voting rights act

Lawmakers said it's up to states to ensure voter protections in the face of U.S. Supreme Court rulings and actions by the Trump administration.

A state Senate committee voted to create a Michigan Voting Rights Act, largely in response to the U.S. Supreme Court stricking down key portions of the federal Voting Rights Act.

In reality, the result is that Democrats retain a slim majority in the Michigan Senate while Republicans remain in the slim majority in the House. And we'll see what happens in November.

The decision struck down a majority-Black congressional district in Louisiana. The court majority ruled the map relied too heavily on race. The ruling began reverberating through statehouses across the South.

Civil liberties groups are concerned that the incoming Republican majority in Washington may act to water down federal voting rights law.

A federal court ruled several Metro Detroit districts in the maps violated the Voting Rights Act because race was predominant in the way they were drawn.

Benson is calling for a ban on firearms within 100 feet of polling places.

The Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act would amend the Voting Rights Act to implement penalties, including fines and prison sentences, for anyone who threatens, intimidates, or gets violent with election workers, including volunteers and election equipment workers.

The American Civil Liberties Union sent a letter to municipal clerks across the state reminding them to follow Michigan's voters’ rights laws.“We’ve sent…

The Eastpointe City Council approved a settlement Monday in a discrimination lawsuit from the U.S. Justice Department. The city will be the first in…