Uvalde’s “back-the-blue” values collide with outrage over police response to Texas’ worst school shooting
By JASON BEEFERMAN
As in many small Texas towns, law enforcement officers here eat free at local taquerias on some days and get complimentary haircuts at neighborhood salons...
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Texas Senate Democrats call for special session to raise the age to purchase guns, require universal background checks
By KATE MCGEE
The Texas Senate Democratic Caucus is urging Gov. Greg Abbott to call an emergency special legislative session to consider a variety of gun restrictions and...
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Why 18-year-olds can buy AR-15s in Texas but not handguns
By KIAH COLLIER
The fact that the gunman responsible for this week’s massacre in Uvalde was able to buy two AR-15s days after his 18th birthday highlights how...
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Alabama voters approve $85 million bond issue to fund public historical sites and state parks
By Jackie Mitchell
Alabama voters approved Amendment 1, a constitutional amendment, on May 24. Amendment 1 authorized the state to issue up to $85 million in bonds for...
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Philadelphia mayor names two new school board members
By Dale Mezzacappa .Chalkbeat
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney appointed two new members to the city’s Board of Education on Tuesday: Sarah-Ashley Andrews, a family therapist who founded a suicide-prevention...
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What the Montreux Convention is, and what it means for the Ukraine war

What the Montreux Convention is, and what it means for the Ukraine war

By Alpaslan Ozerdem on March 23, 2022

As bad as the Ukraine war is so far, an international agreement signed in 1936 is preventing it from getting even worse. The Montreux Convention Regarding…

New bills would expose Russian, Chinese funding of American groups

New bills would expose Russian, Chinese funding of American groups

By Casey Harper on March 18, 2022

The US doesn’t need to wait for an invasion to impose sanctions on Russia – it could invoke the Magnitsky Act now

The US doesn’t need to wait for an invasion to impose sanctions on Russia – it could invoke the Magnitsky Act now

By Keith Brown on February 18, 2022

State Constitutions Vex Conservatives’ Strategies for a Post-Roe World

State Constitutions Vex Conservatives’ Strategies for a Post-Roe World

By Nick Ehli on February 17, 2022

Called ‘a victory’ by advocates, FDA lifts restrictions on abortion medication

Called ‘a victory’ by advocates, FDA lifts restrictions on abortion medication

By Susan Dunlap on December 17, 2021

Democrats Say Abortion Is on the Line in Recall Election. But Rolling Back Rights Wouldn’t Be Easy.

Democrats Say Abortion Is on the Line in Recall Election. But Rolling Back Rights Wouldn’t Be Easy.

By Rachel Bluth on August 27, 2021

American religious groups have a history of resettling refugees – including Afghans

American religious groups have a history of resettling refugees – including Afghans

By Stephanie J. Nawyn on August 26, 2021

GOP leaders say they’ve secured an extra month of funding for Texas Legislature to plug money vetoed by Gov. Greg Abbott

GOP leaders say they’ve secured an extra month of funding for Texas Legislature to plug money vetoed by Gov. Greg Abbott

By CASSANDRA POLLOCK on August 10, 2021

Special election to fill former state Rep. Jake Ellzey’s North Texas seat set for Aug. 31

Special election to fill former state Rep. Jake Ellzey’s North Texas seat set for Aug. 31

By PATRICK SVITEK on August 9, 2021

Effort ends to allow Missouri voters to endorse or reject October gas tax hike

Effort ends to allow Missouri voters to endorse or reject October gas tax hike

By John Haughey on August 6, 2021

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