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…
Phil Scott vetoes bill that would make sweeping changes to Act 250
Gov. Phil Scott speaks during his weekly press conference on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger This story, by Report for America corps member Carly Berlin, was produced…
Biden Title IX regulation targeted by Republicans in Congress
The U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Thursday approved a measure that would roll back a final rule by the Biden administration on Title IX. (Jennifer Shutt/States…
SLC Planning Commission unanimously rejects downtown revitalization plan
The Salt Lake City & County Building in Salt Lake City is pictured on Wednesday, January 3, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch) The Salt Lake City…
State abortion bans forcing interstate travel, U.S. Senate panel hears
Lauren Miller, who was denied access to an abortion in Texas, listens as O. Carter Snead, a professor at Notre Dame University speaks during a hearing with the Senate Judiciary…
U.S. Senate Republicans reject Democrats’ bill on IVF protections
U.S. Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic bill Thursday to bolster protections for in vitro fertilization. (Getty Images) WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democrats’ attempts to bolster reproductive rights failed again Thursday…
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…
Pennsylvania’s inadequate funding of public defenders is unconstitutional, ACLU suit claims
(Getty Images) Pennsylvania’s public defenders are so underfunded and overburdened that the commonwealth violates the constitutional rights of more than 100,000 criminal defendants every year, the state chapter of American…
Tax hikes would ease deficits, but budget surplus still at risk, group warns
New taxes would keep New Jersey’s surplus alive a bit longer, but the state will still spend billions more than it collects in coming years, a fiscal group warns. (Dana…
Mifepristone ruling draws muted reaction from FL GOP; Dems cautiously optimistic
The FDA approved mifepristone under the brand-name Mifeprex in 2000, and an abortion-drug regimen that has seen few deaths and a low rate of adverse events in more than two…