The Texas lawsuit isn’t just about abortion. It’s about bullying.
Abortion rights supporters march in Denver on May 7, 2022. (Kevin Mohatt for Colorado Newsline) It is legal to get an abortion in Colorado, whether you’re a Colorado resident or…
States need to keep PFAS ’forever chemicals’ out of the water. It won’t be cheap.
Jackson Quinn brings PFAS water samples into a temperature-controlled room at a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lab in Cincinnati in April. In the coming years, states will need to enforce…
Conservative activist launches campaign for people’s veto of national popular vote law
Entrance to the polling station in Portland’s Merrill Auditorium. (Jim Neuger/Maine Morning Star) Citizens and Republican lawmakers have launched a “people’s veto” campaign in an attempt to repeal a measure…
Bipartisan border bill likely doomed in approaching U.S. Senate vote
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, on Tuesday said he wants to see Republicans go on the record with a vote on a bipartisan border bill. In…
Bipartisan border bill likely doomed in approaching U.S. Senate vote
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, on Tuesday said he wants to see Republicans go on the record with a vote on a bipartisan border bill. (Photo…
As states loosen childhood vaccine requirements, health experts’ worries grow
An infant in Fayetteville, Georgia, receives one of several routine vaccinations typically required for children entering K-12 schools. On the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic and with growing skepticism around…
North Carolina House bill would grant recognition to the Tuscarora Nation of North Carolina
Flanked by members of the Tuscarora Nation, Rep. Goodwin (R-Chowan) spoke Tuesday at a Legislative Building press conference. (Photo: Ahmed Jallow) Members of the Tuscarora Nation of North Carolina held…
CT’s roots are in the defense industry. Can its colleges truly divest?
On a sunny Thursday afternoon earlier this month, about 100 students gathered outside the Dodd Center for Human Rights on the University of Connecticut’s campus in Storrs for a press…
Speaker White eyes major cuts to Mississippi grocery, income taxes for 2025 session
Major changes to the state tax code, including reducing the grocery tax and eliminating the personal income tax over time, will be considered during the 2025 legislative session, House Speaker…
UConn student activists: Administration wasn’t listening
On its first night last month, the encampment at the University of Connecticut drew more than 300 students and protesters demanding that UConn divest from arms manufacturers with ties to…