Civic Engagement & Voting
Friday, February 7, 2025
NV's Latino legislative caucus prioritizes well-being of immigrants
As the Trump administration ramps up arrests of undocumented immigrants, some in Nevada are choosing to skip work or keep their children home from …
TX teachers prepare to protect immigrant students
School districts across Texas are grappling with ways to keep migrant children safe and engaged in class now that the Trump administration has made it…
Advocacy groups tee up their priorities for NV Legislature
The Nevada Legislature has kicked off this week and progressive groups are sharing their top priorities. Many are asking Gov. Joe Lombardo to work …
ID lawmakers seek to increase barriers for passing voter initiatives
Idaho lawmakers have introduced a slate of bills which would put up greater hurdles for passing voter-initiated ballot measures. Legislation this …
Cost of living, political dysfunction top concerns for Utahns
The Utah Legislature has been in session for almost two weeks and one nonprofit research organization contended in order for state lawmakers to be eff…
Trump's federal funding freeze threatens NV's clean energy future
A federal judge will hold a court hearing today on the legality of President Donald Trump's recent executive order to freeze federal grants and loans …
Scholarships help OH women in public service amid diversity program cuts
The gender gap in Ohio politics persists, and President Donald Trump's new executive order eliminating federal diversity programs is expected to …
NV Sen. Rosen calls on Trump to backtrack federal funding freeze
The Trump administration this week reversed a decision to freeze federal loans and grants -- but only after it led to mass confusion among organizatio…
Press Forward supports small-town CO newsrooms
By Ilana Newman for The Daily Yonder.Broadcast version by Eric Galatas for Colorado News Connection for the Public News Service/Daily Yonder Collabora…
U.S. Supreme Court declines Montana voting rights case
The nation's highest court has declined to hear a case about Montana voting laws which would have disproportionately affected Native people. Last …
'Unprecedented' attempt to throw out 60,000 NC votes could damage democracy
The saga over votes in a North Carolina Supreme Court election continues, with potentially damaging effects for the state's democracy. While the …
LA community group wins suit against parish for open meeting violations
A judge has ruled that elected officials in St. James Parish broke Louisiana's open meetings law by conferring secretly with a Chinese company …