Stories by Scott Keyes

Scott Keyes is a researcher for the Center for American Progress Action Fund.

North Carolina on the Cusp Of Passing the Worst Voter Suppression Bill In the Nation

Posted on: Jul 24, 2013, Source: Think Progress

The North Carolina legislature just released a new voter suppression bill that would enact not just voter ID, but a host of other new initiatives designed to make it more difficult to vote.

Miami May Just Throw Homeless People in Jail

Posted on: Jul 17, 2013, Source: Think Progress

Law against people who have no choice but to eat and sleep in public may go back into effect.

10 Worst Things About Rick Perry

Posted on: Jul 9, 2013, Source: Think Progress

As he retires from office, he will leave behind a record of right-wing extremism that few could match.

Conservative Group Photoshops Black Woman's Face Out of Photo in Anti-Voting Rights Mailer

Posted on: Apr 24, 2013, Source: Think Progress

And it's a terrible shop job.

'White Student Union' Announces Nighttime Patrols on College Campus

Posted on: Mar 26, 2013, Source: Think Progress

A racist hate group at Towson University has announced plans to conduct patrols on campus "for students' protection."

Mexican Restaurant Makes Employees Wear Racist ‘How To Catch An Illegal Immigrant’ T-Shirt

Posted on: Jan 7, 2013, Source: Think Progress

Taco Cid, a one-star restaurant that has shuttered franchises in recent years, appears to have cribbed the design from the “Offensive Obscene & Sex Related Tees”section of an online apparel designer.

Romney Campaign Training Poll Watchers To Mislead Voters In Wisconsin

Posted on: Oct 30, 2012, Source: Think Progress

Team Romney is giving poll watchers false information about voters' rights.

Mitt Romney: Federal Disaster Relief "Immoral"

Posted on: Oct 29, 2012, Source: Think Progress

Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan have publicly demanded that the federal government only disburse disaster relief funding if Congress agreed to offsetting budget cuts elsewhere.

Kiss Your Parks Goodbye? GOP Rep. Promises To ‘Reverse This Trend of Public Ownership of Lands’

Posted on: Oct 12, 2012, Source: Climate Progress

Rep. Steve Pearce (R-NM) said that if elected, Mitt Romney will help turn back public lands to the states or private entities.

Voter Suppression Guru Says He's Doing Poor People a Favor

Posted on: Oct 9, 2012, Source: Think Progress

Hans von Spakovsky said that voters who are facing disenfranchisement should really be thankful for new, discriminatory voter ID laws

WATCH: As Hurricane Isaac Hits New Orleans, Tea Party Congressman Calls For Making Disaster Relief Contingent On Budget Cuts

Posted on: Aug 28, 2012, Source: Think Progress

Conservative Congressman Blasts Bachmann’s Anti-Muslim Allegations, Stands Up For Religious Liberty

Posted on: Jul 23, 2012, Source: ThinkProgress

7 Tea Party Freshmen Congressmembers Spent More than $100,000 in Taxpayer Money on Personal Cars

Posted on: Jul 16, 2012, Source: ThinkProgress

Voter Suppression 101: How Conservatives Are Conspiring to Disenfranchise Millions of Americans

Posted on: Apr 4, 2012, Source: Center for American Progress

A spate of anti-voting-rights proposals in states as different as Florida and Wisconsin is not occurring by accident. Instead, many of these laws are being spread through ALEC.