Posts Tagged Voting Process
Debate Surrounding the Voting Process in Virginia Remains
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on March 15, 2017
Congressman Gerry Connolly, seen here at an election party last November, believes the voting process is broken. (Credit: Steve Helber / AP)
Do election officials have the equipment they need to prevent voters waiting in line for hours on end? One Virginia congressman says no, and he has a plan to fix it. But as Michael Pope reports, that plan may be headed for the same gridlock that confronts other changes to voting systems.
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From NPR News- From Mourning to 'Moonlight': A Year In Race, As Told By Code Switch June 29, 2017As we light a candle on the Code Switch podcast's birthday cake, our team looks back on the stories that mattered.
- GOP Senators From Opioid-Ravaged States Uneasy About Health Care Bill June 29, 2017This week, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., announced she opposes the health care bill in its current form. She cited cuts to Medicaid and what the bill would mean for people with opioid addiction.
- Patients With Pre-Existing Conditions Fear Bias Under GOP Health Proposals June 29, 2017Encouraged by their doctors, many people in recent years have taken tests to find out if they're at risk of disease. Now they worry the Republican health bills could make them vulnerable.
- In Trump Meeting With South Korean Leader, A Chance To Reaffirm 'Ironclad' Ties June 29, 2017North Korea will top the agenda as President Trump and South Korea's Moon Jae-in meet Thursday. But whatever tensions brew below the surface, there will be reassurances that the relationship is solid.
- As ISIS Gets Squeezed In Syria And Iraq, It's Using Music As A Weapon June 29, 2017The Islamic State is losing territory in Iraq and Syria but is trying to keep its supporters' spirits up through song. Its newest release, "My State Remains," reveals an organization down but not out.
- From Mourning to 'Moonlight': A Year In Race, As Told By Code Switch June 29, 2017
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- Grenfell Tower: Retired judge to lead disaster inquiry June 29, 2017Sir Martin Moore-Bick will lead the inquiry, but critics say residents should have been consulted.
- Australian cardinal charged with sex offences June 29, 2017The Vatican's third-ranking official says he will take a leave of absence to fight the charges.
- Abortion reform matter for Stormont, court rules June 29, 2017The Belfast Court of Appeal rules it is not up the courts to decide on NI abortion law.
- Sky-Fox takeover deal likely to face competition probe June 29, 2017Culture secretary is "minded to" refer Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox takeover of Sky to the competition authority.
- Boy, 5, saves brother from choking on meatball June 28, 2017Five-year-old Oliver Bevans came to the aid of his young brother who was choking on a meatball.
- Grenfell Tower: Retired judge to lead disaster inquiry June 29, 2017
