voting rights

I have voted in virtually every election since I was old enough. In all that time, I have never cast a straight ticket, where you fill in a single oval to…

This weekend I had a chance to see President Obama’s speech to the graduating class at Howard, the nation’s best known historic black university. He…

Last week I discussed a new bill that would make it easier for citizens to get absentee ballots in Michigan, a bill sponsored by a Republican state…

The court ruling that put Detroit Congressman John Conyers back on the primary ballot is also a victory for voting rights advocates.A federal judge…

In its decision announced this morning, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday "effectively struck down the heart of the Voting Rights Act of 1965," according…

Michigan voters will probably still need to affirm their citizenship before they cast ballots. That's despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling today.The…

A couple of recent columns in Bridge Magazine caught our eye and we wanted to bring the writers together to share their thoughts with you.The subject:…

The Reverend Al Sharpton and his National Action Network are the latest activists to jump behind the fight to Michigan’s emergency manager law.Sharpton…

The presidential election is still a month away, but in many states, early voting is already underway.Today, Ohio opened the polls to early voters.It’s…

We are now 47 days away from the November general election.Here in Michigan, the political races have some competition in the headlines with "the box":…