Florida abortion fund faces increased demand amid sinking financial support
People protest in response to the Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on June 24, 2022, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Brandon…
Highway humor is over some drivers’ heads
A highway safety message on Interstate 55 in Jackson, Mississippi, refers to the lyrics of a Taylor Swift song, “Anti-Hero.” (Mississippi Department of Transportation) States have had their fun with…
On the U.S.-Mexico border, hopes and fears after Biden’s order limiting asylum
Razor wire along the Rio Grande on the Texas side of the U.S.-Mexico border (Ariana Figueroa/States Newsroom). EL PASO, Texas — Seventeen-year-old Karina Parababire gently rocked her three-month-old daughter as…
Is compromise a dirty word? Republican candidates for 2nd District debate working in Congress
Utah’s 2nd Congressional district debate between Colby Jenkins and Congresswoman Celeste Maloy at the KUED studios at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Monday, June 10, 2024.…
‘Jackson Hole is open’ to visitors as plan to address highway landslide takes shape, officials say
Teton County leaders declared Monday that Jackson Hole and Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks are open and accessible to visitors despite the destruction of a key regional highway. A…
Secretary of state predicts ‘challenges,’ litigation if voter ID bill becomes law
The Legislature has pushed forward two bills that would tighten voter registration and identification requirements. Here, voters in Dover fill out their ballots in November 2022. (Kate Brindley | New…
Microsoft’s Gates breaks ground on novel nuclear power plant in Wyoming
KEMMERER—Nearly three years after TerraPower announced it would build its inaugural Natrium nuclear plant in Wyoming, the company’s founder — Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates — was on hand to celebrate…
Deadline approaching for Michigan school districts to allocate federal stimulus funds
Getty Images Michigan’s public schools have billions of dollars in emergency COVID-19 federal funding to spend — but they may be in danger of losing some of it if it…
Protests of president punctuate rainy graduation for Dartmouth’s Class of ’24
Abigail Bordelon holds up a red-gloved hand after opting not to shake hands with Dartmouth President Sian Leah Beilock while walking across the stage during the Dartmouth College commencement ceremony…
Speaker White wants to make it easier for Mississippi students to switch school districts
House Speaker Jason White on Monday said he supports changing state law to make it easier for K-12 students to transfer to other public schools outside their home districts. White,…