Who are you? Issues of identity run deeper than politics
Demonstrators at the Iowa Capitol protest a bill in the Iowa House that would remove gender identity protections from the state civil rights act. (Photo by Kathie Obradovich/Iowa Capital Dispatch)…
What you need to know about voting in Kentucky’s primary election today
Voter enters Ashland Elementary School polling place in Lexington Tuesday morning. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Jamie Lucke) Polls will be open until 6 p.m. as Kentuckians vote in primaries for…
Biden to announce 1 million claims granted for VA benefits under toxic exposure law
The PACT Act added 23 illnesses to the list of toxic-exposure-related ailments presumed to be connected to military service. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) Quality Journalism for Critical Times WASHINGTON…
U.S. Department of Agriculture to fund $300 million in grants to boost exports
Soybeans being loaded from a grain bin onto a truck on June 13, 2018, in Dwight, Illinois. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is funding $300 million in grants to expand…
Beacon Park Yard back in operation
HARVARD UNIVERSITY is breathing new life into Beacon Park Yard, the site of a freight rail depot in Allston that has been closed for more than a decade. The university…
Louisiana Senate added a new restriction to IVF, but it might not be enforceable
A lab tech uses equipment employed for in vitro fertilization in this undated photo. (Getty Images) Louisiana lawmakers have added a restriction to receiving in vitro fertilization (IVF) services that…
The Download: Beacon Park Yard back in operation
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Arizona Republicans set up a ballot measure to squash future ballot measures
Organizers for a ballot initiative that would amend the Arizona Constitution to protect abortion rights set up outside the Arizona Capitol on April 9, 2024, shortly after the Arizona Supreme…
U.S. Sen. Katie Britt introduces bill to end a state’s Medicaid funding if it blocks IVF
U.S. Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama addresses a crowd at a breakfast hosted by the Chamber of Commerce in Montgomery on Nov. 3, 2023. (Alander Rocha/Alabama Reflector) WASHINGTON — Two…
Will Virginia’s residential solar market survive the coming year?
(Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) When the Virginia Clean Economy Act became law in 2020, solar advocates celebrated. In addition to creating a framework for a transition to a zero…