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State’s 911 emergency system failing to locate every New Mexican, rural homes missing from maps
New Mexico

State’s 911 emergency system failing to locate every New Mexican. Rural homes missing from maps.

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Civic engagement groups grow programs for immigrant and Black organizers
Tennessee

Civic engagement groups grow programs for immigrant and Black organizers

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Despite concerns of ‘fishing expedition,’ state canvassers approve limited recount on Props 2 and 3
Michigan

Despite concerns of ‘fishing expedition,’ state canvassers approve limited recount on Props 2 and 3

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Supreme Court hears arguments in Colorado case involving free speech and same-sex marriage
Colorado

Supreme Court hears arguments in Colorado case involving free speech and same-sex marriage

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Groups pushing to get farm worker bill over the finish line
Ohio

Groups pushing to get farm worker bill over the finish line

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Ahead of the Kansas legislative session, abortion rights once again under discussion
Kansas

Ahead of the Kansas legislative session, abortion rights once again under discussion

Dec 05, 2022
More than a dozen police reports and interviews with former staffers at Bennington Elementary School paint a picture of a school struggling to respond to students in mental health crises. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger; Illustration by Natalie Williams/VTDigger
Vermont

Bennington Elementary School is calling the police on its own students. What’s going wrong?

Dec 05, 2022
Construction on University of Southern Mississippi's new $7 million volleyball facility was primarily funded by welfare dollars. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America
Mississippi

State adds USM volleyball project to effort to recoup misspent welfare funds

Dec 05, 2022
Family, lawyer, activists blast Milwaukee jail for ‘preventable’ suicide
Wisconsin

Family, lawyer, activists blast Milwaukee jail for ‘preventable’ suicide

Dec 05, 2022
Philly made its tough youth curfew permanent. Will it actually work? | Monday Morning Coffee
Pennsylvania

Philly made its tough youth curfew permanent. Will it actually work? | Monday Morning Coffee

Dec 05, 2022
Advocates demand cameras in homes for developmentally disabled adults to reduce abuse
New Jersey

Advocates demand cameras in homes for developmentally disabled adults to reduce abuse

Dec 05, 2022
How investments in Black businesses can help close KC’s racial wealth gap
Missouri

How investments in Black businesses can help close KC’s racial wealth gap

Dec 05, 2022
Councilors to vote on changes to Zero Fares bus program, citing safety concerns
New Mexico

Councilors to vote on changes to Zero Fares bus program, citing safety concerns

Dec 05, 2022
With new Democratic leadership next year, what long-inert legislation will now pass?
Michigan

With new Democratic leadership next year, what long-inert legislation will now pass?

Dec 05, 2022
Ohio abortion foe calls for doctor discipline in miscarriage, doesn’t address other problems
Ohio

Ohio abortion foe calls for doctor discipline in miscarriage, doesn’t address other problems

Dec 05, 2022
Federal trial in Tampa begins after Jan. 6 defendant Jeremy Brown detained for 14 months
Florida

Federal trial in Tampa begins after Jan. 6 defendant Jeremy Brown detained for 14 months

Dec 05, 2022
Bill to protect gun stores and firearm owners during state of emergency passes Ohio House
Ohio

Bill to protect gun stores and firearm owners during state of emergency passes Ohio House

Dec 05, 2022
Philly mayoral candidates speak on LGBTQ rights
Pennsylvania

Philly mayoral candidates speak on LGBTQ rights

Dec 04, 2022
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare in Memphis catches flak from ACLU for transgender policies
Tennessee

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare in Memphis catches flak from ACLU for transgender policies

Dec 02, 2022
Warren v. DeSantis: Governor’s aide, Warren’s aide, were key witnesses
Florida

Warren v. DeSantis: Governor’s aide, Warren’s aide, were key witnesses

Dec 02, 2022
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