Immigration group pleads for help bringing deported relatives back to the U.S.
Omar Toumbou of Maryland speaks at a press conference hosted by the Ohio Immigrant Alliance on the U.S. Capitol grounds Tuesday, June 11, 2024. (Photo by Lia Chien/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON…
Pair of U.S. House Dems add to chorus calling for Alito, Thomas recusals
The U.S. Supreme Court pictured on September 28, 2020. Congressional Democrats have called for ethics reforms for the court in the wake of recent controversies. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)…
Amid shortage, workforce housing becomes option in rural Missouri
A program is being piloted in northeast Missouri to build more housing for workers. They hope it will take off across Missouri (Meg Cunningham/The Beacon). In Kirksville, an entire floor…
Judge strikes down Florida gender-affirming care restrictions for minors and adults
A transgender Pride flag features the names of transgender Black women from Louisiana who have been killed. The flag was carried at the front of a march Friday, March 31,…
Brian Searles, 2-time Vermont transportation secretary, dies at 77
Brian Searles died on June 5 in Tampa, Florida, at 77 years old. Courtesy photo During his nearly half-century career in Vermont, Brian Searles developed a reputation as a modest…
Lawmakers punt on issue of intoxicating hemp products
Lawmakers stressed the urgency of dealing with the issue of intoxicating hemp-based products but said that they’re unlikely to do anything before the next legislative session begins next year. The…
John Cole’s Tennessee: Rest in power
John Cole’s Tennessee: Rest in power. Remembering Rev. James Lawson, a titan of the Civil Rights Movement. The post John Cole’s Tennessee: Rest in power appeared first on Tennessee Lookout.
Podcast: It’s U.S. Open Week and Mr. Golf Randy Watkins joins to discuss whether anybody can beat Scottie Scheffler right now.
The U.S. Open will be played at Pinehurst No. 2 this week. It’s a golf course with which Randy Watkins is extremely familiar. Watkins says it will be a test,…
Pair of U.S. House Dems add to chorus calling for Alito, Thomas recusals
Bill Christenson of Washington, D.C., holds a sign that says “Failed Coup” outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 8, 2024, when justices heard oral arguments in a case over…
Advocates call for cameras on school buses
Anyone who takes an introductory driver’s class knows that blowing past the stop sign affixed to a school bus is illegal. But when school officials in Peabody partnered with tech…