Election distrust in Cochise County runs deep, and change is slow to come

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the United States. Sign up for our free newsletter here. Sierra Vista — In a city built next to an army base in the foothills of the Huachuca Mountains near the Mexican border, crowds gathered to watch the machines they believed […]

Ainsworth’s Workforce Commission is a chance to change Alabama for the better

Take a seat because you won't believe it. On Tuesday, a committee made up of most Alabama lawmakers released recommendations on how to improve Alabama's workforce and improve the lives of Alabama workers, and the ideas were…really good. No, it's true. The Lieutenant Governor's Commission on the 21st Century Workforce said in a press conference […]

Democratic lawmakers file bills to change abortion laws

Three bills have been introduced ahead of the next legislative session that would affect abortion in the state. Sen. Vivian Davis Figures, D-Mobile, has introduced a bill that would completely ban abortions and completely remove the state's current law that criminalizes doctors who perform abortions. SB13 proposes an amendment to the state constitution that would […]

‘Why Not?’: CNN Host Asks NM Dem Why He Included Zero Proposals To Change Asylum Laws Amid Border Crisis

CNN's John Berman asked Democratic New Mexico Congressman Gabe Vazquez why he zeroed in on the refugee reform bill amid the border crisis and system backlog. Vázquez began by calling the impeachment process against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas “dishonest” and “going nowhere.” He also claimed that immigration is a “hot political issue” and that […]