Stories tagged: "US Senate"

News 'We are seeing the filibuster stand in the way of the For The People Act. The For The People Act will protect voters. It will take dark money out of politics. It will also protect us against gerrymandering,' Erica Smith said. She is running to represent North Carolina in the US Senate in 2022.
News Senate Candidate Erica Smith: ‘We the People of America Deserve HR1’

Erica Smith, a candidate to represent North Carolina in the US Senate, is taking aim at the filibuster and pushing for more voter protections.

Max Millington Max Millington August 14, 2021 10:20 pm EDT
Elections Cheri Beasley sits at a table in a restaurant with potential supporters in Durham, NC.
Elections Candidate Cheri Beasley’s ‘Grandparents Fought for Their Right to Vote, My Mother Did, and I Will Continue to Do the Same’ in Senate

Democratic candidate Cheri Beasley outlined her plans to protect voting rights if elected to represent North Carolina in the US Senate in 2022.

Max Millington Max Millington August 14, 2021 7:49 pm EDT
North Carolina Jeff Jackson, in a blue button-down shirt with his sleeves rolled up, stands on a picnic table at a town hall addressing attendees in Gastonia, NC.
North Carolina Senate Hopeful Jeff Jackson: ‘The Clock is Ticking’ to Restore Power to NC Voters

North Carolina State Sen. Jeff Jackson, a Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, says gerrymandering threatens the voice of voters.

Max Millington Max Millington August 14, 2021 6:20 pm EDT
News Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., left, and Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., right, walk from a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
News Paycheck Fairness Act Could Have Helped Close the Wage Gap for Women. Instead, Republicans Shot It Down.

Paycheck Fairness Act Could Have Helped Close the Wage Gap for Women. Instead, Republicans Shot It Down.

Emiene Wright Emiene Wright June 16, 2021 3:14 pm EDT
Elections Georgia GOP Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has debunked false claims about the election from President Trump as well as Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue.
Elections Georgia’s Republican Secretary of State to Loeffler, Perdue and Trump: You’re Wrong

As Georgia's US Senate races head to Jan. 5 runoffs, the state's GOP secretary of state continues to undermine the lies being pushed by President Trump as well as GOP Sens. Loeffler and Perdue.

Meghan McCarthy Meghan McCarthy November 16, 2020 1:35 pm EST

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The post-war economic boom of the 1950s and 60s sharply increased Wisconsin crop production. In this photo from the Wisconsin Historical Society, Latino farm workers hoe a cucumber field near Wautoma in 1967. Economy From Farms to Factories to New Businesses, Latinos Have Made a Mark on Wisconsin’s Economy for More Than a Century
This 2018 photo shows the signage of the Fayetteville Works plant where the Delaware-based Chemours Company manufactures C3 dimer acid, also known as GenX. The chemical has entered the Cape Fear River, a source of drinking water for much of the southeastern part of North Carolina for an unknown time period. (Photo via AP Photo/Gerry Broome) Environment Polluters of ‘Forever Chemicals’ No Longer Getting a Pass, EPA Head Pledges
A photo of the Fall Creek School District building in Eau Claire County. Gina Kildahl, a parent whose 7-year-old son contracted COVID-19 while attending the school, recently filed a lawsuit against the district for failing to implement masking requirements and other precautions aimed at mitigating the spread of the virus. (Photo courtesy of the Fall Creek School District) Coronavirus Mom Who Sued Over Lack of COVID Protections in National Spotlight
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Elections Control of the Senate is on the ballot in Georgia two US Senate runoff elections on Jan. 5, 2021. Here's how you can get involved.
Elections Don’t Live in Georgia? You Can Still Help Ossoff and Warnock Win the Runoff Senate Races on Jan. 5.

With so much at stake in Georgia's US Senate runoff elections, Americans everywhere are looking for ways to get involved. Check out how you can phone bank, canvas, and donate even if you don't live in Georgia.

Lara Grant Lara Grant November 16, 2020 12:46 pm EST
Elections Democratic Senate candidates John Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are both heading to Georgia's Jan. 5 runoff election against Sen. David Perdue and Sen. Kelly Loeffler, respectively. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Elections Everything You Need to Know About Voting in the Georgia Senate Runoff on Jan. 5

Jon Ossoff and Sen. David Perdue—as well as Rev. Raphael Warnock and Sen. Kelly Loeffler—are going head to head in Georgia's runoff election on Jan. 5. Here's everything you need to know about voting in the races.

Lara Grant Lara Grant November 13, 2020 12:45 pm EST