Lawsuit over baby blood samples to resume after settlement talks break down
The suit alleges that the state’s retention of baby blood samples for purposes other than disease screening violates the Fourth Amendment. (Getty Images) Plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit seeking to…
Georgia families struggle to buy food during summer
The Atlanta-based social service organization Caring For Others provided food, clothes, toys, shoes, furniture, and other essentials to more than 129,000 households in 2023. (Submitted photo/Caring For Others) A little…
Idaho farmers say water curtailment order will dry up land, push them out of business
The wheat harvest takes place on the Youngs’ farm in Bingham County Idaho. Farmer Adam Young said he is subject to a water curtailment order issued by the Idaho Department…
White nationalist, anti-LGBTQ activity on the rise, annual hate report shows
One of the hundreds of white nationalists, neo-Nazis and members of the “alt-right” who marched during the “Unite the Right” rally Aug. 12, 2017, in Charlottesville, Virginia. The Southern Poverty…
SC law could soon exempt sex trafficking victims from prosecution on minor offenses
South Carolina Senate and House members discussed a final version of a bill that would prevent human trafficking victims from being charged with minor crimes on Tuesday, June 4, 2024…
Gov. Polis signs bill to study effects of racism in Colorado
Colorado Rep. Leslie Herod speaks at a bill signing in Denver’s City Park on June 4, 2024. (Sara Wilson/Colorado Newsline) Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed into law on Tuesday a…
A push to keep NC autopsy reports secret ends — for now
Sen. Danny Britt said the provision to keep autopsy reports secret had been removed from House Bill 250, but it might come back up again. (File photo) Republican senators have…
Landry open to sending more Louisiana National Guard troops to border
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry shakes hands with a Louisiana National Guard member during a May 10, 2024, trip to the Texas-Mexico border. (Governor’s Office photo) More units from the Louisiana…
Pa. House takes first step to make fair education funding plan into law
Penn Wood High School in the William Penn School District in Landsdowne, Pennsylvania on June 15, 2023. (Amanda Berg for the Capital-Star) Pennsylvania school districts would save more than $500…
An ensemble play: R.I. arts organizations join together to call for state support
A production photo from Trinity Repertory Company’s spring 2024 staging of August Wilson’s 1985 play ‘Fences.’ Trinity Rep is one of three organizations that would benefit from a capital improvement…