Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights field staff member Carlos Ortiz delivered boxes of petitions to the secretary of state’s office in Columbus on July 5, 2023. Advocates behind abortion initiatives…
Dawn J. Post works in Treasure Beach, Jamaica, home of Atlantis Leadership Academy. I am a children’s rights attorney based in New York City. For over a decade I have…
Grace McGovern is a server and bartender at a brewery in downtown Boston. McGovern also works for One Fair Wage, the organization backing a November referendum that would gradually increase…
A Department of Education review of a small sampling of applicants to New Hampshire’s Education Freedom Accounts found that some applicants were approved without sufficient residency and income documentation. (Dana…
Election judges process primary election ballots at the Denver Elections Division offices on June 28, 2022. (Quentin Young/Colorado Newsline) The slaughterhouse ban on Denver ballots this fall has been the…
(Photo by William Thomas Cain/Getty Images) The expansion of casinos and the rise of online gambling platforms in Virginia have sparked growing concerns about problem gambling, particularly among the state’s…
Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz exit the stage after speaking during a campaign rally on Aug. 7, 2024…
Congressional clerks pass an Electoral College certificate. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Over the past four years, Congress and state governments have worked hard to prevent the aftermath of the…
About 40,000 people on MaineCare have not responded to a renewal request from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services during the unwinding period, which started in April 2023…
Former President Donald Trump shakes hands with Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin at a rally in Chesapeake, June 28, 2024. (Charlotte Rene Woods/Virginia Mercury) When it comes to hyping phantom voter…