Arizona’s homeless could be targeted by police under Supreme Court ruling
Tents are lined up in rows in 12-by-12 squares painted on the cracking asphalt ground on July 1, 2020. The lots are located roughly between Eighth and Ninth avenues from…
Mark Stuart Andrews
Born Oct. 2, 1954 Stamford, Connecticut Died June 7, 2024 Burlington, Vermont Details of services Family will gather later in the autumn to celebrate his life. On June 7, 2024,…
RFK Jr. submits signatures to be on Nevada ballot
Independent Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a campaign rally in Phoenix on Dec. 20, 2023. (Photo by Rebecca Noble/Getty Images) Policy, politics and progressive commentary Robert Kennedy…
Proposed Arkansas abortion amendment meets signature threshold
A supporter of the Arkansas Abortion Amendment holds up a sign in an Arkansas Capitol hallway while petitions to put the amendment on the November ballot are delivered in boxes…
Montana Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in climate change case Wednesday
Most of the Held v. Montana plaintiffs and their attorneys pose outside the courtroom for photos halfway through the trial. (Photo by Blair Miller, Daily Montanan) The Montana Supreme Court…
Woods Cross Starbucks files for a union election, may join other 6 stores in Utah
A Starbucks store in Salt Lake City is pictured on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. (McKenzie Romero/Utah News Dispatch) Workers at a Woods Cross Starbucks filed a petition to unionize before…
Maryland joins other states urging Supreme Court to uphold ‘ghost gun’ restrictions
Alex Wong/Getty images via Michigan Advance. Maryland has joined 21 states, the District of Columbia and the Northern Mariana Islands urging the Supreme Court to uphold federal restrictions on “ghost…
Northwest ecosystems changed dramatically when wolves were nearly exterminated, study finds
A wolf in Yellowstone National Park. (NPS / Jacob W. Frank) Ecosystems in the Northwest were heavily shaped by wolves before they were nearly wiped out of the region, a…
UConn course empowers student athletes in personal brand ventures
Donovan Clingan practicing with the University of Connecticut Huskies men’s basketball team, 2023. (Courtesy of UConn Athletics) One of the University of Connecticut’s most valuable coaching programs for athletes doesn’t…
When ‘universal’ pre-K really isn’t: Barriers to participating abound
Children work on tablets during a preschool class in Cincinnati in 2023. Many states are expanding pre-K, but there are barriers to attendance for many families. (Photo by Carolyn Kaster/The…