Texas Republicans begin pursuing new voting restrictions as they work to protect their hold on power

If legislation they have introduced passes, future elections in Texas will look something like this: Voters with disabilities will be required to prove they can't make it to the polls before they can get mail-in ballots. County election officials won’t be able to keep polling places open late to give voters like shift workers more time to cast their ballots. Partisan poll watchers will be allowed to record voters who receive help filling out their ballots at a polling place. Drive-thru voting would be outlawed. And local election officials may be forbidden from encouraging Texans to fill out applications to vote by mail, even if they meet the state’s strict eligibility rules.

https://www.ksat.com/news/texas/2021/03/22/texas-republicans-begin-pursuing-new-voting-restrictions-as-they-work-to-protect-their-hold-on-power/

Today is: World Water Day

Today is: World Water Day

Staff reports

March 22 is World Water Day which stresses the importance of fresh water such is found in Lake Tahoe.

World Water Day is an international observance that brings attention to the importance of fresh water and advocates for sustainable management of freshwater resources. It is a day for people to learn more about water issues and to take action to address them.

At the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) held in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992, it was recommended that there should be an international day dedicated to fresh water. On Dec. 22, 1992, the United Nations General Assembly adopted A/RES/47/193, which designated the following March 22 to be the first World Day for Water, a day that would be observed annually.

https://www.thenews-messenger.com/story/news/2021/03/22/today-is-world-water-day/4715025001/