More than half of states sue to block Biden Title IX rule protecting LGBTQ+ students
More than half of states, all with Republican attorneys general, have sued to block a recent U.S. Department of Education final rule seeking to protect LGBTQ+ students from discrimination. (Image:…
Canadian wildfire smoke just blanketed the Midwest — again
A smoky haze settles over Traverse City, as seen from the top of Copper Ridge Drive in June 2023. (Photo: Ed Ronco/IPR News) This coverage is made possible through a…
More than half of states sue to block Biden Title IX rule protecting LGBTQ+ students
More than half of states, all with Republican attorneys general, have sued to block a recent U.S. Department of Education final rule seeking to protect LGBTQ+ students from discrimination. (Getty…
Readers React: Doulas can help address deficiencies in maternal care
Getty Images With regards to “Doctors plead with Congress to help improve U.S. maternal mortality rate,” by Jennifer Shutt, May 3, 2024. Our nation is failing its mothers. In Louisiana,…
Weekend humor from Celia Rivenbark: Another gun totin’ GOP woman pol flames out
The author says South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s of barnyard puppy murder does not bode well for her long-term political prospects. (Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) I blame Sarah Palin for…
Celebrating 100 years: 5 Artists-in-Residence bring Idaho’s Craters of the Moon to life
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve has selected five Artists-in-Residence to help celebrate the park’s centennial. All of the artists live in Idaho and have connections to Craters…
Abortion ballot measures could lift Dems in U.S. House races, campaign chief says
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Suzan DelBene speaks at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 19, 2023. DelBene spoke to reporters Friday, May 17, 2024, about how…
Biden policies aid Detroit in the electric vehicle race with China
President Joe Biden speaks about electric vehicle manufacturing during a stop at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Sept. 14, 2022. (Andrew Roth | Michigan Advance) President…
Advocates press U.S. House to act soon on compensation for nuclear testing victims
New Mexico Democrats Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, at the lectern, and Sen. Ben Ray Luján, and Guam’s Republican House delegate, James Moylan, along with advocates, on May 16, 2024, urged…
Congressional panel debates who should foot the bill for rebuilding Baltimore bridge
Debris is cleared from the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge as efforts begin to reopen the Port of Baltimore on March 31, 2024, in Baltimore, Maryland. The bridge, which was…