As states loosen childhood vaccine requirements, health experts’ worries grow
An infant in Fayetteville, Ga., receives one of several routine vaccinations typically required for children entering K-12 schools. On the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic and with growing skepticism around…
What’s possible by taking a calculated risk?
Making a difference may involve the temporary discomfort of standing out. But it can have great impact, Vanessa E. Volz tells graduates in her commencement address at Rhode Island College’s…
Will Maryland’s ‘uncommitted’ primary voters sway Biden administration on Gaza cease-fire?
A coalition of progressive voters is celebrating the “historic impact” of its efforts to pressure President Biden to call for a cease-fire in Gaza, by getting 10% of Democrats to…
Brown v. Board litigants, family mark anniversary as Biden decries ongoing school inequality
Plaintiffs and family members of plaintiffs in the Brown v. Board of Education U.S. Supreme Court case, Cheryl Brown Henderson, second from right, John Stokes, second from left, and Nathaniel…
New federal rule will overhaul transmission planning as electric grid strains
Electric power lines are seen attached to transmission towers on Sept. 28, 2023, in the Everglades, Florida. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Monday issued a long-awaited overhaul of how…
‘Blow the whistle’: Indiana’s top election official spends $35k on security guide mailings
Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales’ 2024 election security guide features a whistle. (Submitted photo) You’ve got mail! Hundreds of election administrators, lawmakers, law enforcement officers and others across Indiana…
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…
2024 primary to watch: Simpson takes on challengers in 2nd Congressional District GOP election
Republicans, from left, Mike Simpson, Sean Higgins and Scott Cleveland are running to represent Idaho in Congress. (Courtesy of the candidates) A pair of Republican challengers is hoping to unseat…
2024 primaries to watch: GOP challengers seek to unseat Idaho budget committee co-chair
All 105 seats in the Idaho Legislature are up for election in 2024. In this file photo, the Idaho House of Representatives in session at the State Capitol in Boise…
Lawmakers, advocates renew calls to pass missing and murdered Black women and girls task force bill
Erika Brown, a spokesperson for Robinson’s Family and director of the Sade’s Voice Foundation, said that Sheena, Sade’s mother “has been thrust into a nightmare — one marked by anger,…