An update on the states
from Democracy Works Hosted by Penn State McCourtney Institute for Democracy
Last week's Wisconsin Supreme Court election put a spotlight on state-level politics and the way that national politics can influence what happens in the states. But there are a lot of other developments happening at the state level that you might have missed. We catch up on what's happening with Alex Burness, a reporter who covers state and local democracy and criminal justice issues for Bolts. As the name suggests, Bolts covers the "nuts and bolts of power and political change, from the local up." The topics we cover in this episode include: Felon disenfranchisement and mail-in voting Mail voting Threats to election administrators State-level Voting Rights Acts We also discuss how national politics are shaping decisions that state legislatures make — even when those decisions appear to go against policies that people in a state overwhelmingly support. For more on this dynamic, check out our episode with Jake Grumbach on his book Laboratories Against Democracy: How National Parties Transformed State Politics. Learn more about Bolts
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Alex Burness, a reporter who covers state and local democracy issues for the news site Bolts, joins us to discuss how democracy is expanding and contracting at the state level.
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