Court ruling keeps Boone County state Senate candidate on August GOP primary ballot
(Getty Images) A Cole County Circuit Court judge ruled Friday that Republican James Coyne cannot be blocked from the August primary ballot by Democrat Stephen Webber. Both are seeking the…
Summer EBT won’t go out until September
(Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) Policy, politics and progressive commentary Parents in Nevada will have to wait until September to receive benefits from a popular free food program designed to…
Cathy Solsaa and Marybeth Lennex-Levins: The debate over educational equity in Vermont
This commentary is by Cathy Solsaa and Marybeth Lennex-Levins, chair and clerk of the Rutland City Public Schools Board of School Commissioners. The debate over educational equity in Vermont, particularly…
On this day in 1963
MAY 28, 1963 The nation’s most violent reaction to a sit-in protest took place when a mob attacked Black and white activists at a Woolworth’s lunch counter in Jackson, Mississippi.…
Why are our leaders arguing for measles outbreaks?
Vials of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine are displayed on a counter at a Walgreens Pharmacy on January 26, 2015. (Photo illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Measles can do a…
What QAnon supporters, butthole sunners and New Age spiritualists have in common
Former NBA player Royce White addresses a crowd after the fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright in April 2021. (Photo: Elizabeth Flores/Star Tribune via Getty Images) Policy, politics and progressive…
A bipartisan push to make air travel easier for new parents packing breast milk and formula
New parents share stories of tense encounters with airport security over breast milk and formula. A bill from U.S. Rep. Katie Porter, a California Democrat, would strengthen guidelines for U.S.…
States shift toward kin-first foster care
A 5-year-old girl plays on a climbing wall at a playground in Illinois in 2023. Over the past decade, states have worked steadily to recognize the roles of grandparents and…
Poll finds ‘jarring’ stats on democracy amid widening gulf of economic misperception
Getty Images The gulf between what Michiganders believe to be true and what is actually true is widening to a point that it is “undermining what we once took as…
Arkansas education amendment supporters continue gathering signatures as deadline looms
For AR Kids spokesperson Bill Kopsky points out polling data the group collected regarding a proposed constitutional amendment it hopes to submit to voters during a press conference on Dec.…