Commentary

Next month's Kentucky Derby isn't the only upcoming speed event to watch in the Bluegrass State....

The U.S. Senate’s passage by unanimous consent last week of the Second Chance Act of 2007 demonstrated that progressive reentry policies can unite both sides of the aisle. A New York bill dealing with notifying former offenders about their right to vote seems to have similarly risen above the political fray.

As someone who works on voting rights, it’s hard to argue that Florida and Michigan voters (who had nothing to do with scheduling their rogue primaries) should be shut out of the process...

It might be hard to believe that when it comes to voting machines, any state could look more dysfunctional than New York. But New Jersey is giving New York some pretty darn good competition....