Inside a vogue ball for trans people in New York’s most notorious jail
Many ballroom legends have passed through Rikers Island. During the second annual ball, their art form was celebrated.
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Planning parenthood for incarcerated men
An innovative sex-ed curriculum in Southern California is teaching incarcerated men about consent, birth control, and dismantling masculinity.
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One state radically boosted new teacher pay — and upset a lot of teachers
Under a new law, all Arkansas teachers earn more money but now districts face another set of problems.
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Day care, baby supplies, counseling: Inside a school for pregnant and parenting teens
A school on the Washington-Idaho border offers one approach to better serve students raising young children in the post-Dobbs era.
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Louisiana governor signs law to declare abortion drugs ‘dangerous substances’
Mifepristone and misoprostol, the two primary drugs used for medication abortions, will be considered Schedule IV drugs, putting them on par with potentially addictive prescription drugs.
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In Montana, a child care conundrum is keeping thousands out of the workforce
Barriers to child care kept an estimated 66,000 Montanans from fully engaging in the workforce in 2023. Families, providers, policymakers and higher education are searching for a solution.
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Louisiana House votes to define abortion drugs as dangerous controlled substances
Under the legislation, Louisiana would become the first state in the nation to categorize mifepristone and misoprostol as dangerous, signaling a new policy issue for the anti-abortion movement nationwide.
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Why a former elected prosecutor may go to federal prison
How did Marilyn Mosby, a once-revered Black woman trailblazer, fall victim to the same criminal justice system she was reforming?
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Miss USA’s mental health crisis: Why the pageant world needs a wake-up call
Miss USA and Miss Teen USA have both stepped down amid allegations of a toxic work environment, sparking a larger conversation about the mental health of pageant participants.
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Survivors of domestic and sexual violence can break their leases early in some states
Housing is among the biggest challenges for people leaving abusive relationships.