Experts eye tax changes ahead of Trump-era cuts’ sunset
Some provisions of the 2017 federal tax law expire at the end of next year, setting off debates about what changes to make to the tax code. (Photo by Douglas…
Cynical politics behind anti-immigrant bill trump the common good
An immigrant family wades through the Rio Grande while crossing from Mexico into the United States on September 30, 2023, in Eagle Pass, Texas. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) As…
The Download: Federal cannabis shifts raise issues of state confusion, tobacco inroads
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What does potential fed shift on cannabis mean for states like Mass.?
THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION is reconsidering the long-standing federal hardline stance on cannabis, ushering in pardons for marijuana-based offenses and proposing reclassifying the drug. While proponents of social equity in the…
Mississippi falls short of an eighth-grade literacy miracle
Much has been made nationally of Mississippi’s improvement in fourth-grade reading scores. Whether being celebrated or scrutinized, attention has been squarely focused on elementary students and their reading instruction. Mississippi…
U.S. Supreme Court: Lower court was wrong in its racial gerrymandering ruling
(Fie/Al Drago/Getty Images) A federal court “clearly erred” in determining that South Carolina legislators racially gerrymandered congressional voting lines for the coastal 1st District, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday…
Justice’s distress signal should distress us all
A report of a political display outside a Supreme Court justice’s home has raised new questions about judicial integrity. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images) Here is a tidbit from my…
Biden nominates Mary Kay Lanthier, Rutland County public defender, to Vermont federal judgeship
Mary Kay Lanthier in 2016. President Joe Biden announced Thursday, May 23, 2024, that he would nominate her to a federal judgeship in Vermont. Photo by Caleb Kenna. President Joe…
Crime victims may get fewer services as federal aid drops. States weigh how to help.
An attendee looks at a series of banners for the National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Candlelight Vigil on the National Mall on April 24, 2024, in Washington, D.C. The Justice…
Crime victims may get fewer services as federal aid drops. States weigh how to help
An attendee looks at a series of banners for the National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Candlelight Vigil on the National Mall on April 24, 2024, in Washington, D.C. The Justice…