public policy

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/28/travel/thailand-cannabis-laws-tourism-intl-hnk?iid=cnn_buildContentRecirc_end_recirc Thailand was the first country in Asia to legalize marijuana. Things didn’t go as planned By Helen Regan and Kocha Olarn, CNN 6 minute read Published 6:00 PM EDT...

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/anti-porn-crusaders-winning-pornhub-age-verification-rcna210684 Leila Register / NBC News; Getty Images Culture & Trends The strange bedfellows driving — and winning — the war on porn Feminists, religious crusaders and “alpha male” influencers have...

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/republicans-life-threatening-pregnancy-collided-with-floridas-abortion-politics-ad96f8d4?mod=author_content_page_1_pos_1 Republican’s Life-Threatening Pregnancy Collided With Florida’s Abortion Politics Due in August with her first child, Rep. Kat Cammack...

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/5/9/2321282/-You-ve-got-to-hand-it-to-them-GOP-wants-to-restrict-porn?pm_source=ICYMI&pm_campaign=ICYMI05092025 You've got to hand it to them: GOP wants to restrict porn by Oliver Willis Daily Kos Staff Friday, May 09, 2025 at 9:00:03a EDT 274...

https://gothamist.com/news/4-year-old-migrant-girl-other-kids-go-to-court-in-nyc-with-no-lawyer-the-cruelty-is-apparent 4-year-old migrant girl, other kids go to court in NYC with no lawyer: 'The cruelty is apparent' By Arya Sundaram Published Apr 22, 2025 Modified Apr 23, 2025 Share...

https://seekingalpha.com/news/4430236-fda-to-phase-out-animal-testing-requirement-adopt-ai-methods FDA to phase out animal testing requirement, adopt AI methods Apr. 10, 2025 4:13 PM ETCharles River Laboratories International, Inc. (CRL) Stock, CERT Stock, RXRX Stock, SLP StockNOTV, BSGM...

https://steady.substack.com/p/women-in-texas-are-dying Women in Texas Are Dying Republicans pressured to “clarify” state abortion ban Dan Rather and Team Steady Mar 19, 2025 Credit: Getty Images The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has faded from the headlines, but...

https://apnews.com/us-news/mississippi-philip-gunn-tom-hood-donna-ladd-general-news-56c87a605112bdbd7036579845309d92 Mississippi Legislature not a ‘public body’ and not subject to Open Meetings Act, judge rules By NICK JUDIN/Mississippi Free Press Updated 11:20 AM EST, February 21...

https://www.theverge.com/politics/613660/war-on-dei-smoke-screen-civil-rights-racism-eugenics The war on DEI is a smoke screen MAGA’s attacks on ‘wokeness’ and diversity, equity, and inclusion are a thinly veiled attack on the Civil Rights Movement itself. by Gaby Del Valle Feb 17, 2025...

https://www.mediaite.com/trump/trump-says-high-speed-rail-isnt-needed-because-you-take-an-airplane-it-costs-you-2/ Trump Says High-Speed Rail Isn’t Needed Because ‘You Take an Airplane – It Costs You $2’ Michael Luciano Feb 4th, 2025, 6:18 pm...

https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/politics/2024/08/16/florida-school-board-pauses-chaplain-plan-after-satanic-temple-support/74810925007/ Florida school board pauses chaplain plans following interest from 'Ministers of Satan' It's especially notable since DeSantis signed the measure at a...

https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/12/24218547/caltrain-electric-train-us-lags-behind-india-china-eu Is the US finally getting ‘all aboard’ with electric trains? Two new electric trains in California could be a sign that the notoriously laggard US is finally ready to catch up to the rest of the...

https://www.propublica.org/article/louisiana-police-buffer-law New Louisiana Law Serves as a Warning to Bystanders Who Film Police: Stay Away or Face Arrest Louisiana is the fourth state to enact a so-called police buffer law, which allows officers to order people to keep their distance...

https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/29/us-border-agents-must-get-warrant-before-cell-phone-searches-federal-court-rules/ US border agents must get warrant before cell phone searches, federal court rules Zack Whittaker 4:00 AM PDT • July 29, 2024 Comment Image Credits: Scott Olson / Getty Images...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/07/28/homeless-lack-of-affordable-housing-economy/ They have jobs, but no homes. Inside America’s unseen homelessness crisis. Homelessness, already at a record high last year, appears to be worsening among people with jobs. Deborah Bower trims a...

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2024/07/noaa-project-2025-weather/678987/ The MAGA Plan to End Free Weather Reports Project 2025 would all but dissolve the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. By Zoë Schlanger Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. JULY 16...

https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/29/detroit-police-department-agrees-to-new-rules-around-facial-recognition-tech/ Detroit Police Department agrees to new rules around facial recognition tech Anthony Ha 9:47 AM PDT • June 29, 2024 Image Credits: TechCrunch As part of a legal settlement, the...

https://apnews.com/article/sweden-parental-leave-grandparents-stepparents-a2dc2a77530cf8f52a39bc8c830482ec Swedes take a new step in parental leave. Grandparents can now get paid to take care of grandkids FILE - Henrik Holgersson, right, watches his son, Arvid, center with hat, play with...

https://www.salon.com/2024/06/27/texas-superintendent-moved-to-ban-holocaust-books-following-demands-by-far-right-activists/ Texas superintendent moved to ban Holocaust books following demands by far-right activists "We want to protect [children] from these extremely vulgar and offensive...