How the anti-LGBTQ war on marriage turned into obsessing about girls in sports
When they failed to stop marriage equality, anti-LGBTQ groups turned to attacking transgender people.
By Casey Quinlan - March 08, 2021
When they failed to stop marriage equality, anti-LGBTQ groups turned to attacking transgender people.
By Casey Quinlan - March 08, 2021
Republican lawmakers have been trying to push transgender kids out of sports in multiple states.
By Oliver Willis - March 04, 2021
‘The last thing we need is Neanderthal thinking,’ the president said.
By Associated Press - March 03, 2021
The entire judicial process highlights just how tenuous abortion access is in states like Arkansas.
By Lisa Needham - December 23, 2020
As of now, 10 states have ‘trigger laws’ that will automatically make abortion illegal if Roe v. Wade is overturned.
By Lisa Needham - November 20, 2020
‘All of this has long-term implications for city planning, for how we address our needs, and for ensuring that we are fairly represented.’
By Associated Press - October 24, 2020
The conservative Mississippi senator, up for reelection in November, said she was ‘blown away.’
By Amy Lieu - October 23, 2020
‘Each generation, there has been someone to pick up the torch.’
By Associated Press - September 13, 2020
Also: Oklahoma expands Medicaid and Congress unveils an ambitious climate proposal.
By Dan Desai Martin - July 03, 2020
A new Mississippi abortion law seems designed to intimidate patients and threaten doctors.
By Lisa Needham - July 01, 2020
The racist Confederate symbol was added to the Mississippi flag in 1894.
By Associated Press - June 29, 2020
‘The emotional distress that the current flag perpetuates on people of color extends throughout the United States,’ said the chair of the Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus.
By Associated Press - June 24, 2020
Emergency planners, health officials, and forecasters are generally advising people to take their chances with the virus when a tornado is headed their way.
By Associated Press - April 11, 2020
Gov. Tate Reeves is facing criticism over his slow response to the coronavirus pandemic.
By Josh Israel - April 06, 2020
Mississippi state Rep. Jill Ford claims doing so would cause grades to rise and depression and suicide rates to drop.
By Josh Israel - January 31, 2020
Kentucky has a high-profile governor race, while every state legislator in Virginia is on the ballot on Tuesday.
By Dan Desai Martin - November 04, 2019
A wedding venue in Mississippi won’t let interracial marriages happen there because the owner’s ‘Christian race’ prohibits it.
By Lisa Needham - September 03, 2019
Children were ‘left alone in the streets crying for help’ after an ICE raid arrested 680 suspected undocumented immigrants.
By Dan Desai Martin - August 08, 2019
Bill Waller Jr. becomes the second Republican candidate for governor in Mississippi to refuse to meet alone with women.
By Dan Desai Martin - July 16, 2019
Robert Foster can’t be alone with a woman.
By Lisa Needham - July 11, 2019
At least nine corporations have demanded a refund from Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Republican in a close runoff race who recently ‘joked’ about lynching.
By Dan Desai Martin - November 26, 2018
Cindy Hyde-Smith’s botched, racist campaigning isn’t going well for her.
By Dan Desai Martin - November 20, 2018
Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith was caught on video saying she wants to make it harder for liberals to vote.
By Dan Desai Martin - November 16, 2018
Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, a white woman, made a joke about a ‘public hanging’ while running against Democrat Mike Espy, a black man.
By Dan Desai Martin - November 12, 2018
Is no place safe from the blue wave?
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