Immigration policy doesn’t have to be this way
An aerial view of the American flags flying over an international bridge as immigrants line up next to the U.S.-Mexico border fence to seek asylum on Dec. 22, 2022 in…
Power plant debate helps push lobby spending to new high for Kentucky legislature
About 900 companies, trade associations and other groups registered to lobby during the 2024 session of the Kentucky legislature held at the Capitol in Frankfort. Their combined spending was roughly…
Dr. Lauren Fox of the Public School Forum on NC’s progress on Top Education issues
Lauren Fox, Ph.D. Senior Director, Policy & Research, Public School Forum Earlier this month, one of our state’s leading and most respected champions of public education, the Public School Forum…
Biden addresses ‘humanitarian crisis in Gaza’ at Morehouse amid growing tensions on campuses
President Joe Biden speaks at the Morehouse College Commencement as a faculty member stands and faces away from the stage in protest of the Israel-Hamas war on May 19, 2024…
Northwest tribes, feds dive into work on salmon revival in upper Columbia River
Construction of the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington began in 1933 and was completed in 1942. It is the largest hydropower producer in the U.S. and also part of the…
Measure ending basic skills tests for teachers goes to governor’s desk
The bill would end the Praxis core test requirement just months after a new law created a pathway letting teachers eschew the basic skills test. (Courtesy of the New Jersey…
Vermont to see ‘unseasonably’ warm temperatures in coming days, weather service reports
High temperature predictions from the National Weather Service. Map from the National Weather Service Vermont is forecast to hit temperatures in the upper 80s in the next two days, far…
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. Photo by Alander Rocha | Alabama…
This winter marked the lowest ice cover on the Great Lakes in 50 years, experts report
Lake Michigan in Chicago, March 1, 2024. (Susan J. Demas | Michigan Advance) After an uncharacteristically warm winter put the kibosh on skiing in some areas, as well as outdoor…
CT Supreme Court finds public financing law restricts free speech
The Connecticut Supreme Court concluded in an opinion Monday that the State Elections Enforcement Commission’s restrictions on advertising in publicly financed campaigns were overly broad and violated the free speech…