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Illinois passed nation’s first climate migration law, but effort has languished since
September 28, 2026More than a year after the law was signed, the state has made little progress and appears poised to miss a December deadline for a required report.
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The work continues: Effects of the ADA and Disability Pride Month
July 31, 2026The Americans with Disabilities Act transformed America, but it was never meant to be the finish line. It was the foundation for a more inclusive future.
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Whitmer’s veto betrays Michigan workers, exposes corporate priorities
July 17, 2026Her vetoes were a gut punch to the broad coalition of union and pro-labor organizations that had spent months lobbying for the legislation.
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Children lose food assistance in wake of One Big Beautiful Bill Act
June 2, 2026The latest from award-winning People's World cartoonist Greg Kearney.
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Kansas invalidates trans people’s driver’s licenses
March 3, 2026LGBTQ advocates call the new law a cruel targeting of the trans community to push them out of public life.
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