‘The restrictions are unbelievable’: States target voter registration drives
New Republican-backed laws in several states add large fines or criminal penalties for minor mistakes in voter registration work. As groups pull back, they’re reaching fewer voters.
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State tax collectors push struggling people deeper into hardship
States across the country resort to punitive policies that make it harder for people to pay off their tax debt, from license suspensions to less help for low-income residents than the IRS.
Not just the Supreme Court: Ethics troubles plague state high courts, too
North Carolina’s Supreme Court chief justice heard cases despite a conflict of interest. Experts say judicial ethics at state high courts everywhere don’t receive the scrutiny they deserve.
Attacks on tenure leave college professors eyeing the exits
Republican-led efforts to dismantle free-speech protections on college campuses could reshape the geography of higher education.
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The Heist: Season 3
The third season of the award-winning podcast focuses on the history of government discrimination against Black farmers.
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