‘No kings in America’: Biden slams U.S. Supreme Court ruling granting Trump immunity
President Joe Biden speaks to the media following the Supreme Court’s ruling on charges against former President Donald Trump that he sought to subvert the 2020 election, at the White…
Attack websites seep into WA election battles
Fuse Washington created the tongue-in-cheek ‘Save Our Yachts’ website to poke fun at those pushing a ballot measure to repeal the capital gains tax that is paid by the state’s…
Oregon Democrats join 40 federal lawmakers urging rehearing on landmark youth climate case
Young people hold a climate strike at the Oregon State Capitol in September 2019, joining cities across the world. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) More than three dozen Congressional Democrats, led by…
‘Sacred Return’: Tribal ceremony honors birth of prophesied white buffalo calf
The buffalo hide with a painting of Wakan Gli that was unveiled on June 26, 2024. (Photo by Blair Miller/Daily Montanan) Quality Journalism for Critical Times HEBGEN LAKE, Montana —…
Digital Fair Repair Act is important to farmers but not enough
Dave Fendrich (walking) helps Bryant Hofer (in combine) harvest a field of corn near Salem, South Dakota. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images. Beginning July 1, Minnesotans will gain new options…
Elementary students fundraise to save classroom after voters reject levies
Murals line the hallways at Challenger Elementary School in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. Photo by Christopher Ingraham/Minnesota Reformer. On the surface, it looked like any other school fundraiser. The kids…
FSSA halts POWER Account contributions after federal ruling
Premiums are returning for certain Medicaid enrollees, a cause for concern for some anti-poverty advocates. (Getty Images) The Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) will stop enforcing collections of premium-like…
Biden administration announces new rule to protect workers from heat-related illnesses
People sit with their feet in the fountain at the World War II Monument amidst a heat wave on the National Mall on June 19, 2024 in Washington, D.C. Temperatures…
A SCOTUS ruling on laughing gas abandons precedent for the absurd and the partisan
The U.S. Supreme Court is shown June 21, 2021 (Win McNamee/Getty Images) I have never met anyone who I believed to be intelligent who was also humorless. When comedian Nate…
Group wants state probe of real estate companies over rent-fixing claims
Attorney General Matt Platkin (Courtesy of the Attorney General’s Office) A progressive watchdog group is urging the state attorney general to probe whether real estate companies in New Jersey are…