As a key labor union pushes into the South, red states push back
Volkswagen automobile plant employee Kiara Hughes celebrates after employees voted to join the UAW union Friday, April 19, 2024, in Chattanooga, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) Just days before workers…
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…
Maryland Matters election contest: We have a winner!
The results from last week’s primaries won’t be officially certified until Friday. But here at Maryland Matters, even before the vote count is final, we’re able to declare a winner…
As candidates file, familiar battle lines form between Wyoming GOP factions
In a race largely reflective of the battle lines of Wyoming’s 2024 legislative elections, Republican Reps. Barry Crago and Mark Jennings will compete for Senate District 22. Crago and Jennings…
A farmer, a baker, a kombucha maker: The colorful characters behind Riverton’s local food movement
RIVERTON—When Steve Doyle and his family moved from New Orleans to an old farm property on the outskirts of this central Wyoming town in 2007, he was surprised to discover…
‘Moms for Liberty’ campaign is all about limiting the freedom to read
People who want to ban books never admit that’s their goal, because they know it’s unpopular. It also hypocritically goes against the values of freedom and liberty they publicly claim…
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. (Andrew Burton | Getty Images) WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is…
U.S. Department of Agriculture to fund $300 million in grants to boost exports
oybeans 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…
Unmasking the truth about the conservative agenda in Raleigh
Image: Adobe Stock The North Carolina legislature has enacted a lot of half-baked and destructive laws over the last 13-plus years of conservative rule. There was the HB2 debacle in…
Tennessee rep calls Memphis preemption bill worse than “overreach”
Rodney and RowVaughn Wells, parents of Tyre Nichols, talk to reporters in the Tennessee Capitol on March 14, 2024. (Photo: John Partipilo) A Memphis state representative is calling a preemption…