On a cold day a hundred years ago in upstate New York, a group of progressive men and women from different ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds formed an organization to combat national ills such as lynching, Jim Crow laws and voter disenfranchisement. Unbeknownst to them, they also paved the way for people such as President Barack Obama and NFL coaches Mike Tomlin and Tony Dungy. ...more

February 13, 2009

Florida's polling precincts will be crowded today with watchdogs, not just voters. ...more

November 4, 2008

The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 requires states to allow eligible persons to register to vote at various government locations, including motor vehicle and public assistance offices. According to one group, however, the state should sign up anyone who enters a public building, not just make the opportunity available. ...more

July 19, 2008

The woman who oversaw a federal report documenting voter disenfranchisement during Florida's disputed 2000 presidential election is asking the Democratic Party to settle a fight with Florida and Michigan before the party harms itself. ...more

February 5, 2008

University of Florida police were justified when they used a Taser against a student who refused to stop questioning Sen. John Kerry at a campus event, according to a state investigation released Wednesday. ...more

October 25, 2007

over the Sunshine State's Jan. 29 presidential primary date - only grows more contentious. ...more

September 19, 2007

over the Sunshine State's presidential primary Jan. 29 - only grows more contentious. ...more

September 19, 2007

over the Sunshine State's Jan. 29 presidential primary date - only grows more contentious. ...more

September 19, 2007