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February 18, 2019 


Conservative news outlets call-out the Trump administration on his “National Emergency” for the wall. Also, on the President’s Day rundown: a statewide retirement savings plan headed to the Connecticut state legislature. Plus, a report on the “renaissance” in less intrusive cardiac care.

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Human Rights/Racial Justice

Martha Hernandez (L) and Ana Suda (R) were detained for 40 minutes by a U.S. Border Patrol agent who overheard them speaking Spanish. (Brooke Swaney/ACLU of Montana)
ACLU Sues Border Patrol for Detaining MT Women
Friday, February 15, 2019
HAVRE, Mont. – Two women who were detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection after an agent overheard them speaking Spanish are suing the ...Read More
Critics say computer programs that perform risk assessments on defendants in criminal cases aren't blind and actually contain racial bias. (pixel2013/Pixabay)
Bill Clamps Down on "Racially Biased" Algorithms Used in Trials
Thursday, February 14, 2019
BOISE, Idaho – Critics of computer algorithms that predict someone's risk of committing a crime say they're tinged with racial bias. A ...Read More
More than half of suicides within juvenile facilities occur while the young person is in solitary confinement. (Ryan Melaugh/Flickr)
Lawmakers to Consider Limiting Juvenile Solitary Confinement
Thursday, February 14, 2019
LINCOLN, Neb. – Nebraska lawmakers hold a public hearing Thursday for a bill that would limit the use of juvenile solitary confinement in ...Read More
North Carolina has long been a leader in early-childhood education. It was the first to offer full-day kindergarten and created the nation's first comprehensive early-childhood initiative, Smart Start. (North Carolina Early Childhood Foundation)
NC Groups Release Diverse Framework to Improve Early Education
Monday, February 11, 2019
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Only 39 percent of North Carolina's third-graders are proficient in reading, according to the last National Report Card ...Read More
Workloads for Minnesota's state public defenders are too high and affect their ability to represent clients, according to a 2010 report from the Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor. (AJEL/Pixabay)
Do Overworked and Underpaid MN Public Defenders Put Justice at Risk?
Monday, February 11, 2019
By Filiberto Nolasco Gomez / Broadcast version by Roz Brown Reporting for the Workday Minnesota-Minnesota News Connection Collaboration MINNEAPOLIS & ...Read More
More than 130 people on death row were tried before a 2008 package of reforms intended to prevent false confessions and mistaken eyewitness identifications, which have been leading causes of wrongful convictions across North Carolina. (psu.edu)
80-Year-Old Sentenced to Death Could Be Exonerated Soon
Thursday, January 31, 2019
WILSON, N.C. – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has agreed with The Duke Law Innocence Project's assertion that it's unlikely ...Read More
Death-penalty opponents say not only does capital punishment cost more than a life sentence, a wrongful execution can't be reversed. (Jason Rosenberg/Flickr)
KY Students Hear Conservative Case Against Death Penalty
Monday, January 28, 2019
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Conservatives historically are pegged as champions of the death penalty, but some say there's growing momentum to change that ...Read More
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DMACC Focuses on Football, Race for Black History Month
Monday, January 28, 2019
DES MOINES, Iowa – Football has always been a violent game, but when three African-American men were severely injured while playing for Iowa ...Read More
As a farmer, educator and social-justice advocate, Onika Abraham says organic practices are rooted in past generations, from all walks of life and across the globe. (OEFFA)
Overcoming Oppressive Roots to Bring Diversity to Farming
Friday, January 25, 2019
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A premiere gathering for sustainable farmers, backyard growers and local food enthusiasts in Ohio marks a key milestone this ...Read More
These photos, used with permission of The Tallahassee Democrat, show Florida Secretary of State Michael Ertel in blackface at a 2005 Halloween party. (Tallahassee Democrat)
Caught in Blackface, Florida Elections Chief Resigns
Friday, January 25, 2019
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida's new elections chief was forced to resign on Thursday after just three weeks on the job, when a newspaper ...Read More
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