Once a workplace for immigrants, historic Brattleboro factory may house refugees
Factory buildings of the former Estey Organ Co. stand guard over Birge Street in Brattleboro. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger BRATTLEBORO — Back in the late 1800s and early 1900s, skilled…
The Dobbs effect today: Abortion ballot initiatives, expected higher mortality, more litigation
Abortion Rally at the Capitol and the new Federal courthouse In Arizona, the state’s highest court upheld a Civil War-era abortion ban. Florida and South Carolina moved to restrict abortion…
For both sides, abortion policy two years after Dobbs decision hinges on November
Abortion rights demonstrators at the U.S. Supreme Court. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — Exactly two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion,…
For both sides, abortion policy two years after Dobbs decision hinges on November
Abortion rights protesters at the U.S. Supreme Court. (Jane Norman/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — Exactly two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion, the battles…
Florida AFL-CIO endorses Stanley Campbell for U.S. Senate
(Photo credit: Stanley Campbell’s Facebook page) Quality Journalism for Critical Times In one of the biggest surprises in this election cycle, the Florida AFL-CIO has endorsed Democrat Stanley Campbell for…
Pa. House introduces marijuana legalization bill as momentum for recreational cannabis builds
(Getty Images) A bipartisan pair of representatives announced plans to introduced a bill to legalize marijuana in Pennsylvania. The bill is largely similar to a bipartisan Senate bill that has…
The Dobbs effect today: Abortion ballot initiatives, expected higher mortality, more litigation
An abortion rally in downtown Nashville took protesters on a route to the state Capitol and the federal courthouse. (John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout) In Arizona, the state’s highest court upheld a…
Oregon advocates launch campaign to protect abortion, gay marriage, trans care in constitution
A Pride flag, Oregon flag and U.S. flag rest on a desk in the Oregon Capitol. (Ron Cooper/Oregon Capital Chronicle) On the second anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision…
For both sides, abortion policy two years after Dobbs decision hinges on November
Abortion rights protesters at the U.S. Supreme Court. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — Exactly two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion,…
Dobbs anniversary: Contraception advocates, FL Democrats blame Trump
Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried blames former President Donald Trump for abortion restrictions during a press conference on June 24, 2024, the second anniversary of the Supreme Court Dobbs…