A classroom at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School in South Salt Lake City, Utah, on March 12, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps/Utah News Dispatch) WASHINGTON — The U.S. House passed a bill Wednesday that would require parental consent before a public elementary or middle school can update a student’s pronouns, gender markers or preferred name on…
A protester listened to U.S. Rep. Analilia Mejia, D-N.J., at a rally on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, as the representative spoke against the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision to strike down part of the Voting Rights Act. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — About 100 rallygoers gathered on Capitol Hill Wednesday…
An anti-abortion group last month sued seven Utah fertility clinics, including Utah Fertility Center, claiming their disposal of embryos as part of the in-vitro fertilization process violates the state’s wrongful-death law. (Photo by McKenzie Romero/Utah News Dispatch) An anti-abortion group last month sued seven Utah fertility clinics, claiming their disposal of embryos as part of…
State Rep. Tim Taylor of Bunceton, chairman of the Missouri House Special Interim Committee on Property Tax Reform, listens during testimony at a September public hearing (Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent). As the Missouri House began the final day of this year’s session last week, state Rep. Tim Taylor reluctantly reported that last-minute efforts to salvage a…
Eric Schmitt answers questions during a press conference after filing to run in the Missouri Senate primaries on Feb. 22, 2022 in Jefferson City (Madeline Carter/Missouri Independent). Republicans on a U.S. Senate panel suggested Tuesday a recent Supreme Court decision weakening the federal Voting Rights Act invalidated U.S. House districts in Democratic states where most…
Amare Thomas #0 of the Houston Cougars gives a stiff arm to Tamarcus Cooley #0 of the Louisiana State Tigers in the second half during the Kinder’s Texas Bowl at NRG Stadium on Dec. 27, 2025 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — The Congressional Black Caucus and NAACP on Tuesday urged…
A lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland challenges a portion of the incoming federal student loan system overhaul that establishes stricter loan caps for students partaking in postbaccalaureate degree programs that do not fall under the department’s “professional” classification. (Photo by Courtney K/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — A coalition of Democratic…
A work crew fills potholes on Perring Parkway in Baltimore. Crews filled at least 32,000 potholes from late February through mid-March, and the city aims to fill another 25,000 potholes by mid-July. (Photo by J.J. McQueen/Baltimore City Mayor’s Office) Across the country, potholes are more than a seasonal nuisance. They are a visible symptom of…
A bill sponsored by state Sen. David Gregory, a Chesterfield Republican, seeks to protect schools with a new type of guard called a “Missouri Ranger” (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent). A bill to create a new faction of school protection officers with “physical fitness superior to a U.S. Marine” got final approval from Missouri lawmakers in the…
Pregnant patients experiencing miscarriage who live in states with abortion bans have fewer options for healthcare management, according to a new study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association (Anna Spoerre/Missouri Independent). Pregnant patients experiencing miscarriage who live in states with abortion bans have fewer options for healthcare management, according to a new…
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