How crime is igniting new conflicts between red states and blue cities CNNAdam PolaskiMarch 14, 2023Media Quoting LSSC, National, Prosecutorial Discretion, Criminal Justice
Why Walmart is eliminating single-use bags in some states but not others CNNAdam PolaskiJanuary 12, 2023Plastic Bag Bans, Environment, Climate Change, Energy
In Nashville, it's against the law to live in a tent on public land. Is that the best way to deal with homelessness? CNNAdam PolaskiAugust 9, 2022Homelessness, Housing, Tennessee
Austin City Council approves resolution to encourage raising minimum age for purchasing AR-15 style weapons CNNAdam PolaskiJune 17, 2022Texas, Gun Safety
Cities tried to cut natural gas from new homes. The GOP and gas lobby preemptively quashed their effort CNNAdam PolaskiFebruary 17, 2022Gas, Energy, Environment
Tennessee and Florida aren't the only states where the history of racism is under siege CNNAdam PolaskiFebruary 10, 2022National, Racial Justice, Curriculum, Education
The next front in fighting climate change: your home CNNAdam PolaskiJanuary 10, 2022Climate Change, Environment, Energy
19 states passed this year laws to restrict voting, new tally finds CNNAdam PolaskiOctober 4, 2021National, Voting
Nearly a dozen states enacted laws this year that could subvert the results of future elections, analysis finds CNNAdam PolaskiSeptember 29, 2021Voting, National
Texas' new open carry law in place, but police say it's harder to do their jobs CNNAdam PolaskiSeptember 2, 2021Texas, Policing, Gun Safety
Arizona governor to exclude school districts with mask mandates from new education grants CNNAdam PolaskiAugust 17, 2021Arizona, Education, Masks, COVID-19
‘Breaking point’: Why the red state/blue city conflict is peaking over masks CNNAdam PolaskiAugust 17, 2021Masks, COVID-19, Reopening States During Coronavirus + Local Control, National
Texas Supreme Court sides with governor and temporarily blocks mask mandates CNNAdam PolaskiAugust 16, 2021Texas, Masks
Critical race theory has become a social and political lightning rod. This is how we got here CNNAdam PolaskiJuly 14, 2021National, Curriculum, Racial Justice
'Asserting power when they don't have any': GOP governors move to ban mask mandates in schools CNNAdam PolaskiJune 13, 2021Masks, COVID-19, Reopening States During Coronavirus + Local Control
It's not just voting and Covid: How red states are overriding their blue cities CNNAdam PolaskiJune 8, 2021National
Iowa governor signs bill prohibiting mask mandates in schools and businesses CNNAdam PolaskiMay 20, 2021Iowa, Masks, COVID-19, Reopening States During Coronavirus + Local Control
Texas governor bans mask mandates by state's public schools and local governments CNNAdam PolaskiMay 18, 2021Texas, Masks, Reopening States During Coronavirus + Local Control, Education