U.S. Senate GOP tries to block states from spending some of their COVID relief cash
Missouri Republican U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. Kansas Republican Sen. Roger Marshall stands at the left and Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron…
Ag Commissioner Wilton Simpson wants to sell off lots of Florida preserve land
The Florida Wildlife Corridor via the Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation Facebook page. Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson says the state has bought too much land for the corridor and should…
Why do American rappers see Drake as not Black enough?
The epic beef between rappers Kendrick Lamar and Drake has once again demonstrated the linguistic acrobatics of rap culture. The feud has seen both artists release multiple tracks where they…
50-hour filibuster forces more negotiations on GOP-backed initiative petition changes
State Sen. Rick Brattin, a member of the Freedom Caucus, shouts at his Republican colleagues Wednesday during debate on initiative petition changes (Anna Spoerre/Missouri Independent). A 50-hour Democratic filibuster forced…
Congressional panel debates who should foot the bill for rebuilding Baltimore bridge
U.S. Rep. Sam Graves, a Missouri Republican, is chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (photo submitted). Conservative members of Congress at a hearing on Wednesday raised questions about…
DeSantis signs bill erasing the term ‘climate change’ from state law
Excessive heat fueled by climate change contributes to drought, wildfires, crop failures, and impaired human health. Getty Images Quality Journalism for Critical Times Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation (HB…
House sends bill to governor renewing taxes critical to funding Missouri Medicaid
The Missouri House chamber during debate on March 12, 2023 (Tim Bommel/Missouri House Communications). A set of medical provider taxes that fund a large portion of Missouri’s Medicaid program won…
CNN sets first Biden-Trump presidential debate for June 27 in Atlanta
CAPTION: Donald Trump, then president, answers a question as Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential nominee, listens during the second and final presidential debate at Belmont University on Oct. 22, 2020…
The number of births continues to fall, despite abortion bans
In the short term, having fewer births means lower state costs for services such as subsidized day care and public schools at a time when aging baby boomers are straining…
FROM HARLEM TO PALESTINE: GLOBALIZE THE INTIFADA
In the early morning of April 30, 2024, we liberated Hamilton Hall at Columbia University. Nearly two weeks earlier, hundreds of people had constructed the Gaza Solidarity Encampment on Butler…