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Despite what some politicians say, crime rates are decreasing
Michigan Advance· 17 hours agoViolent crime in the United States dropped significantly in the first quarter of 2024 compared with...
What is pentobarbital? More questions than answers surround Indiana’s new execution drug.
Indiana Capital Chronicle· 23 hours agoAfter state officials announced last week that Indiana will resume executions for the first time in...
Election-related wins and losses from the 2024 legislative session
Rhode Island Current· 1 day agoIn drafting legislation to require a post-election review verifying accuracy and security of primary...
Perspective: Thoughts on American democracy as a new citizen
Deseret News· 1 day agoBut cognitive elasticity is not just found in Washington and Lincoln, widely considered the two...
Greater focus on crime sparks another wave of juvenile justice bills
Maryland Matters· 2 days agoFor decades, state legislators and criminal justice advocates have worked to change the juvenile...
Young gay Latinos see rising share of new HIV cases, leading to call for targeted funding
South Carolina Daily Gazette· 2 days agoCHARLOTTE, N.C. — Four months after seeking asylum in the U.S., Fernando Hermida began coughing and...
14 Fantastic Facts About the Fourth of July
HowStuffWorks· 2 days agoSummer in Washington, D.C. is famously hot and muggy. After a long day of festivities in the nation's capital, Taylor walked home all the way from the &...
Swing-state legislatures diverge on election-year gun measures
Michigan Advance· 2 days agoStates continued to diverge on gun policy this year, with especially intense debate in the swing...
Black economic boycotts of the civil rights era offer lessons on how to achieve a just society
Ohio Capital Journal· 2 days agoSigned into law 60 years ago, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination in the U.S. based...
Former park superintendent to talk public lands
Hungry Horse News, Columbia Falls, Mont.· 2 days agoJul. 3—By CHRIS PETERSON Hungry Horse News Like millions of other Americans, Walt Dabney considers himself a "proud public landowner." About seven years ago, the former National Park Service ...
