How will Nevada cities and counties react to U.S. Supreme Court homeless ruling?
(Photo: Ronda Churchill) Policy, politics and progressive commentary Though a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision gives cities more leeway to criminalize unhoused people for sleeping in public, Nevada municipalities have…
‘Frustrating’ partisan stalemate: the new normal for farm bills?Â
A farmer planting corn near Dwight, Illinois, on April 23, 2020. Partisan gridlock in Congress has led to a stalemate on the current farm bill, which provides crop subsidies and…
Missouri counties say they lose money housing people headed to state prison
The General Assembly has provided more funding to reimburse Missouri counties for housing those who are awaiting transport to state prisons, but some counties argue it isn’t enough (Vaughn Wheat/The…
Louisiana makes it clear: Nondisclosure agreements can’t hide sexual misconduct at work
A new Louisiana law takes affect Aug. 1, 2024, that will make clear that nondisclosure agreements signed as a condition of employment cannot be used to cover up sexual harassment…
On this day in 1827
JULY 5, 1827 This illustration of the emancipation of Black Americans ran in Harper’s Weekly. A day after those enslaved were freed in the state of New York, 4,000 Black…
Federal court ends pause on LNG export project approvals
Residences stand in front of a Venture Global LNG storage tank in Cameron, Louisiana. (Getty Images) This story originally appeared on Lousiana Illuminator. A federal judge has sided with Louisiana…
‘I don’t need help; I want customers’: Immigrant businesses continue to face additional hurdles during flood recovery
This is Part 6 of Downstream, a 10-part series looking at what’s changed — and what hasn’t — one year after catastrophic floods swept through Vermont. MONTPELIER — For five…
‘Frustrating’ partisan stalemate: the new normal for farm bills?
A farmer planting corn near Dwight, Illinois, on April 23, 2020. Partisan gridlock in Congress has led to a stalemate on the current farm bill, which provides crop subsidies and…
Controversy surrounds bill that would regulate hemp industry
(Photo by Rebecca Rivas) Big changes could be coming to New Jersey’s hemp market under a bill sitting on Gov. Phil Murphy’s desk that would require the state’s cannabis agency…
The U.S. has one of the most punitive criminal justice systems — unless you’re the president
Former U.S. President Donald Trump walks to speak to the media after being found guilty following his hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30, 2024 in New…