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Election clerks in Michigan say GOP-endorsed Secretary of State candidate poses a “real threat” to the state’s elections

Election clerks in Michigan say GOP-endorsed Secretary of State candidate poses a “real threat” to the state’s elections

by Andrew Marquardt and Isabel Miller | May 24, 2022 | Featured, Politics

Lansing, Mich. ––Now that the Michigan Republican Party has officially endorsed 2020 election denier Kristina Karamo for secretary of state, many of the state’s election clerks are beginning to reckon with the “real threat” they say she poses to future elections if...
Georgia Counties Face Technology Issues Ahead of Tuesday Primary Election

Georgia Counties Face Technology Issues Ahead of Tuesday Primary Election

by Catherine Buchaniec, Annie Klingenberg and Julia Shapero | May 24, 2022 | Featured, Politics

ATLANTA — Following an unsuccessful attempt by Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to switch to a new voter registration system, the software that verifies voter information in the state has faced at least two outages during early voting. The outages have...
We the People: Federalist Papers help courts understand the Constitution

We the People: Federalist Papers help courts understand the Constitution

by Allison Novelo | May 19, 2022 | Featured, Politics

Although published in 1788 for the sole purpose of encouraging the ratification of the Constitution, the Federalist Papers almost immediately took on much larger role in American history. Though historians debate whether the Federalist Papers managed to sway public...
We the People: linguistic detective work on Federalist Papers authors

We the People: linguistic detective work on Federalist Papers authors

by Julia Mueller | May 2, 2022 | Featured, Politics

We the People: After some linguistic detective work, it became more clear that Alexander Hamilton was the most prolific Federalist Papers author Each week, The Spokesman-Review examines one question from the Naturalization Test immigrants must pass to become United...
How Indian Health Board’s Laz Carreon Weathered the COVID-19 Storm

How Indian Health Board’s Laz Carreon Weathered the COVID-19 Storm

by Catherine Buchaniec and Julia Shapero | Apr 30, 2022 | Politics, Urban Indian Healthcare

Laz Carreon was on parental leave helping care for his newborn daughter when a mysterious respiratory illness first appeared in Wuhan, China. As the illness spread through China, it caught his attention. An experienced registered nurse and former National Guard...
Trump-backed election denier wins Michigan GOP endorsement for secretary of state

Trump-backed election denier wins Michigan GOP endorsement for secretary of state

by Cristobella Durrette and Hannah Schoenbaum | Apr 24, 2022 | Featured, Politics

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Michigan Republican Party endorsed Kristina Karamo as its secretary of state candidate Saturday, making her the first GOP secretary of state selection who has repeatedly cast doubt on the 2020 election outcome. Former President Donald Trump...
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