Only two vendors submit bids to tear down the western Washington Bridge
Traffic flows both ways on the eastern side of the Washington Bridge at 3:56 p.m. on Monday, June 24, 2024. (Rhode Island Department of Transportation Traffic Camera) Only two companies…
Maricopa County election worker arrested in theft of security keys as primary nears
A computer screen in the Maricopa County Elections Department. Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona Mirror A temporary election worker in Maricopa County was arrested Friday after allegedly stealing keys…
First year of Colorado’s racial equity study funded through community donors
Sen. James Coleman, a Denver Democrat, speaks at the June 4, 2024 signing of a bill to require a racial equity study in Colorado. (Sara Wilson/Colorado Newsline) Supporters of a…
Ashley Judd, congresswomen, state lawmakers and advocates gather on second anniversary of Dobbs
Actress and activist Ashley Judd speaks before a crowd in Richmond, Virginia on the second anniversary of the overturn of federal abortion protections. Charlotte Rene Woods / Virginia Mercury “My…
U.S. Supreme Court will hear challenge to Tennessee’s ban on care for transgender minors
Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday morning it will take up a challenge to Tennessee’s 2023 ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth. The American Civil Liberties Union…
To fund lawsuit over education secretary, senators sought donations
Sen. Tanya Vyhovsky, D-Chittenden Central, seen on the first day of the legislative biennium at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Jan. 04, 2023. File ohoto by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Last week,…
For both sides, abortion policy two years after Dobbs decision hinges on November
Abortion rights protesters gather at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. (Jane Norman/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — Exactly two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to…
U.S. Supreme Court will hear challenge to Tennessee’s ban on care for transgender minors
Kristen Chapman moved from Tennessee to Virginia so her 15 year-old transgender daughter can continue receiving gender-affirming care. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it will hear a case…
Cheikh Taylor fends off challenger, wins full term as state Democratic Party chairmanÂ
The Mississippi Democratic Party’s executive committee on Saturday voted to make state Rep. Cheikh Taylor its chairman for a full term, choosing the Oktibbeha County lawmaker over north Mississippi attorney…
Gov. Jeff Landry rejects easier pardon process for minor marijuana offenses
Gov. Jeff Landry vetoed legislation that would allow him to pardon people for minor marijuana offenses more easily. (Canva image) Gov. Jeff Landry vetoed legislation that would have made it…