Faith leaders across Alabama are raising concerns about what they see as an overreach of executive power, urging the state's congressional delegation …
Sixty years ago this weekend, young activists marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, demanding their right to vote and changing history in …
A bill moving through the Alabama Legislature could change how people who are unemployed can qualify for benefits. House Bill 29, sponsored by Rep…
Monday, April 28, 2025
Arkansas Secretary of State Cole Jester is facing legal action from the League of Women Voters of Arkansas.
The organization filed a federal lawsuit …
Two coal plants in Arkansas have received an exemption from the Trump administration and will have two additional years to comply with updated clean a…
It is estimated more than 2,600 people live on the streets across Arkansas. Since taking office, President Donald Trump has proposed a "treatment …
Monday, April 28, 2025
Jude Bruno, president-elect of the Florida Parent Teacher Association, is leading a charge against two controversial education bills which would …
Friday, April 25, 2025
Frozen federal grants have thrown a South Florida farm training program into chaos, leaving a nonprofit scrambling to salvage it after sudden funding …
Florida State University students joined survivors of past mass shootings at the state Capitol this week, demanding that Gov. Ron DeSantis veto a …
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Sixty years ago this weekend, young activists marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, demanding their right to vote and changing …
The U.S. House is preparing to vote on the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, a bill voting rights groups said would block millions from …
By Grace Hussain for Sentient.Broadcast version by Shanteya Hudson for Georgia News Connection reporting for the Sentient-Public News Service Collabor…
Monday, April 28, 2025
New data shows incarceration has ballooned in Kentucky's rural counties, and less populated regions are building more jails.
The findings come from …
Online extortion cases involving children have been rapidly increasing in Kentucky and nationwide, and legislation signed into law by Gov. Andy …
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s decision to cut a cut a majority of jobs at the federal agency responsible for worker …
With temperatures warming, allergy season is underway in Louisiana and experts are offering tips on how to cope. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation …
A new report on growth in the methane mitigation industry shows positive developments for oil and gas companies, as well as the environment. The …
Louisiana ranks below the national average in the percentage of adults with a college degree or other postsecondary credentials, according to the new …
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Mississippi State University Extension launched its annual soybean variety trials last week. It is a way to evaluate crop performance as farmers …
Mississippi's decade-long focus on early literacy has transformed the state. According to the Mississippi Department of Education, the state's …
Criminal-justice experts say Mississippi's parole and probation systems, designed as alternatives to incarceration, are instead functioning as …
As today begins National Farmworker Awareness Week, North Carolina boasts the sixth-largest number of farmworkers of any state. More than 150,000 …
Programs allowing incarcerated people to receive reductions in their sentences help lower chances of reoffending, according to a recent analysis…
Industrial farming practices could be boosting the spread of bird flu. Avian influenza has been detected in poultry across the country, including in …
South Carolina may be famous for its oaks, pines and other trees but experts said pollen from those spectacular forests can also make life miserable …
By Kim Kobersmith for The Daily Yonder.Broadcast version by Brett Peveto for South Carolina News Service for the Daily Yonder-Public News Service Coll…
South Carolinians may find mid to late winter can be challenging due to short days, cold weather and a postholiday letdown, and you are not alone…
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Monday, April 28, 2025
Rising egg prices have some wondering if raising backyard chickens could save money, but experts warn that this may not be a money-saving option…
Tennessee educators are expressing concern over President Donald Trump's push to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education and return control to the …
A Tennessee nonprofit is warning that potential Medicaid cuts could threaten crucial support for the state's nearly 1 million family caregivers…
Monday, April 28, 2025
Lawmakers in the U.S. House will vote on a bill this week affecting Virginia's ability to create stronger emissions standards for vehicles and trucks…
Friday, April 25, 2025
As lawmakers on Capitol Hill discuss trillions in spending cuts, opponents warned students on SNAP and free school meal programs would suffer…
Working without fanfare, federal scientists at 22 U.S. sites maintain the nation's agricultural plant species collected since 1898. But the Trump …
Monday, April 28, 2025
Many residents of West Virginia are at risk of losing health care under a federal proposal to cut Medicaid funding by $880 billion.
Sen. Jim Justice…
West Virginia communities will see increased air pollution with little oversight under a new Trump administration proposal offering presidential exemp…
West Virginia lawmakers continue their inaction on improving access to child care. House Bill 2026 would have allocated $32 million toward child …
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