In The News: Department of Political Science
Only a fraction of the thousands of formerly incarcerated people whose voting rights were restored in time for the 2020 election made it back on the voter rolls in four key states — Nevada, Kentucky, Iowa and New Jersey, a Marshall Project analysis found.
Only a fraction of the thousands of formerly incarcerated people whose voting rights were restored in time for the 2020 election made it back on to the voter rolls in four key states – Nevada, Kentucky, Iowa and New Jersey, a Marshall Project analysis found.
At least 13 states have expanded voting rights for people with felony convictions between 2016 and 2020. As a result, millions of formerly incarcerated people across the country are now eligible to vote.
At least 13 states have expanded voting rights for people with felony convictions between 2016 and 2020. As a result, millions of formerly incarcerated people across the country are now eligible to vote.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract Party won the election by a landslide. What happened and what does this say about polling in Armenia?
The so-called “audit” in Arizona of Maricopa County’s 2020 general election ballots started as a court battle between the state Senate and the county board of supervisors. Since then, it has transformed into a full-fledged symbol of the GOP’s stance on the election results.
The so-called "audit" in Arizona of Maricopa County's 2020 general election ballots started as a court battle between the state Senate and the county board of supervisors. Since then, it has transformed into a full-fledged symbol of the GOP's stance on the election results.
Nearly a decade after a temporary program was established to shield young undocumented immigrants from deportation, Senate Democrats are eyeing legislative action that would provide a permanent solution.
Nearly a decade after the temporary program was established, Senate Democrats are eyeing a permanent solution.
Through the economic turmoil of pandemic shutdowns and the racial reckoning of 2020, Black-owned businesses have been a beacon of hope for the financial futures of African American's in the Rochester region.
Now, more than a year later since the coronavirus pandemic began, the prospect of re-entering the classroom en masse is fast-approaching reality for tens of thousands of Nevada students, including thousands who have never set foot on their own school campus.
From just 1,200 cases spread out over 18 months, Taiwan now tops 10,000. Though low compared to other parts of East Asia, it has been a major confidence blow as Taiwan has been hailed globally for its successful strategy in keeping COVID-19 at bay.
