SESSION SNAPSHOT: Arkansas legislators seek to clarify FOIA, overhaul state employee pay plan
Rep. Tippi McCullough, D-Little Rock, speaks against HB 1669, on the floor of the Arkansas House on March 13, 2025. (Antoinette Grajeda/Arkansas Advocate) Arkansas lawmakers during the ninth week of…
Drama over Utah’s bid to keep Sundance heats up over LGBTQ+ flag ban bill
A pride flag flies at the Salt Lake City & County Building on Thursday, March 13, 2025. (McKenzie Romero/Utah News Dispatch) This story originally appeared in the Utah News Dispatch.…
Ending retaliatory evictions: A call for justice and health in CT
Ms. M spent every day in a home where she could not breathe. Day in and day out, black mold inched around the corner of her apartment, slithering into the…
Combat greenwashing in the fashion industry
When I first got interested in sustainable fashion, I thought I was making progress by shopping for clothes labeled “eco-friendly” or “sustainable.” Then I took a fashion course in Milan…
Don’t forget about Mom after delivery
Congratulations! Good luck! See you in six weeks… Sound familiar? Anyone who has had a baby has heard those words. Toward the end of pregnancy, parents are seen in the…
Bill to remove Colorado requirement for second vote to unionize passes House committee
Kaiser Permanente workers with the SEIU Local 105 union strike on Oct. 4, 2023, at the Lakewood Medical Offices in Colorado. (Lindsey Toomer/ Colorado Newsline) A Colorado House of Representatives…
Oʻahu Social Worker Accused In Daughter’s Death Continued To Work With Kids
It remains unclear when the North Shore school knew Sina Pili was under investigation but experts say best practice would have been to err on the safe side.
Raúl Grijalva remembered as champion for tribal communities across Arizona
Rep. Raúl Grijalva talks during the first-ever candidate forum hosted by Indivisible Tohono in Sells, Arizona, on the Tohono O’odham Nation on June 29, 2018. Photo Courtesy of Indivisible Tohono…
Final rush of Kentucky lawmaking is on before 10-day break for vetoes
House Majority Whip Jason Nemes, R-Middletown, presents House Bill 90, which was amended to make changes in Kentucky’s abortion law, March 13, 2025. (LRC Public Information) FRANKFORT — As the…
Cannabis commission punts on long-term decision to keep cannabis delivery exclusive to social equity businesses
THE CANNABIS CONTROL Commission on Thursday extended the period of time that licenses for cannabis delivery are restricted to social equity applicants by one year but punted the decision on…