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Iowans with Past Criminal Convictions Can Now Vote

Brennan Center for Justice
Iowa was the last state in the country that permanently took voting rights away from citizens with past convictions unless the government approved individual rights restoration – which now applies only to people with felony homicide convictions.

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The End of the Filibuster—No, Really

Ronald Brownstein The Atlantic
Many activists will not tolerate a Democratic-controlled Senate that allows Republicans to block civil-rights legislation next year.

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