GOP bill would eliminate DC Home Rule, giving Congress operational power Adam PolaskiAugust 22, 2023Washington, Home Rule
After rejecting a request to ban books, one Chester County school district now hears an appeal Adam PolaskiAugust 22, 2023Pennsylvania, Education, Curriculum, Book Bans
Texas Takes Attacks on Austin to New Level With “Death Star” Law SlateAdam PolaskiAugust 22, 2023Texas, Death Star
Texas cities file brief in Houston preemption bill lawsuit Adam PolaskiAugust 21, 2023Texas, Death Star
Transgender Care Ban Allowed to Take Effect in Alabama, Appeals Panel Says New York TimesAdam PolaskiAugust 21, 2023transgender, LGBTQ, Health
A Philadelphia suburb is taking gun control into its own hands WHYYAdam PolaskiAugust 19, 2023Pennsylvania, Gun Safety
A new law is supposed to boost affordable housing. South Florida cities are furious Miami HeraldAdam PolaskiAugust 19, 2023Florida, Housing
Tampa, Plant City, and Temple Terrace Mayors speak on local issues, preemption Adam PolaskiAugust 18, 2023Florida
Majority of LGBTQ adults feel safety threatened by gender-affirming care bans: poll The HillAdam PolaskiAugust 17, 2023LGBTQ, transgender, Health
States are banning LGBTQ+ subjects in schools. Most students say they were never taught about them anyway. The 19thAdam PolaskiAugust 17, 2023LGBTQ, Curriculum, Education, National
El Paso and other Texas cities are getting ready for Abbott’s ‘Death Star Law’ Adam PolaskiAugust 14, 2023Texas, Death Star
State of Texas Files Response to Houston’s Lawsuit Against ‘Field Preemption’ Bill Adam PolaskiAugust 14, 2023Texas, Death Star
In the South, Challenges to Democratic Prosecutors Headline November’s Elections Bolts MagazineAdam PolaskiAugust 14, 2023Prosecutorial Discretion, Racial Justice, Criminal Justice, National
With an Array of Tactics, Conservatives Seek to Oust Progressive Prosecutors New York TimesAdam PolaskiAugust 12, 2023Prosecutorial Discretion
Ohioans Reject GOP Effort to Weaken Direct Democracy, in Big Win for Abortion Rights Bolts MagazineAdam PolaskiAugust 9, 2023Ohio, Abortion, Voting, Elections, National
Florida Gov. DeSantis suspends another Democratic prosecutor as he seeks GOP presidential nomination Associated PressAdam PolaskiAugust 9, 2023Florida, Prosecutorial Discretion
Canceling heat breaks for outdoor workers is cruel Austin American-StatesmanAdam PolaskiAugust 6, 2023Climate Change, Environment, Energy, Texas