Tag: voting
Pancakeswap implements new ‘Gauges’ voting system and sunsets vCAKE metric
Decentralized crypto exchange Pancakeswap has implemented a new voting system. Called “Gauges,” the system allows governance token holders to vote for [...]
How the Voting Rights Act, Newly Challenged, Has Long Been Under Attack
A federal ruling this week was only the latest in decades of legal challenges to a law that has shored up Black Americans’ political power.
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Federal Court Moves to Drastically Weaken Voting Rights Act
The ruling, which is almost certain to be appealed to the Supreme Court, would effectively bar private citizens and civil rights groups from filing la [...]
Voting group founded by Abrams, once led by Warnock, faces financial scrutiny
“Definitely not talking about that,” Ufot said, when asked about the allegations. “[The administrator] left the New Georgia Project because [they] we [...]
Ohio Is Voting on Whether to Legalize Recreational Marijuana
Medical marijuana has been legal in Ohio since 2016, and nearby states such as Michigan and New York have recently legalized recreational marijuana.
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Ohio Is Voting on Whether to Establish Abortion Rights
The outcome is being closely watched by Democrats and Republicans looking to measure the strength of voter anger over the loss of federal abortion pro [...]
Ohio Is Voting on Whether to Establish Abortion Rights
The outcome is being closely watched by Democrats and Republicans looking to measure the strength of voter anger over the loss of federal abortion pro [...]
Georgia’s Voting Maps Are Struck Down
Republicans in the state violated a landmark civil rights law in drawing maps that diluted the power of Black voters, a federal judge in Atlanta ruled [...]
Supreme Court Delays Efforts to Redraw Louisiana Voting Map
The Louisiana dispute is one of several voting rights cases churning through the courts that challenge a state’s congressional map.
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Pro-crypto lawmaker stays interim US House Speaker as frontrunner loses first round of voting
North Carolina Representative Patrick McHenry, chair of the United States House Financial Services Committee and crypto proponent in Congress, is stil [...]
Justices Split on South Carolina Voting Map Said to Be Racial Gerrymander
Members of the Supreme Court struggled to disentangle race and politics in the voting districts drawn by state lawmakers.
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Zero-knowledge proofs show potential from voting to finance – Cointelegraph Magazine
In a world increasingly anxious about privacy and exploitation of one’s personal data by governments, corporations, social media platfor [...]
UAW members to strike Mack Trucks after voting down tentative deal
UAW members attend a rally in support of the labor union strike at the UAW Local 551 hall on the South Side on October 7, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. J [...]
Here’s the math on the voting that will determine Kevin McCarthy’s fate.
Absences, abstentions, and
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Marijuana financing bill SAFER Banking to move forward in Congress
Different strains of cannabis are displayed for sale at the Harborside dispensary in Oakland, California, U.S., on Monday, March 23, 2020.David Paul M [...]