Long-delayed Colorado project included in latest round of federal water funding
A drop in the water levels at Lake Mead, photographed from the Hoover Dam on Oct. 26, 2022, is visible from the change in color of the lake’s walls. Climate…
Emergency services in Florida responding to more calls over heat-related incidents
A farmworker in Immokalee harvests tomatoes. Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images Quality Journalism for Critical Times In the past 30 days, Florida ranked second in 911 calls for heat-related incidents, according…
States are already collecting more abortion data. And HIPAA won’t always keep it private.
According to the Guttmacher Institute, 15 states already require providers to gather information about a patient’s reason for seeking an abortion, with varying degrees of specificity. Many of those states…
Lake lawyers await discipline for making false claims to AZ Supreme Court
Attorney for Kari Lake, Kurt Olsen argues her election challenge appeal case in front of Arizona’s District Two Court of Appeals in Tucson on May 2, 2024. Screenshot courtesy of…
States are already collecting more abortion data. And HIPAA won’t always keep it private.
According to the Guttmacher Institute, 15 states already require providers to gather information about a patient’s reason for seeking an abortion, with varying degrees of specificity. Many of those states…
Erin Carey of the NC Sierra Club on a controversial bill that earned the governor’s veto
Erin Carey (Courtesy photo) Over the last several decades, North Carolina has been transformed from a largely rural state covered with forests and farms into an ever more urban place…
OB/GYN Dr. Rachel Jensen on how abortion restrictions have changed healthcare, medical training
Dr. Rachel Jensen (photo: Clayton Henkel) This month marks the second anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs ruling that ended the constitutional right to abortion care. It’s also been…
Missouri lawmakers clarify confusion to let more counties freeze property taxes for seniors
Missouri State Capitol building in Jefferson City (Getty Images). Missouri lawmakers gave counties a dose of much-needed clarity in May when they passed a bill aimed at clarifying a 2023…
Southern Education Foundation president Raymond C. Pierce on racial segregation in public schools
Raymond C. Pierce (Photo courtesy of the Southern Education Foundation) This year marks the 70th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling in the case of Brown v. Board…
This primary election season, recognize that secure elections require public trust
Our patriotic loyalty to our republic requires us to reject misinformation from even our preferred candidates for office that would suggest that either voter fraud or voter suppression is driving…