Casinos Not An Easy Bet For Local Governments
More states and cities are turning to casinos to generate revenue and plug budget holes. The latest to try its luck is Maryland, where groups are waging an expensive campaign over a ballot question...
View ArticleRepublican Governors Gear Up For Election Gains
While the presidential election consumes the nation's attention, the Republican Party is poised to expand its dominance of state politics with this year's contests for governor. If predictions of...
View ArticleFor Hispanics, A Question Of Turnout
By now, it's no surprise that most Latinos plan to vote for President Obama. They are the nation's largest minority group, often likened to a sleeping giant that could decide the outcome in key swing...
View ArticleDespite Talk, Immigration Overhaul Not A Guarantee
Now that Republicans are widely embracing an overhaul of immigration laws, even a path to legal status for illegal residents, will their members in Congress follow through?
View ArticleHispanic Caucus Rejects Republican Immigration Bills
Determined not to be excluded from the post-election bipartisan talk of passing immigration legislation, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus on Wednesday rejected two Republican proposals while outlining...
View ArticleJet Magazine Features First Gay Male Couple
Many African-Americans are buzzing about the latest edition of Jet magazine, which for the first time features a gay male couple in its popular section for wedding announcements.The magazine's Dec.
View ArticleBlack, Latino Groups: It's Our Turn, Mr. President
After African-American and Latino voters turned out in record numbers to reelect President Obama, leaders for both groups are turning up the pressure on him to return the favor.They say that...
View ArticleObama Administration Deported Record 1.5 Million People
Although President Obama supports setting a path to citizenship for many illegal immigrants, his administration deported a record 1.5 million of them in his first term.In addition, the latest data...
View ArticleCensus Bureau Rethinks The Best Way To Measure Race
Possible revisions to how the decennial census asks questions about race and ethnicity have raised concerns among some groups that any changes could reduce their population count and thus weaken their...
View ArticleNew Immigration Battle: Driver's Licenses
In a sign of growing opposition to President Obama's immigration policy, Iowa has become the latest state to deny driver's licenses to young illegal immigrants who receive deferments from...
View ArticleHouse Gears Up For Immigration Battle
With immigration expected to be a top issue in the new Congress, lawmakers in both parties continue to call for a bipartisan approach — while also preparing for battle.The messaging from many House...
View ArticleThe Rev. Al Sharpton, In Six True-False Statements
Editor's note: NPR's Corey Dade recently traveled to New York to interview the Rev. Al Sharpton about the unusual arc of his checkered career, from pugnacious street fighter for racial justice to...
View ArticleBipartisan Senate Group Kick-Starts Immigration Battle
A bipartisan Senate plan unveiled Monday to overhaul the U.S.
View ArticleFor Some Donors, Boy Scouts' Ban On Gays Doesn't Add Up
Years of criticism and even a U.S. Supreme Court challenge couldn't force the Boy Scouts of America to admit openly gay members and leaders. But money talks, and after the defections of major donors,...
View ArticleSharpton 2.0: From Outsider To Insider
Although he's been a public figure for three decades, the Rev. Al Sharpton is more visible these days than ever, often in ways even he wouldn't have dreamed when he was leading protests on the streets...
View ArticleFla. Gov. Rick Scott Defends Efforts To Clear Noncitizens From Voter Rolls
Florida Gov. Rick Scott is defending his effort to prevent non-U.S. citizens from voting in his state after the Justice Department filed a lawsuit to stop him on Tuesday.Scott told NPR's Michel Martin...
View ArticlePresident Obama's Immigration Shift Could Bolster Latino Support In November
President Obama's decision to stop deporting young, otherwise law-abiding illegal immigrants could help rebuild his support among electorally important Latinos after 18 months of futile efforts, some...
View ArticleFuture Murky For Arizona's Immigration Law
As Arizona officials prepare to apply the one provision of the state's immigration law upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court, some local authorities doubt they can properly enforce it."We will do our best...
View ArticleGridlock: Storms, Blackouts Expose Power Problems
As hundreds of thousands swelter without power a week after a violent storm pummeled the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic, energy experts say the future will look even worse if the nation's aging, congested...
View ArticleHow Obama Factors In States Voting On Gay Marriage
President Obama's decision to publicly support same-sex marriage may have changed the minds of some Americans, according to a national poll. But in states that will vote on the issue in November, the...
View ArticleStates To Use U.S. Immigration List For Voter Purges
Several presidential battleground states are moving quickly to reach agreements with federal officials to access a U.S. immigration database to purge noncitizens from voter rolls.The states, including...
View ArticlePa. Won't Use Voter Fraud Argument At Hearing Over ID Law
When Pennsylvania officials begin their defense of the state's new voter identification law in court Wednesday, they will do so after agreeing to abandon a central argument for why such laws are...
View ArticleNew Target In Voter ID Battle: 1965 Voting Rights Act
A landmark federal law used to block the adoption of state voter identification cards and other election rules now faces unprecedented legal challenges.A record five federal lawsuits filed this year...
View ArticleJudge Refuses To Block Pa. Voter ID Law; Appeal Headed To State Supreme Court
A judge's decision Wednesday to uphold the new Pennsylvania voter identification law shifted attention to the state's highest court, which could now determine if the requirement will be imposed on...
View ArticleImmigration Employees File Suit Against Obama's New Immigration Policy
A group of immigration agents on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration, claiming that following new lenient deportation policies requires them to violate the law.The 10 Immigration...
View ArticleForeclosures Leave Holes In Voter Outreach
The nation's foreclosure crisis rarely is mentioned by the presidential candidates, but it looms large as their campaigns grapple with finding evicted voters in swing states.Organizers are discovering...
View ArticleOccupy Plans Resurgence At Democratic Convention
As President Obama reintroduces himself to America at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., next week, the Occupy movement will be there trying to do the same.Remember Occupy Wall...
View ArticleFlorida, Colorado Voter Purges Net Few Noncitizens, So Far
States using a federal immigration database to purge noncitizens from voter lists are starting to get results, which so far include few illegal voters.In Florida, which was first to gain access to the...
View ArticleSetbacks For Voter ID Laws in Pa., Other States Could Be Short-Lived
Civil rights groups are cheering the injunction placed on the Pennsylvania voter identification law, but their recent victories against state photo ID measures very likely won't last beyond Election...
View ArticleObama's Top Advisers Have Dissed His Debate Chops Before
Despite President Obama's celebrated gift for oratory, the Obama supporters least surprised by his underwhelming performance against Mitt Romney may have been two of his top advisers.Senior strategists...
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