Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has vetoed a GOP-backed bill to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at the state's public universities.

Viola Gregg Liuzzo, a California, Pa. native, is known as the only white woman to have been murdered during the Civil Rights ...

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New York's top court struck down Thursday a New York City law that would have let non-citizens vote in municipal elections.

For one voter in Hopkinton, New Hampshire, satisfying the state’s new requirements was like a bad visit to the DMV. Betsy ...

The way communities elect school board members plays a key, if often overlooked, role in whether racially diverse districts ...

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