Legislation enacting total ban on child marriage in Missouri dies in the House
Sen. Holly Rehder, R-Scott City, prepares for the penultimate day of legislative session Thursday (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent). Child marriage will remain legal in Missouri for at least another year after…
Biden administration seeks to speed some asylum cases with new immigration docket
Asylum seekers board a bus en route to a shelter in New York City on May 18, 2023. The Biden administration announced changes Thursday, May 16, 2024, meant to speed…
Abortion ballot measures could lift Dems in U.S. House races, campaign chief says
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA) speaks at a news conference after a meeting with the House Democratic Caucus at the U.S. Capitol Building on September 19,…
Abortion ballot measures could lift Dems in U.S. House races, campaign chief says
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Suzan DelBene speaks at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 19, 2023. DelBene spoke to reporters Friday, May 17, 2024, about how…
Renada Stovall, chemist and entrepreneur
Renada Stovall sat on the back deck of her rural Arkansas home one evening, contemplating life when she had a life-altering epiphany… “I gotta get out of these woods.” She…
Michigan leaders warn about the health impacts of climate change
Wildfire smoke from Canada hangs over Lansing on June 29, 2023. | Photo by Anna Gustafson As climate impacts become increasingly visible throughout Michigan, with heavy rainfall, extreme winter storms…
New ride-hail company promises drivers higher wages than Uber — and other labor news
Wridz founders Steve Wright and Donna Coine announce the launch of their ride-hail service in the Twin Cities beside Minneapolis City Council Member Robin Wonsley on May 16, 2024. Photo…
U.S. House panel debates voting by noncitizens, which is already illegal
U.S. House Republicans are promoting a bill to curb voting by noncitizens. Though noncitizens can vote in some local elections, it is already illegal for noncitizens to vote in federal…
Biden administration proposes ending future federal coal leasing in Powder River Basin
Some of the coal mined in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming comes from surface mines like this one. (Photo courtesy of Wyoming BLM via Flickr | CC-BY-SA 2.0) The…
Biden administration seeks to speed some asylum cases with new immigration docket
Asylum seekers board a bus en route to a shelter in New York City on May 18, 2023. The Biden administration announced changes Thursday, May 16, 2024, meant to speed…