The moment Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a sweeping elections bill into law last week, several voter-advocacy groups filed lawsuits against it. Senate Bill 7050 creates a broad set of restrictions for third-party voter registration groups. It cuts the amount of time they have to submit voters applications, and adds new and higher fines for late submissions. .
Washingtonians will soon find it even easier to register to vote. Passed this session, Senate Bill 5112 automatically makes people applying for enhanced driver s licenses eligible to vote. Alex Alston, consultant for the Washington Voting Justice Coalition, said a number of communities in the state will benefit from the legislation. .
Local activists will rally in Boston Common tomorrow to urge Congress to lift the debt ceiling without cuts to social programs in return. President Joe Biden has rejected a House bill which would have raised the debt limit but cut spending on programs Democrats deem vital to working families. Debbie Paul, chairperson of the Indivisible Massachusetts Coalition, said lawmakers have a duty to raise the debt ceiling without restrictions. .