The Civics Center Updates, Voting Laws Laura W. Brill The Civics Center Updates, Voting Laws Laura W. Brill

Happy Mother’s Day! 2020 Edition: Calling all moms.

A lot of lofty generalizations float around on Mother’s Day. One generalization that is often ignored is that moms perform a lot of unpaid labor at home and at work and solve problems that result from a lack of public planning. I know a lot of moms now who, when they are not worried about health and the economy, are worried about our democracy.

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Voting Laws Vicki C. Shapiro Voting Laws Vicki C. Shapiro

Texas needs to walk the walk

The Texas Secretary of State says he wants to improve voter registration rates among young adults by promoting voter registration in high schools. That’s going to be hard because Texas is pretty far behind when it comes to adopting rules that encourage youth voting.

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