The Kansas Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s injunction Friday, stopping CoreCivic from housing prisoners ahead of reaching agreement with Leavenworth city officials. Judge Stephen Hill questioned CoreCivic attorneys during the appeal on Feb. 10, 2026. (Photo by Thad Allton for the Kansas Reflector) TOPEKA — CoreCivic can’t house immigration detainees before reaching an…
Abortion opponents once convinced the U.S. Supreme Court to ban an abortion procedure on the basis that it was gruesome and barbaric. They are spreading a similar narrative about abortion medication in court and at protests like this year’s March for Life on Jan. 23, 2026. (Photo by Sofia Resnick/States Newsroom) There is a content…
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas, is among the nation’s largest Hispanic-serving institutions.(Photo by Hugh Jackson/Nevada Current) WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democrats threw a spotlight Thursday on President Donald Trump’s attempts to yank funds away from minority-serving institutions, as the administration tries to end diversity, equity and inclusion policies in schools. Hawaii U.S. Sen. Mazie…
People walk past blooming trees on the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in April 2025. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — American colleges and universities received gifts and contracts worth more than $5.2 billion from foreign entities in 2025, according to the U.S. Department of Education, which also recently published summaries of foreign investment…
The Missouri House passed a bill Thursday protecting student free speech rights sponsored by state Rep. Darin Chappell of Rogersville. Chappell is shown speaking during a March 20224 Missouri House debate (Tim Bommel/Missouri House Communications). Protections for religious expression in K-12 schools could also be expanded to guard ideological and political speech through a bill…
An employee walks behind cattle on an Idaho dairy farm in an undated photo. Dairy farms in Idaho say they depend on immigrant workers without legal work authorization and oppose mandates to check legal status with the federal E-Verify system. (Photo courtesy of Idaho Dairymen’s Association) Pressured by businesses on the importance of immigrant labor,…
Members of Congress are calling for a probe into the use of a taxpayer-funded airplane by Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel, shown on Feb. 6, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Rhode Island’s congressional delegates want to know more after the ranking member of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee…
The Missouri House on Thursday passed a bill sponsored by state Rep. Brian Seitz, a Branson Republican, that would remove a sunset on the state’s law barring transgender athletes from competing according to their gender identity. He is showing speaking a March 2025 House debate (Tim Bommel/Missouri House Communications). The Missouri House passed a bill…
State Sen. Rick Brattin, right, a Republican from Harrisonville, announces Thursday that he will seek the Republican nomination for Congress in Missouri’s 5th District. Brattin was joined by members of his family, from right, a son, Garrett, a daughter Hannah and his wife, Athena Brattin. (Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent) The list of Republicans hoping to win…
State Sen. Lincoln Hough, a Republican from Springfield, on Wednesday proposed an alternative budget that boosts funding for public schools. Hough, who was removed as chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee last year, is shown on the first day of the 2024 legislative session (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent). A Republican lawmaker stripped of his influence on…
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