The annual National Voter Registration Day returns tomorrow, and a Texas organization has a goal of registering 1,200 new young voters from diverse …

After 50 years of mass incarceration, the U.S. prison population has grown nearly 500% and now advocates are calling for its end in Alabama and …

Prison reform advocates in Minnesota continue to speak out following a lockdown at the correctional facility in Stillwater. People incarcerated …

In the past week, two California cities - Riverside and San Bernardino - have repealed most of their "Crime-Free Multi-Housing" programs, which were …

Election denialism in Arizona could interfere with the 2024 presidential race. Analysis from the National Election Denial Risk Index shows Arizona …

As youth voter turnout increases, so do the barriers these voters face to participate in elections. Republican-led legislatures - including in New …

Texas has adopted some of the strictest gender-affirming transgender restrictions in the nation. And the leader of a trans advocacy group says it has …

Colorado employers will soon be barred from asking questions that could reveal someone's age on a job application. Colorado lawmakers passed the …

In Missouri and around the country, people with disabilities are living in institutions who could successfully live in the community with the right …

Communities around the country and in Michigan are celebrating Black August and promoting liberation of all diversities. Anthony Baber, director of …

Many Missourians with developmental and intellectual disabilities live successfully in the community, and disability advocates stress this is their …

Opponents of a new Texas law governing drag performances say it's so vague and broad, it could have a chilling effect on all free expression and …

Starting next year, a Nevada bill will require city and county jails to develop a streamlined process and procedures for inmates to register to vote …

Civic-engagement organizations in Alabama are calling for action against the state's new congressional map, which they say disproportionately impacts …

Black Women's Equal Pay Day on July 27 calls attention to the wage disparity between Black women and white men. In Mississippi, it is even more …

Texas parents under investigation for child abuse by the state will be informed of their rights before their children are removed from the family's ho…

The Golden State has permanently expunged an unprecedented 11 million criminal arrest records in the first six months after the implementation of a cr…

It has been less than a week since the United States Supreme Court ruled businesses which provide expressive goods can pick and choose who they want t…

Many state legislatures around the country have wrapped up their work for the year. As expected, election policy changes were adopted, and those …

Pennsylvania, like many other states, has not been immune to the recent wave of antisemitic acts and rhetoric - and the state is working to prevent …

Civil liberties advocates in Iowa are vowing to fend off any new legislation to restrict abortion in the state. The Iowa Supreme Court recently …

June is national safety month and workplace injuries are an important focus. What is considered a workplace injury is broader than many workers may …

New laws offering greater protections for New Mexico's LGBTQ+ community are taking effect in the coming days as diversity is celebrated during June's …

Today marks a historic chapter in American history for Black people. On this date in 1865, slaves in Texas learned they were free from servitude - …