Immigration buoyed population in large counties, agricultural Midwest
YUMA, ARIZONA – DECEMBER 07: A Cuban mother and daughter watch the sunrise while waiting to be being taken into custody by U.S. Border Patrol agents at the U.S.-Mexico border…
GOP attempt to derail abortion-funding bill falls short after emotional debate
Del. Lesley Lopez (D-Montgomery), in the House chamber Thursday, defended her bill to create a fund to help pay for abortion services for uninsured and underinsured women. (Photo by Danielle…
Maryland Equitable Justice Collaborative returns to reiterate its points
Maryland Public Defender Natasha Dartigue at the Oct. 25, 2023, news conference announcing the launch of the Maryland Equitable Justice Collaborative. (File photo by William J. Ford/Maryland Matters) The Maryland…
Maryland lawmakers target tranquilizers behind recent overdose deaths
Two tranquilizers, xylazine and medetomidine, increasingly appear alongside opioids like fentanyl in Maryland drug samples. (Photo by Ian Round/Capital News Service) By Paul Kiefer A bipartisan group of lawmakers is…
House OKs parole reform, expanded PDAB gets Senate approval, more political notes
The House of Delegates chamber in session in a file photo. (Photo by Bruce DePuyt/Maryland Matters) The House voted 101-38 for final approval Thursday night on a parole reform measure…
Playing political Whac-A-Mole as issue of bond measure language pops up again
The California Legislature is often the arena for games of political Whac-A-Mole. A piece of controversial legislation fails to clear all of the Capitol’s procedural hurdles and appears to die,…
Supporters, opponents of Kemp’s lawsuit legislation overhaul ratchet up pressure at Georgia Capitol
Michael Rosemary (left) said hotel employees ignored signs she was a sex trafficking victim and is arguing against legislation to limit lawsuit awards. Charles Tarbutton, a Sandersville trucking company CEO,…
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…