Churches Don’t Have to Be Accessible. That’s Bad News For Voters.
Mother Jones; Unsplash; Wikimedia Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Eli. Underwood likes the experience of voting in person, but they now have to vote by mail. Underwood went to a Detroit church to cast a ballot in the 2022 general elections, but chronic health conditions…
This Tribe Will Gladly Accept Clean Energy Funding, Even If Wyoming Won’t
Northern Arapaho host a local powwow on the eve of a solar eclipse in Riverton, Wyoming.Helen H. Richardson/Getty Images This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When Wyoming governor Mark Gordon told the Environmental Protection Agency in 2023 that the state would not be applying for…
Supporters of paid family leave for state workers applaud new Georgia law
Milton Republican Rep. Jan Jones helped shepherd paid parental leave legislation through the General Assembly in 2024. Jones said the new policy will provide greater relief to mothers who often sacrifice vacation and sick time to take care of their children. File Georgia Recorder/Ross Williams Parents working in state government and public schools will be…
U.S. House speaker confronts anti-war protesters at Columbia University
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, speaks during a press conference at Columbia University on April 24, 2024 in New York City. Johnson visited the campus as school administrators and pro-Palestinian student protesters made progress on negotiations after the school set a midnight deadline for students to disband the encampment, and agreed on a…
Spoiler alert: Third party candidates aim to give Georgia voters alternatives to Biden and Trump
Jill Stein from the Green Party, right, and Karina Garcia with the Party of Socialism and Liberation, speak with a voter at Masjid Al-Furqan West Cobb Islamic Center. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder A presidential candidate and a vice presidential candidate came to metro Atlanta Tuesday to take questions from voters. Jill Stein from the Green Party…
Biden signs $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan into law
President Joe Biden on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, signed into law foreign aid that includes $60.84 billion in assistance for Ukraine. In this photo, Biden delivers remarks about Russia’s “unprovoked and unjustified” military invasion of neighboring Ukraine in the East Room of the White House on Feb. 24, 2022 in Washington, D.C. Drew Angerer/Getty Images…