Social Justice
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
NM lawmaker says journalists of all stripes need protection
A former community organizer and newly-elected lawmaker is responding to the Trump administration's escalating attacks on the press with a proposed la…
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Report: LA educational attainment improving but below national average
Louisiana ranks below the national average in the percentage of adults with a college degree or other postsecondary credentials, according to the new …
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Climate advocate: Closure of EPA branch harms VA environment
The Trump administration has begun to dismantle the Environmental Protection Agency's office dealing with reducing environmental harms to minority and…
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Climate advocate: Trump EPA office closure harms environment
The Trump administration has started dismantling the Environmental Protection Agency's office dealing with reducing environmental harms to minority an…
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Harm reduction efforts fall short for Black men in Indiana
By Darian Benson and Mary Claire Molloy for Mirror Indy.Broadcast version by Joe Ulery for Indiana News Service reporting for the Mirror Indy-Free Pre…
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Do rest stop cameras in Ohio increase safety or infringe on privacy?
By Hevin Wilkey / Broadcast version by Farah Siddiqi reporting for the Kent State-Ohio News Connection Collaboration. Some Ohio legislators want to …
Monday, February 10, 2025
Report: Military service members pay more for car loans
Military borrowers pay higher costs and face greater financial risks than civilian borrowers when taking out credit to buy a car - according to a new …
KY lawmakers propose alternatives to incarceration for primary caregivers
A bill introduced by Kentucky lawmakers would increase alternatives to prison or jail for parents convicted of nonviolent offenses. Most of the …
Educators, Ohio leaders react to new ICE rules
A new federal policy allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents into public schools has sparked concerns nationwide, including here in Ohio…
Initial Trump actions spark nationwide protests
In rural states such as South and North Dakota and large urban centers around the U.S., protests were held Wednesday amid fears about the first wave …
MS advocates fight on after Supreme Court upholds voting ban
Mississippi voting rights advocates said their fight is not over, even after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case challenging the state's …
Poll: 68% of Wyoming Republicans oppose universal school vouchers
A Wyoming bill to expand a school voucher program passed the House last week, despite a new survey showing most Republican voters in the state oppose …