Four Route 1 towns now allow non-citizens to vote in local elections, a policy aimed at integrating recent immigrants into the community. Continue reading →

Early voting began on Thursday in Maryland, where voters were choosing the next U.S. president, senator, and judges and deciding on a reproductive rights amendment. Continue reading →

Three towns along the Route 1 corridor allow non-citizens to vote in local elections, a policy aimed at getting new immigrants more involved that is gaining ground nationally, and now Washington, D.C. is considering its own measure, which would affect some 51,000 foreign-born residents. Continue reading →

Mount Rainier is the latest city on the Route 1 corridor to lower its voting age, part of a trend spurred by Maryland laws and climate change activism. Continue reading →

The Hyattsville Wire met up today with local performer Kanysha Williams to record this rendition of “America the Beautiful” for Election Day. Continue reading →

Thousands of residents on the Route 1 corridor have already cast their ballots in the 2020 election, as Maryland sets early voting records. With just days until Tuesday, November 3, Election Day, state officials are telling residents to put vote-by-mail ballots in secure drop boxes. Continue reading →

A group of artists will make sidewalk chalk art along the Route 1 corridor this week to encourage residents to vote. Continue reading →