Tag: Voting Rights

States ballot measures ask key questions

As the election has well since passed, many are looking and examining the ballot measures across the country. Oftentimes ballot measures can reflect issues within a state or political trends across the country. Issues on the ballots ranged anywhere from health and reproductive rights, to education and voting rights.  Certain […]

News round-up: What you missed week of Oct. 9

New Jersey to relieve $100 million in medical debt On Tuesday, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced a plan to eliminate medical debt for tens of thousands of residents. The state partnered with the nonprofit organization Undue Medical Debt, which claims to use donations to buy medical debt and pinpoint […]

Spain should work with Catalonia region towards unity

Photo courtesy of Generalitat de Catalunya, Wikipedia According to BBC, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has given Catalonia's separatist leader, Carles Puigdemont, five days to say whether or not he has declared independence. If Puigdemont confirms by Monday that he has, he will be given three days to withdraw the declaration. […]