Navajo leaders outraged after an Indigenous student’s tribal regalia was removed at graduation
A school official at Farmington High School speaks with graduate Genesis White Bull, a Hunkpapa Lakota of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, before taking away her personalized graduation cap and…
Biden celebrates ‘the power of an education’ on Brown v. Board 70th anniversary
President Joe Biden on Friday echoed his commitment to advancing racial and educational equity while celebrating the 70th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of…
Biden celebrates ‘the power of an education’ on Brown v. Board 70th anniversaryÂ
A section of the Brown v. Board mural is seen on April 2, 2024, at the Kansas Statehouse. The mural appears outside the former Kansas Supreme Court room where 11…
Veterans Affairs announces first research site in Montana
The Department of Veterans Affairs (Photo by Getty Images). The Department of Veterans Affairs’ Office of Research and Development gave the VA Montana Health Care System approval this week for…
Autauga-Prattville Public Library Board settles lawsuit with former director Andrew Foster
Autauga-Prattville Public Library Director Andrew Foster demonstrates how a magnifying machine works in the Alabama section of the library on Feb. 23, 2024. (Ralph Chapoco/Alabama Reflector) The Autauga-Prattville Public Library…
Public notice joins bills slated for Moore’s veto
An effort to end the publication of estate notices in newspapers around Maryland appears headed for a veto. House Bill 1258 proposes to end public notice advertising for estates. It’s…
Gov. Kim Reynolds signs final bills from the 2024 legislative session
The Iowa Capitol on April 15, 2024. (Photo by Kathie Obradovich/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Gov. Kim Reynolds on Friday signed the final slate of bills remaining from the 2024 legislative session,…
PacifiCorp sues Wyoming regulators who rejected major electric rate hike
Wyoming’s largest energy supplier sued state regulators Thursday claiming they wrongly reduced a rate hike by disregarding federal requirements. Filed in U.S. District Court by PacifiCorp, the parent company of…
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 May 17, 2024, about how abortion…
Utah’s new homeless board is warned of major mental health bed shortage
Utah state homeless coordinator Wayne Niederhauser (left) and Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall (middle) participate as board members during the newly created Utah Homeless Services Board’s first meeting at…