voting

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Not only is your vote your voice, it may help you live longer

Voting/Health Benefits—   By Nadia Ramlagan, producer, Ohio News Connection, a bureau of Public News Service.     A new study links voting across the political spectrum to longer life among older adults. The study looked at data tracking Americans’ voting behavior and official National Death Index records. The findings indicated voters were 45% less likely to die following the 2008 election. […]
Friday, March 28, 2025

Why the Wisconsin Supreme Court race is getting national attention

    Judith Ruiz-Branch, producer, Wisconsin News Connection, a bureau of Public News Service.   Early voting is surging in Wisconsin’s spring election. Thousands have either sent in absentee ballots or voted in person. Meanwhile, political maneuvers continue with the pivotal Wisconsin Supreme Court race less than a week away, the latest coming from the White House. In the weeks […]
Monday, September 2, 2024

Senior voters to be key in battleground states like Michigan

  Chrystal Blair, producer, Michigan News Connection, a bureau of Public News Service   New survey results from AARP sheds some light on the top concerns of Michigan seniors and how these issues will likely shape their voting decisions in the November election. Voters 50 and older will be the decisive force in the battle for Congress, with higher turnout […]
Monday, February 19, 2024

Deadline approaching to register to vote in 2024 California primary

Tuesday, February 20, is the official deadline to register to vote in the upcoming 2024 California primary on March 5. Earlier this month, the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder County Clerk sent several million mail-in ballots to registered voters. In a tweet on Valentine’s Day, that office put the number of registered voters in the county at 5.6 million. Those ballots […]
Friday, February 14, 2014

Final Oscar voting officially begins today — did some vote sooner?

  Hollywood is getting ready for its biggest awards affair — the Academy Awards. Officially, the final voting for the 86th Academy Awards began today for online as well as paper balloting. Some voters may have been able to jump the gun. Some members of the Motion Picture Academy Arts and Sciences reportedly got their ballots in the mail earlier […]