Daniel Nichanian

NEWS: The Indiana governor just signed a bill that bans the use of student IDs for voting. The bill was championed by Republicans, over the objections of voting rights groups & student organizers. I wrote recently on what this law will mean for Indiana: https://t.co/evFb7dKiy9

The IRS is eliminating the 'Direct File' program that allowed some people to file taxes for free: https://t.co/53Zgjf8WLn

RT @PrisonPolicy: “Many were afflicted by poverty, abuse. Maybe they were hungry or dropped out of school. There were so many issues we cou…

RT @samswey: Cutting young men’s access to Medicaid will *substantially* increase the crime rate in America. https://t.co/h9G9lYhRJp https:…

RT @GalvinAlmanza: We should not, as a nation, throw people away. Because life is very long, and humans grow, and this piece is beautiful.…

ICYMI, this was today: 16- and 17-year olds in Newark voted in local school board elections. Why? City lowered voting age for school board races last month, to help teenagers get involved in matters that concern them AND develop habit of civic engagement. https://t.co/a5WSGS3aSq

NEW: There've been efforts in North Carolina to give people who were sentenced to life without parole as children a shot at release. Bolts worked with Phillip Smith, who is a writer himself incarcerated in North Carolina, to tell this story: https://t.co/wVJaXwqHSW

RT @boltsmag: This coming Tuesday, 16- and 17-year olds will be allowed to vote in school board elections in Newark. Approximately 6,500…

NEW: Indiana's legislature adopted a bill yesterday that bans the use of student IDs for voting. (On to the GOP governor.) The bill was championed by the GOP over the objections of voting rights groups & student organizers. I wrote about it last month: https://t.co/evFb7dKiy9

NEW: Kansas and Utah in recent weeks have passed laws that ban mail ballots that arrive after Election Day, but have been postmarked before polls close. And Trump issued an executive order claiming to ban them. All this, while USPS threats mount: https://t.co/5imJZqoBd7

Michigan's supreme court issued a ruling that says police can't search a car just based on the smell of marijuana, blocking a prosecution that was built off of that: https://t.co/ms3E7F3PFE

RT @semaforben: Incredible story: Social media mirage (verified account, aggressive interpretation of a Fox interview w Hassett) driving…

Mississippi's legislature passed a bill that'd have set up some early voting and mail options in a state that has very low ballot access. But legislative leaders ended up not sending it to the gov on final day of the session, presuming he'd veto: https://t.co/LrFffDYwzA

This got lost last week—but in my preview of the April 1 elections, I had asked people to follow school board races in 3 places: Kenosha, Green Bay, & Anchorage. Result: The Dem-backed or liberal candidates won 6 of the 7 seats at playin those places. https://t.co/axZEgESlG0 https://t.co/DAVVD4Yncf

RT @boltsmag: Wisconsin conservatives will now have to keep playing defense on the supreme court. The terms of two of their justices will e…