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Religious bullies in Kansas politics fantasize about being victims of the left. Don’t fall for it.

Commentary on the separation of church and state in Kansas, civil rights hero Arthur Madison in Alabama, democratic policy in Minnesota, attacks on abortion and gender-affirming care in Indiana, abortion initiatives in Missouri, the juvenile justice transparency bill in Louisiana, conservation policy in Nevada, and the Black Hills National Forest in North Dakota.

White nationalism is racism

Commentary on white nationalism in Alabama, book bans in Arkansas, school funding in Minnesota, GOP gubernatorial nominee Daniel Cameron in Kentucky, the film tax credit bill in Nevada, voting amendments in Ohio, pay raises for elected officials in Indiana, debt defaults in Wisconsin.

The enemies of progressive policy turned out to be Colorado Democrats

Commentary on the Democratic Party in Colorado, Title 42 in New Mexico, tax breaks in Nevada, GOP lawmakers in Ohio, immigration enforcement in North Carolina, legislative sessions in Iowa, Teacher Appreciation Week in Wisconsin, and sterilizing history in Alabama.

Alabama Pre-K thrived outside of politics. Then Kay Ivey dragged it in

Commentary on the First-Class pre-kindergarten program in Alabama, special interest extremists in Ohio, voting rhetoric in Minnesota, election denial in Georgia, Ron DeSantis in Florida, gun violence in Virginia, Secretary of State Shemia Fagan in Oregon, and trans athlete student bans in New Jersey.

Alabama resumes its cruel war on transgender youth

Commentary on anti-trans legislation in Alabama, the silencing of Zooey Zephyr in Montana, the aftermath of the Tennessee mass shooting, Gov. Kristi Noem's NRA convention appearance in South Dakota, anti-transparency in Colorado, Senate GOP in Iowa, anti-trans rhetoric in Missouri, and child care shortages in Kansas.

It’s the guns

Commentary on the mass shooting in Alabama, gun rights in Colorado, child trafficking in Wisconsin, voting disruption in Ohio, Yellowstone National Park in Idaho, gun laws in Kentucky, state government in Tennessee, and Nevada's economy.

How many more AR-15 massacres?

Commentary on the mass shooting in Kentucky, the Tennessee Three, economic incentives in Alabama, the Republican caucus bill in Iowa, anti-trans laws in Kansas, book bans in Indiana, the Texas abortion pill ruling in North Carolina, and voting policy in Virginia.

Stockard on the Stump: World watches House kick out two reps for 15 seconds of protest

Commentary on the Tennessee Three, the decline of minority rule in Wisconsin, the anti-trans bill in Kansas, public school funding in Ohio, campaign donors in New Jersey, trans rights in Nebraska, legislative process in Indiana, and Marjorie Taylor Greene in Georgia.

Gun violence is a proxy war on the American public

Commentary on gun violence in Colorado, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee, felon voting in Virginia, anti-abortion rhetoric in South Dakota, voting rights in Ohio, the prison crisis in Alabama, and the recent mass shooting in Tennessee.

As other states attack LGBTQ+ kids, Michigan emerges as a safe haven

Commentary on the LGBTQ community in Michigan, political fixations on the LGBTQ community in New Jersey, child-theft in Tennessee, the history of Hanover County public schools in Virginia, child care in Kentucky, sex abuse survivors in Kansas, abortion bans in Alabama, and sterilizing history in Florida.

Kansas legislators’ war on the poor opens worrisome new front: School vouchers and tax avoidance

Commentary on school vouchers and tax avoidance in Kansas, GOP principles in Iowa, political favoritism in Ohio, anti-abortion centers in Colorado, policing mental health in New Jersey, and fabulist ideologies in Tennessee.

Demands by protesters and Breonna Taylor’s family helped expose the rot in Louisville policing

Commentary on Louisville policing in Kentucky, lawmakers in Kansas, the corruption trial in Ohio, the Supreme Court race in Wisconsin, parental rights in Iowa, birth control access in Indiana.