New Journal and Guide Staff
As Texas and other southern states pass laws seeking to restrict minority voting rights, Gov. Ralph Northam was in Newport News on Sept. 13 to ceremonially sign the Voting Rights Act of Virginia, the most progressive in the region.
The legislation was fashioned during the 2021 session of the Legislature.
It will prohibit state and local policy from denying or restricting anyone the right to vote because of their race, color, or language they speak.
Continue reading Virginia’s New Voting Rights Act Stands Strong Against Repression at The New Journal and Guide.
