Kentucky presidential, congressional returns
The outside of the Sugar Maple Square polling site in Bowling Green,May 21, 2024. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Austin Anthony) Kentucky voters provided no surprises or upsets in primaries for…
Few upsets as Kentuckians nominate candidates for November election
Turnout was light as predicted for Kentucky’s primary election. A lone voter makes her choices at the Michael O. Buchanon Park polling site in Bowling Green, May 21, 2024. (Kentucky…
Lowering financial hurdles for Black, Latina women
THE PATH to financial stability in America is treacherous for Black and Latina women. Systemic discrimination purposefully creates a cycle of economic disadvantage, throwing up barriers for families led by…
Hawaii Should Have A Milder Hurricane Season This Year, Experts Say
Experts at NOAA predict a below-normal hurricane season as a result of La Nina conditions.
Justice Pinson wins tight court race that became referendum on abortion rights in Georgia
The lone contested state Supreme Court seat became one of the primary’s most closely watched races in Georgia. Stanley Dunlap/Georgia Recorder A sitting state Supreme Court justice fought off a…
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…
Alaska Legislature passes bill enabling employers to use saliva tests for drugs, alcohol
Sen. Jesse Bjorkman, R-Nikiski, speaks at a March 19, 2024, news conference. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) More Alaska employers may use saliva for drug and alcohol testing, thanks to…
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…
Trump signals he’s open to state limits on contraceptive access, then insists he’s not
Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday was asked if he supports “any restrictions on a person’s right to contraception.” (Photo of a package of birth control pills by Getty Images)…
Louisiana House votes to define drugs used for abortions, miscarriages as dangerous
The Louisiana House of Representatives has approved legislation to classify mifepristone and misoprostol as dangerous controlled substances. The medications are used to induce labor and treat miscarriages, as well as…