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Just 29 Percent of Student Debtors Are Confident in Ability to Restart Payments
Seven in ten student debtors say they either won’t be able to make payments or will have to cut back spending.
Nurses in Texas and Kansas Make History With a Massive Strike
Safe staffing levels have been a key bone of contention between the striking nurses and Ascension management.
Lawsuit Says Virginia’s Disenfranchisement Laws Violate Post-Civil War Statute
The lawsuit claims nonviolent felonies cannot be used to disenfranchise voters in the state.
Kevin McCarthy Backs Trump Loyalists’ Efforts to Expunge His 2 Impeachments
The Constitution does not provide a mechanism for expunging past impeachments, or even say that it's possible.
Progressives Prepare to Mobilize If Supreme Court Blocks Student Debt Relief
Organizers are urging the White House to use executive powers to enact broad-based student debt cancellation.
As Movements Like Stop Cop City Gain Power, Police Treat Free Speech as a Crime
This playbook has been used and reused, depending on the political winds of the time.
Democrats to Supreme Court: Allegations on Thomas, Alito Must Be Investigated
The Democrats urged Chief Justice John Roberts to create an investigative arm of SCOTUS.
Delaware Trans Lawmaker Sarah McBride Announces Historic Run for Congress
In 2020, McBride became the first transgender person to be elected to a state legislative seat.
Democrats Introduce Bill to Ban Conversion Therapy Nationwide
The bill would make it illegal for anyone to exercise or promote the hateful practice.
Delaware House Tees Up Bill to Allow Corporations to Vote
“After Citizens United, this is another step down the road to corporate tyranny,” one opponent of the bill said.