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One thing was missing from the speaker madness: a woman
Commentary on women in position of Speaker of the House in Indiana, Issue 1 in Ohio, the COVID booster in Kansas, the Republican U.S House delegation in Alabama, voter suppression in Wisconsin, GOP attorney Randy Corporon in Colorado, book bans in West Virginia, and higher education policy in Florida.
Rejecting Issue 1 would bring back Ohio’s 6-week abortion ban with no exceptions for rape or incest
Commentary on Issue 1 in Ohio, women in politics in Tennessee, protecting trans kids in Kansas, historical context behind restricted voting rights in Alabama, absenteeism in Indiana, school vouchers in Wisconsin, caucus-primaries in Nevada, and child mistreatment in West Virginia.
Hammering Alabama elections in search of a nail
Commentary on voting in Alabama, the U.S. House speaker race in Louisiana, test scores in Wisconsin, the governor's lectern in Arkansas, anti-gender affirming care in Oklahoma, Nazis in Tennessee, public schools in Rhode Island, and conservatism in Kentucky.
Steve Marshall doesn’t know what Jim Crow was
Commentary on redistricting maps in Alabama, the newspaper raid in Kansas, military recruitment in Georgia, the state GOP in Montana, Colorado, and Ohio, spending in Oklahoma, and school district funding in Minnesota.
Sen. Menendez flips New Jersey the bird
Commentary on Senator Bob Menendez's refusal to step down in both New Jersey and Montana, Senator John Fetterman's attire in both Pennsylvania and West Virginia, public access to legislative information in Arkansas, book bans in Alabama, state tax structure in Nevada, and Trump supporting GOP in Colorado.
I knew Kansas officials would overstep after Marion raid. I didn’t expect it to be in Lawrence.
Commentary on the Marion raid in Kansas, low taxes in Alabama, school vouchers in Ohio, abortion exceptions in Idaho, long COVID in New Mexico, an introduction to the Maine Morning Star, a metaphor between college football and America in Florida, and gun safety laws in Georgia.
We are facing a sustained, historic assault on democracy in Ohio and across America
Commentary on Democracy Day in Ohio, Florida, Wisconsin, and Kansas, redistricting in Alabama, WVU misinformation in West Virginia, Governor Cameron in Kentucky, and the Freedom of Information Act in Arkansas.
How anti-government ideologues targeted Wisconsin public schools
Commentary on public schools in Wisconsin, suicide prevention in Colorado, Attorney General Austin Knudsen in Montana, voter map redistricting in Ohio, the Marion County newspaper raid in Kansas, education meeting wait times in Oklahoma, Jimmy Buffet in Florida, and the death penalty in Alabama.
Joan Meyer, Marion newspaper owner, gave cops a piece of her mind. Honor her righteous indignation.
Commentary on the death of Joan Meyer, the co-owner of the Marion County Record in Kansas, register caucus poll in Iowa, the GOP primary presidential debate in Nevada, map redistricting in both Ohio and Alabama, WVU Gordon Gee's spending in West Virginia, Black farmers in Virginia, and the firing of a pregnant, unwed teacher in New Jersey.
Kansas newspaper raid draws plenty of attention, but journalists defy threats across U.S.
Commentary about a newspaper raid in Kansas, the youth climate trial in Montana, attacks on the press in Arkansas, guns in Tennessee, the Black community in Alabama, book bans in Indiana, the Trump indictment in Minnesota, and the GOP presidential primary in Nevada.
What happened in Ohio Tuesday? Voters refused to be suckered, and stood up for themselves
Commentary on Issue 1 in Ohio, Donald Trump's indictment in Kentucky, the state Supreme Court in New Jersey, Steve Marshall in Alabama, white privilege in Florida, a bipartisan PAC in Kansas, Dean Phillips in Minnesota, and gun violence in Tennessee.
The Ohio Constitution declares all power inherent in the people. Issue 1 seeks to rob that from us
Commentary on Issue 1 in Ohio, ballot power in Indiana, the Trump indictment in Georgia, Court Justice swearing-in in Wisconsin, flawed state politics in Alabama, Kristi Noem in South Dakota, the Hickory Hill Community Center in Virginia, and mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan.