States Split On Whether Juvenile Justice Should Prioritize Punishment or Rehabilitation
By Amanda Watford, Stateline Posted July 16, 2026 A teenager charged with the same crime can face dramatically different consequences depending on where they live. In one…
AI ‘Must Be Governed,’ Says UN Chief, Sounding Alarm Over Killer Robots
By Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams Posted July 9, 2026 As the global artificial intelligence arms race accelerates and lethal autonomous weapons systems—better known as “killer robots”—go from the…
Special Ed, Civil Rights To Be Shifted Out of the President’s Shrinking Department of Education
By Shauneen Miranda, States Newsroom Posted June 18, 2026 The U.S. Department of Education announced sweeping efforts Tuesday to outsource its special education programs and civil rights…
Homeland Security Retreats On Plan To Get Data On Mail-In Voters
By Jonathan Shorman, States Newsroom Posted June 11, 2026 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is walking back, for now, a plan to sweep up data on millions…
Some Trans Military Members Banned By President Allowed to Continue Service Under Ruling
By Ashley Murray, States Newsroom Posted June 4, 2026 Transgender military members won a temporary victory against the Trump administration in federal appeals court Monday when two judges…
Congressional Black Caucus Calls for Corporate Leaders to Speak Out for Voting Rights
By Jonathan Shorman, States Newsroom Posted May 28, 2026 The Congressional Black Caucus on Tuesday urged American corporations to condemn efforts to dilute Black voting strength, as Southern…
AFL-CIO Demands FIFA Protect Workers, Keep ICE Out of Host Cities
Posted May 14, 2026 AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler called on FIFA leadership to keep Department of Homeland Security (DHS) immigration agents, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) out of…
CHC BOLD PAC Condemns Supreme Court Ruling Gutting the Voting Rights Act
Posted May 7, 2026 CHC BOLD PAC, the campaign arm of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, on April 29, condemned the Supreme Court’s 6–3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais,…
How the President’s Order on Mail Ballots Threatens Postal Service Independence
By Jonathan Shorman, States Newsroom Posted April 30, ,2026 President Donald Trump’s executive order on mail voting would shatter decades of U.S. Postal Service independence intended to…
The Administration Acknowledges It Needs Immigrant Farmworkers as it Moves to Cut Their Pay
By Sergio Olmos and Wendy Fry, CalMatters Posted March 26, 2026 A Trump administration attorney conceded “there aren’t enough Americans to take these jobs” at a federal court…