Immigration policy a key election issue in New Jersey races
Congressional candidates running in New Jersey agree border security poses deep concerns but split on how to stem illegal immigration. (Photo by John Moore | Getty Images) As New Jersey…
The price of power: NorthWestern Energy’s missteps in climate change
The homeowner said the man with the chainsaw is a volunteer who just showed up to help after the windstorm in Missoula blew down trees and power lines. (Keila Szpaller/The…
Missouri schools lack public enforcement policies for transgender athlete restrictions
A teenager speaks during a Senate hearing during the 2023 legislative session, donning a vest with a transgender flag (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent) It has been a year since a state…
Two years ago, sports betting became legal in Kansas. It wasn’t worth the risk to some
In Kansas, sports gambling had been illegal for about a century before Gov. Laura Kelly placed the first legal wager on Sept. 1, 2022. She bet $15 on the Kansas…
Most Wisconsinites oppose criminalizing abortion, according to recent survey
Protesters for and against abortion outside the U.S. Supreme Court. A new survey of swing state voters shows bipartisan support for protecting abortion before fetal viability. | Getty Images photo…
Swing states prepare for a showdown over certifying votes in November
An election observer monitors two poll workers processing absentee ballots in the Milwaukee Election Commission warehouse on Aug. 13. Discrepancies in the count could be used by county canvassing boards…
There’s less COVID-19 data now. But here’s how to track the virus in Idaho.
A mask is seen on the ground at John F. Kennedy Airport on April 19, 2022 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) As new vaccines become available, COVID-19’s spread…
Indigenous-led campaign launches to support medicinal cannabis
(From left to right) Sen. Melissa Agard, Josh and Megan Lowe, Nora Lowe, senior intergovernmental affairs specialist for the St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin Michael Decorah, District II representative…
Despite federal dams, Columbia and Snake River tribes fight to keep fishing traditions aliveÂ
Farley Eaglespeaker (center) reels in a traditional hoop net while fishing for salmon on the Columbia River in Skamania County, Washington on June 23, 2024. (Jordan Gale/Oregon Capital Chronicle) This…
Prayer should not be controversial, no matter where it takes place
A recent social media post by The Wyoming Tribune Eagle, reporting on the opening of a new charter school in Laramie County became the center of a firestorm of comments,…