Latest poll shows Alsobrooks with 11-point edge over Hogan in Senate race
Stock.adobe.com photo by Larry. A poll released Monday in the closely watched race for U.S. Senate found Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (D) with an 11-point lead over former…
Racist slurs and death threats: The dangerous life of a Georgia elections official
Douglas County, Ga., elections officials Milton Kidd, left, and Tesha Green fear being followed home by angry voters. Nationwide, many election officials are concerned for their safety. (Matt Vasilogambros/Stateline) This…
NC Child’s Erica Palmer Smith on child well-being and the 2024 KIDS Count data book
Erica Palmer Smith For several years now, researchers at the national Annie E. Casey Foundation have measured and documented how well each U.S. state is doing when it comes to…
The Dobbs effect today: Abortion ballot initiatives, expected higher mortality, more litigation
An abortion rally in downtown Nashville took protesters on a route to the state Capitol and the federal courthouse. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout) In Arizona, the state’s highest court upheld…
Federal lawsuit challenges new Georgia cash bail law
Gov. Brian Kemp on May 1 signed a bill that expands the kinds of offenses requiring cash bail. Senate Bill 63 sparked debate among lawmakers over whether someone should be…
Public Wise executive director Christina Baal-Owens on threats to democracy
Christina Baal-Owens (Courtesy: Public Wise) It’s been well over three years since Donald Trump’s lie about the 2020 election was thoroughly debunked, but tragically many American politicians – even some…
Wisconsin Supreme Court splits cost of consultants in redistricting case
The seven members of the Wisconsin Supreme Court hear oral arguments. (Henry Redman | Wisconsin Examiner) The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday ordered the six groups that submitted maps in…
Iowa Supreme Court decision awaited as advocates reflect on Dobbs anniversary
Hundreds of Iowans rally in the Iowa Capitol rotunda July 11, 2023 during a special legislative session on abortion. (Photo by Kathie Obradovich/Iowa Capital Dispatch) On the second anniversary of…
Vice president holds College Park abortion rights rally with all the trappings of a campaign event
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to reproductive rights supporters on June 24, 2024, the second anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. Photo by Danielle J. Brown…
Moore’s ex-campaign manager helping to run a new anti-Hogan PAC
Gov. Wes Moore (D) at a recent Cabinet meeting in Caroline County. Photo by Joe Andrucyk/Executive Office of the Governor. Gov. Wes Moore’s former campaign manager, who spent the last…