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Voters elected Detroit’s first woman mayor, Mary Sheffield in what was reportedly the largest margin of victory in the city’s history. Sheffield is currently the city council president and has developed a reputation as a fighter for the city’s poor and working class.
Voters in Maine rejected a ballot measure that would have eliminated two early voting days, add voter ID requirements, and more. They also approved a “red flag” law, joining more than 20 other states with similar extreme risk laws.
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To fight gerrymandering, a new political coalition is backing candidates that are guaranteed to lose
Barr knew her district had been gerrymandered to the point where she wouldn’t even have a chance at being elected, so she wanted to spotlight the injustice and the threat it poses to free and fair elections.
And now, she wants to expand the effort. Barr launched a new political coalition called the Can’t Win Victory Fund to recruit candidates who are guaranteed to lose. Not only will the coalition organize for a path to fairer maps, but it aims to improve voter turnout and bring awareness to power imbalances.
Why is this good news?Gerrymandering has been used to undermine democracy for centuries. Both major parties in the United States do it, and in 2022, North Carolina’s State Supreme Court even ruled that the state constitution allows partisan gerrymandering.
The Can’t Win Victory Fund gives the people a platform to fight back.
A San Diego man invented a solar-powered backpack that turns into a bed and a generator for homeless people
Zac Clark created the Makeshift Traveler backpack after hearing feedback from unhoused people who “had phones but couldn’t charge them,” and had their belongings constantly “stolen or damaged.”
Beyond being a source of power, the hard-shell backpack also includes a tent, hygiene kit, lockbox, flashlight, sleeping bag, socks, and other essentials.
Since it launched in October 2022, more than 1,200 Makeshift Traveler backpacks have been distributed at no cost to people experiencing homelessness in 25 cities throughout California.
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