz Mes de la Hispanidad Hispanic Heritage may be 30 days, but it spans two months. Running from September 15 to October 15, the celebration kicks off to coincide with Independence Day for five Latin American Countries–Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua (with Independence Day for Mexico and Chile following on September 16). […]
UPDATED: Scotland’s Declaration of Independence?
At the height of the British Empire, England had rule over one-quarter of the world’s population. In the years since, some of the countries under their rule either won their independence through war (the United States and India) or through diplomatic negotiations (Canada, Australia, and New Zealand). Of its remaining fourteen territories, the citizens of […]