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In Long-Awaited Speech, Biden to Decry Voting Restrictions

Home - Local, Local, NewsBy APJuly 13, 2021Leave a comment

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is preparing to lay out the “moral case” for voting rights as he faces growing pressure from civil rights activists and other Democrats. They want the president to do more to combat efforts by Republican-led state legislatures to restrict access to the ballot. Biden has declared that protecting voting…

GOP Filibuster Blocks Democrats’ Big Voting Rights Bill

Home - National, National, NewsBy APJune 23, 2021Leave a comment

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democrats’ sweeping attempt to rewrite U.S. election and voting law has suffered a major setback in the U.S. Senate. The bill failed in a key test vote Tuesday, blocked by a filibuster wall of Republican opposition. The measure would strike down hurdles to voting that advocates view as the Civil Rights…

GOP Ready to Block Elections Bill in Senate Showdown

Home - National, National, NewsBy APJune 22, 2021Leave a comment

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democrats’ expansive elections and voting bill is all but certain to be rejected in a key Senate test vote. The action Tuesday is expected to provide a dramatic example of Republicans’ use of the filibuster to block legislation. It’s also forcing hard questions for Democrats over next steps. Backers of the…

Missouri Bill to Ban Enforcement of Federal Gun Rules Signed

Home - Local, LocalBy APJune 12, 2021Leave a comment

LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican Gov. Mike Parson has signed a bill banning local enforcement of federal gun laws. Parson signed the legislation Saturday at a Kansas City-area gun store and shooting range. The measure allows local police departments to be sued and fined $50,000 for every violation. Republicans argued the measure is…

GOP Senators Ready $1T Infrastructure Counteroffer to Biden

Home - National, National, NewsBy APMay 26, 2021Leave a comment

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans are reviving negotiations over President Joe Biden’s sweeping investment plan. On Tuesday, they prepared a $1 trillion infrastructure proposal that would be funded with COVID-19 relief money as a counteroffer to the White House ahead of a Memorial Day deadline toward a bipartisan deal. White House press secretary Jen Psaki…

White House, GOP Infrastructure Talks hit Crucial Stage

Home - National, National, NewsBy NewsMay 21, 2021Leave a comment

WASHINGTON (AP) — Negotiations between the White House and Senate Republicans over President Joe Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan are hitting a crucial stage ahead of talks Friday. The latest GOP offer has left some dismay in the administration that there hasn’t been more movement off the Republicans’ initial $568 billion proposal. A Republican says…

House to Vote on Independent Panel to Probe Jan. 6 Attack

Home - National, National, NewsBy APMay 19, 2021Leave a comment

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is poised to vote on a 9/11-style commission on the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The vote on Wednesday is the first step toward creating an independent, bipartisan panel that would investigate the siege. But the bill creating the commission is expected to be a more difficult…

Pressure Mounts on Corporations to Denounce GOP Voting Bills

Home - National, National, NewsBy APApril 3, 2021Leave a comment

ATLANTA (AP) — Liberal activists are stepping up calls on corporate America to denounce Republican efforts to tighten state voting laws. Businesses accustomed to cozy political relationships now find themselves in the middle of a partisan fight over voting rights. Pressure is mounting on leading companies in Texas, Arizona and other states, particularly after Major…

Missouri House Approves Voter ID, other Election Changes

Home - Local, Local, NewsBy APMarch 26, 2021Leave a comment

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House has approved election law changes that include requiring residents to show photo IDs before voting. The measure also would prohibit counting absentee ballots until all Election Day ballots are collected, and bars election law changes within six months of a presidential election. All but one Republican House…

Biden to Mark ‘Bloody Sunday’ by Signing Voting-Rights Order

Home - National, National, NewsBy APMarch 7, 2021Leave a comment

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to sign an executive order directing federal agencies to take a series of steps to promote voting access. The order comes as congressional Democrats press for a sweeping voting and elections bill to counter efforts to restrict voting access. Biden will announce the order during a recorded address…

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