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Demonstrators join a rally to protest proposed voting bills on the steps of the Texas Capitol, July 13, 2021, in Austin, Texas. Sludge produces investigative journalism on lobbying and money in politics. The American Prospect is re-publishing this article. In April 2021, as Republican-controlled states began passing bills that will restrict voting in upcoming elections, cable and media giant ...

It took four years and tireless advocacy, but Middletown mom Nikki Tierney’s crusade to change New Jersey law came to fruition Tuesday. Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill that expands the offenses eligible for expungement for drug court graduates. The measure, which passed the state legislature with strong bipartisan support, creates a path to expungement for recovering addicts who had been conv...

Legal analyst Dina Sayegh Doll explains how the Kyle Rittenhouse case revealed serious flaws in U.S. gun laws. She says California should take the step of making it a felony to carry a weapon in public where a curfew prompted by civil unrest is in effect, which would allow prosecutors to employ the felony murder rule. California recently took a bold step in the gun rights conversation when Go...

Shutterstock collage via tuulijumala and mdgn This article was originally published by World Resource Institute. For those following Congressional climate policy in the United States, 2021 is ending with disappointment following setbacks to the Build Back Better Act in its current form, as Senate Democrats have (at time of writing) been unable to secure sufficient votes for passage. The Bu...

Gov. Phil Murphy signed over 100 new bills into law on the first day of his second term. The bills touch on everything from student education to warding off potential voter suppression. Police officers can now review their own body cam footage before filing incident reports or interviews under one of the new laws. But there are some exceptions, such as if the video shows the use of police for...

A member of China’s Olympics organizing committee warned that foreign athletes may face punishment for speech that violates Chinese law at the 2022 Winter Games, spotlighting concerns about the country’s restrictions on political expression. “Any expression that is in line with the Olympic spirit I’m sure will be protected," Yang Shu, deputy director general of international relations for the...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Invest $14 Billion from President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Other Appropriations to Strengthen Port and Waterway Supply Chains and Bolster Climate Resilience Modern and resilient infrastructure strengthens our supply chains, supports U.S. competitiveness and economic growth, and protects communities from the accelerating impacts of climate change. Yet...

(Alyssa Shao | Daily Trojan) A troubling trend has emerged that threatens the value of law and medical students’ university degrees: unverified TikTok “advice.” The social media platform has emboldened a high volume of lawyers and medical experts, or those claiming to be, to join and post videos. A blog targeted toward lawyers, Justia Onward, even encourages lawyers to sign up for TikTok, cal...

A puppy with great stamina ran around Columbia Falls for about a month, according to a call to the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office. Also in Columbia Falls, a cat was reported for simply showing up at an unidentified location. A woman locked her keys in her car and her dog, who was locked in the car, managed to get her purse strings tied around its neck. A property manager was upset that an e...

An 1199 SEIU sign sits posted outside Ellicott Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Buffalo in May of 2020. Harris Hill Nursing Facility in Williamsville provides on average 3.58 hours of direct nursing care per resident a day, slightly above the new minimum of 3.5 required by New York’s safe staffing law. However, Harris Hill provided fewer than the new required level on more than 30 d...