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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNews you missed: North Carolina voters score major victory
By Dan Desai Martin -February 21, 2020 5:00 PM
Also this week, New Mexico pledged to invest $300 million for early childhood education, and Kentucky announced a record number of registered voters.
This week, both North Carolina and Florida saw victories for voting rights, and the University of Southern California announced a plan to help tackle student debt for low-income students.
Read on to see what else flew under the radar this week.
North Carolina's Court of Appeals blocked a GOP-backed voter ID law on Tuesday after determining it was written with "an intention to target African-American voters," Reuters reported.
The unanimous ruling means the voter ID law is unlikely to be enforced for the 2020 election, according to Stephen Wolf, a voting rights expert with Daily Kos Elections.
In November, North Carolina will see a competitive Senate race between first-term Republican Sen. Thom Tillis and his likely Democratic opponent, former state Sen. Cal Cunningham, as well as a competitive race for governor, with Democrat Roy Cooper facing reelection. The state will also be a presidential battleground.
https://americanindependent.com/news-you-missed-voting-rights-education-north-carolina-florida-new-mexico-california/
mountain grammy
(26,626 posts)And decided Id go over to DU just to sour my day, and of course it did.
Then I saw your post. Ive been following these stories. Thank you, turbinetree for restoring my good mood. Now Ill be gone for the day.
turbinetree
(24,703 posts)I will try to buy........................when I get back to Colorado....................and your very welcome.................
Generic Other
(28,979 posts)These are major blows to the cheating GOP.