Roe v. Wade, the landmark case that legalized abortions in the U.S, originated in Texas in 1970. It eventually was heard by the Supreme Court and for 50 years, it

El caso Roe contra Wade, el hito judicial que legalizó el aborto en Estados Unidos, se inició en Texas en 1970. Finalmente fue llevado ante la Corte Suprema y, durante

As the government remains partially shut down over funding for the Department of Homeland Security, some Midwest advocates argued the moment is far greater than a budget battle but rather

North Carolina students are taking voting into their own hands after the election board stripped their college of its early voting site.Protect Ours is a movement started at North Carolina

Michigan is certifying more new teachers than at any point in the past decade, according to a new report, but high turnover continues to drain classrooms.The research comes from the

As encounters with federal immigration agents continue to escalate, politicians and community organizers in Illinois and across the country are encouraging people to exercise their First Amendment rig...

The federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota and the increasing national backlash against it produce a nonstop flow of news and social media posts and a journalism expert hopes news consumers

Temporary Protected Status for Haitians is set to expire Feb. 3 unless a federal judge steps in.In Springfield, home to one of Ohio’s largest Haitian communities, families and support organizations

A bill moving through the Alabama Legislature would require hospital emergency departments to have at least one physician physically on-site.Supporters said the requirement is meant to reduce uneven c...

Indiana has excelled at getting students back to pre-pandemic reading levels. One program developed at the University of Notre Dame to train tutors might be part of the reason. In

Some West Virginia lawmakers are proposing allocating $8 Million in emergency funding to Hancock County schools. It comes after the district announced last month it didn’t have the money to

Immigrants play an outsize role in homebuilding and remodeling across the Commonwealth, a role which will be affected by the Trump administration's push to reach

Thousands of Black women in Pennsylvania and nationwide are facing unemployment amid the Trump administration's push to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion policies.Data from the Bureau of Labor...

El incendio de Eaton arrasó Altadena hace aproximadamente un año, dejando propiedades contaminadas con sustancias tóxicas. Grupos locales continúan ayudando a las familias a recuperarse. El incendio d...

Minnesotans are coming to grips with another fatal shooting carried out by federal immigration officers and local voices said they are balancing grief with a strong will to keep defending

The Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network hosted its ninth Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Day last week, drawing hundreds to Olympia to uplift immigrant communities and advance their legislative age...

By Daphne Duret for The Marshall Project.Broadcast version by Farah Siddiqi for Ohio News Connection reporting for the Marshall Project-Public News Service Collaboration Un jour à la fois. The French

A new pilot program in Massachusetts aims to help residents with some college credits complete their certificate or degree.The reengagement effort offers direct student outreach and coaching to the mo...

The Maine Department of Corrections has joined a national effort to expand work opportunities for people after they are released from prison.The state is already considered a leader in providing

Florida's farms and seasonal businesses, which lead the nation in using legal H-2A visa workers, face a new challenge.Industry leaders reported media coverage of immigration enforcement is creating fe...

By Rebekah Alvey for Civil Eats.Broadcast version by Mike Moen for Minnesota News Connection reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public News Service Collaboration A federal judge has blocke...

Indiana’s high school class of 2025 recorded the highest graduation rate since 2022. One Indianapolis school is now preparing elementary and middle schoolers for a multicultural environment before the...

Los habitantes de Minnesota están asimilando otro tiroteo mortal perpetrado por agentes federales de migración. Voces locales afirman que están equilibrando el dolor con la firme voluntad de seguir de...

Widespread coverage of federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota might prompt assumptions about what's happening here. An expert on social behavior who's been following the neighborhood responses s...

A Midwest professor is sounding the alarm on what he called the Trump administration’s authoritarian tactics to quell the press, free speech and other constitutional rights, stressing everyone should ...

Arkansas immigration advocates are preparing for new restrictions on visas as the State Department stops processing immigrant visas for residents from 75 countries.The affected countries include Afgha...

A pesar de los recortes de financiación por parte del estado y del gobierno federal, se prevé que las clínicas de salud reproductiva de Planned Parenthood en todo Texas atiendan

Despite funding cuts from the state and federal governments, Planned Parenthood reproductive health-care clinics across Texas are expected to serve more than 100,000 patients this year.Texas lawmakers...

As Immigration and Customs Enforcement steps up enforcement in Massachusetts, organizations aiding survivors of sexual and domestic violence say fewer people are using their services.Undocumented immi...

Only nine colleges nationwide belong to the federally-designated Work College Consortium, a group that requires all full-time students to work as part of their education. One of those schools is

As President Donald Trump pushes a goal of negative net migration into the U.S., a new report found immigrants play an outsize role in homebuilding and remodeling.The report showed in

On the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump’s second term, advocates for clean energy and the environment are calling out the administration for failed promises to cut energy costs.Wisconsin...

With federal immigration agents showing no signs of leaving Minnesota, local organizers want to display a large sense of solidarity in condemning ICE enforcement.Major union partners are part of a

Labor leaders in Minnesota say the surge of federal agents in and around Minneapolis and St. Paul is having a clear impact on workers.In recent days, social-media videos have circulated

Illinois nurses are sounding the alarm on the implications of a federal repeal reducing staffing requirements and care standards at nursing homes and long-term care facilities.The Department of Health...

A Missouri lawmaker is renewing an effort to allow people brought to the United States as children under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, to qualify for

Minnesota leaders are now suing the federal government over the large deployment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to the state and the concern is not just felt in the

New Mexico taxpayers will get less money for education, health care, infrastructure and other priorities from the recent sale of oil and gas leases on federal lands thanks to President

Tennessee's new

As 2026 begins, Michigan’s long-running fight over how large livestock operations handle manure is heading back to court.Communities like Gratiot County are weighing new and expanded concentrated anim...

New research showed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is violating its own policy by separating immigrant parents from their children during deportation actions in Colorado and across the count...

Los estudiantes pueden adquirir experiencia laboral mientras cursan sus estudios, si se inscriben en una de las universidades que forman parte de un consorcio nacional, entre los que se incluye

Detroit teachers are pushing for the release of immigrant students from Michigan – many of them minors – who are being held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.Some were sent

Despite what some perceived as a move to suppress voting in a special election, Iowans have elected the first Black female to the state Senate.Republicans were hoping to regain a

New Mexico will maintain its full childhood vaccine schedule, despite rollbacks by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.The state Health Department's Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Miranda Dur...

A new national survey finds Black families face the highest level of unmet demand for after-school programs on record. Ohio program leaders said the data reflect daily realities in communities

Los californianos que tienen problemas con sus planes de Medicare Advantage aún pueden cambiarlo, gracias a un período de gracia de tres meses que va de enero a marzo. Sin

Demonstrations continue to unfold around the country following United States military action in Venezuela. A South Dakota expert weighs on the legality of what happened as the public tries to

Voting-rights groups say they’re bracing for continued attacks on state elections in 2026.The Trump administration has now filed lawsuits against 18 mostly Democrat-led states, demanding access to vot...

California continues to lag behind other states on many issues affecting child well-being, according to the new 2026 Children’s Report Card, out today.Researchers from the nonprofit Children Now looke...