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Hundreds gather to march in Grand Rapids for missing and murdered Indigenous people
Michigan

Hundreds gather to march in Grand Rapids for missing and murdered Indigenous people

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Two days of pro-Palestinian protests at KU, then resumption of regular classroom order
Kansas

Two days of pro-Palestinian protests at KU, then resumption of regular schedule

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Trump celebrates the fall of Roe v. Wade, promises mass deportations if he’s elected
Montana

Trump celebrates the fall of Roe vs. Wade, promises mass deportations if he’s elected

5:39pm ET
U.S. Justice Department threatens court challenge to Iowa immigration law
Iowa

U.S. Justice Department threatens court challenge to Iowa immigration law

5:07pm ET
Jacksonville Democratic Rep. Angie Nixon stood with pro-Palestine protesters at UNF
Florida

Jacksonville Democratic Rep. Angie Nixon stood with pro-Palestine protesters at UNF

2:43pm ET
Whitmer taps Bay Mills tribal leader for LSSU Board of Trustees
Michigan

Whitmer taps Bay Mills tribal leader for LSSU Board of Trustees

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NYPD officers stand in front of the gates at City College on April 30, 2024. | Chris Gelardi
New York

On the Ground at the NYPD Raid on the City College Gaza Solidarity Encampment

May 02, 2024
Groups of pro-Palestinian protesters gather at an entrance to their encampment at UCLA on the late evening of May 1, 2024. Law enforcement would eventually clear the encampment on the morning of May 2, 2024. Photo by Ted Soqui, CalMatters
California

California Republicans want to take financial aid from protesters if they were violent

May 02, 2024
Roy Wilkins, left, and Medgar Evers, protest outside department stores in downtown Jackson. Credit: http://snccdigital.org/
Mississippi

Medgar Evers will receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

5:30am ET
President signs proclamations protecting nearly 120,000 acres
New Mexico

President signs proclamations protecting nearly 120,000 acres

5:25am ET
Rutgers students — reluctantly — end Gaza solidarity encampment
New Jersey

Rutgers students — reluctantly — end Gaza solidarity encampment

May 02, 2024
Advocates march in Lansing in support of driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants
Michigan

Advocates march in Lansing in support of driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants

May 02, 2024
Legislature adopts potentially unconstitutional ban on ‘foreign adversary’ property ownership
Kansas

Legislature adopts potentially unconstitutional ban on ‘foreign adversary’ property ownership

May 02, 2024
Arkansas governor signs executive order prioritizing state law over new Title IX rule
Arkansas

Arkansas governor signs executive order prioritizing state law over new Title IX rule

May 02, 2024
FL’s educator preparation programs may not teach ‘identity politics’ or distort historical events
Florida

FL’s educator preparation programs may not teach ‘identity politics’ or distort historical events

May 02, 2024
Michigan Democratic Party seeks records related to border trip by GOP leaders
Michigan

Michigan Democratic Party seeks records related to border trip by GOP leaders

May 02, 2024
United Methodist delegates vote to end bans on gay clergy, same-sex marriage
Kentucky

United Methodist delegates vote to end bans on gay clergy, same-sex marriage

May 02, 2024
Senate approves bill requiring sheriffs honor federal immigration requests to hold people in jail
North Carolina

Senate approves bill requiring sheriffs honor federal immigration requests to hold people in jail

May 02, 2024
In Freeland, Trump celebrates the fall of Roe v. Wade, promises mass deportations if he’s elected
Michigan

In Freeland, Trump celebrates the fall of Roe v. Wade, promises mass deportations if he’s elected

May 02, 2024
NC Senate panel OKs bill requiring sheriffs to cooperate with ICE
North Carolina

NC Senate panel OKs bill requiring sheriffs to cooperate with ICE

May 02, 2024
Riley Gaines’ selection as commencement speaker riles some Adrian College alums 
Michigan

Riley Gaines’ selection as commencement speaker riles some Adrian College alums 

May 02, 2024
After Kansas civil asset forfeiture reform, let’s funnel that money into communities it came from
Kansas
Commentary

After Kansas civil asset forfeiture reform, let’s funnel that money into communities it came from

May 02, 2024
Park where thousands of meals were purportedly given away during the pandemic was closed.
Minnesota

Feeding Our Future trial: thousands of meals purportedly served at a park. It was closed.

May 01, 2024
Immigrants, advocates rally against law making illegal immigration a state crime
Iowa

Immigrants, advocates rally against law making illegal immigration a state crime

May 01, 2024