U.S. Voting System Remains Vulnerable 6 Months Before Election Day. What Now?
As America heads toward the 2018 midterms, there is an 800-pound gorilla in the voting booth. Despite improvements since Russia's attack on the 2016 presidential race, the U.S. elections infrastructure is vulnerable — and will remain so in November. Cybersecurity expert Bruce Schneier laid out the problem to an overflowing room full of election directors and secretaries of state — people charged with running and securing elections — at a conference at Harvard University this spring. ...
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TENNESSEE NEWS
To Understand TNReady's Problems Today, Start With Education Decisions A Decade Ago
Hear the full interview with Marta Aldrich of Chalkbeat. The problems with this year’s state assessment test have inspired widespread criticism, especially among Tennessee lawmakers. The 2018 version of TNReady has included an alleged cyberattack, a dump truck backing over a fiber-optic line and would-be test takers staring at blank screens. But history suggests the problem is partially a result of Tennessee officials' own making. Marta Aldrich, chief statehouse correspondent for the...
ARKANSAS NEWS
Arkansas Right To Life Endorses Governor Asa Hutchinson In GOP Primary
In the Republican gubernatorial primary, incumbent Asa Hutchinson has secured an endorsement from Arkansas Right to Life. In a statement, Hutchinson praised the group and touted lengthening waiting periods for women to get an abortion, parental consent laws, and blocking Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood. “It is an honor to receive the support of such a strong voice for the most vulnerable among us. I believe, as does Arkansas Right to Life, that unborn children deserve to be protected....
