Biden administration tries to address generations of USDA racism against Black farmers and others
(USDA photo by R. Anson Eaglin) I was at a meeting early last week organized by a private company for farmers to learn how to receive tax credits and other…
Industry, clean power groups breath a sigh of relief as Senate approves energy regulators
High voltage power lines run along the electrical power grid on May 16, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida. The U.S. Senate approved three of President Joe Biden’s nominees to…
Major cuts to road projects, adult education, but not ESAs in proposed Arizona budget
Photo via Getty Images The proposed Arizona budget, crafted after months of negotiations between Republican leadership and Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs, faces an uphill battle as members of both parties…
McKee signs safe firearms storage bill into law
Gov. Dan McKee, center, hands a ceremonial pen to South Kingstown town councilor Patti Alley after he signed into law new gun storage requirements on June 13, 2024. Alley’s sister…
Industry, clean power groups breath a sigh of relief as Senate approves energy regulators
High voltage power lines run along the electrical power grid on May 16, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida. The U.S. Senate approved three of President Joe Biden’s nominees to…
Top Wisconsin lawmaker has new plan to find noncitizens on voter rolls
The Wisconsin Capitol on spring election day, April 7, 2020. (Photo by Henry Redman/Wisconsin Examiner) A top Wisconsin lawmaker is proposing an ambitious plan to identify noncitizens on the voter…
NC lawmakers seek to crack down on predatory vehicle towing and booting
House Bill 1024 would create a regulatory framework for nonconsensual towing in North Carolina for vehicle towing — a business that bill sponsors say is effectively unregulated. (Photo: iStock/Getty photo)…
Trump claims ‘great unity’ after talks with congressional GOP
Former President Donald Trump is applauded by U.S. Senate Republicans before giving remarks to the press at the National Republican Senatorial Committee headquarters on June 13, 2024. Trump, the presumptive…
Biden Title IX regulation targeted by Republicans in Congress
The U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Thursday, June 13, 2024, approved a measure that would roll back a final rule by the Biden administration on Title…
She’s unhoused and on City Council. How she’d address homelessness.
Ventura City Councilwoman Liz Campos, 70, uses an electric lift to reach ground level from the van she lives in. June 4, 2024. Photo by Julie Leopo-Bermudez for CalMatters Good…