ATLANTA – Today the U.S. Senate Rules & Administration committee held a field hearing in Georgia on ‘Protecting the Right to Vote: Recent Changes to Georgia Voting Laws and the Need for Basic Federal Standards to Make Sure...
JACKSON, Miss. – Today, the SPLC Action Fund released a statewide poll of voters in Mississippi, conducted by Tulchin Research, finding overwhelming bi-partisan support for legislators and Governor Tate Reeves to fix the ballot...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has vetoed Senate Bill 274 and Senate Bill 166. Together, they would have expunged the nonjudicial arrest records of children who have successfully completed diversion programs...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the House passed HR 3005 , 285-120, requiring removal of the Roger Taney bust and every statue of individuals “who voluntarily served the Confederate States of America” from display in the Capitol. The...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Recently, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards vetoed Senate Bill 156, an anti-transgender bill that would ban transgender girls and women from participating in sports aligning with their gender identity. The...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday evening, GOP U.S. Senators filibustered a cloture vote that prevents S. 1, the For the People Act, from being debated on the floor of the body. The following statement is by Margaret Huang, President...
Los Angeles, Ca. – The SPLC Action Fund has announced a new effort targeting South Bay corporations—Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrup Grumman and Raytheon—which continue to be top corporate supporters to Alabama Representative Mo...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Recently, the St. Pete Charter Review Commission (CRC) voted to move forward with a proposal to change the City Council election system to single-member district elections. The Commission will now adopt...
WASHINGTON — Yesterday , U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) , U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), a nd several other members of Congress re-introduced the Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act – legislation...