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(06/13/23 8:39pm)
With three weeks left in the court’s 2022-23 term, the Supreme Court of the United States still needs to issue opinions on 27 cases. This term, SCOTUS has heard arguments on a range of high-profile cases, including those concerning voting rights, environmental protection and affirmative action.
(06/13/23 5:03pm)
June 28, 1969 changed the course of queer history forever.
(06/12/23 8:10pm)
Much of America was surprised last week when the Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision decided not to be total racist monsters and gut the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
(06/11/23 10:23pm)
The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana filed a lawsuit Friday challenging House Enrolled Act 1608, a law which prohibits Indiana teachers from teaching human sexuality in kindergarten through third grade. HEA 1608, which faced statewide backlash and controversy, was signed by Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb in May and is set to take effect July 1.
(06/06/23 6:04pm)
Borrowers will need to start paying back their student loans by the end of August as part of a provision included in the debt ceiling deal signed by President Biden Saturday. The legislation ends a three year-long student loan payment pause introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
(06/06/23 4:27pm)
All across the internet – and especially on Elon Musk’s wild west platform that is Twitter – conservatives are being whipped into a frenzy. It isn’t about taxes being raised or any other issue they claim to care about, but about brands making money. What horror.
(06/05/23 4:37pm)
In March 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act into law. It was a huge economic stimulus bill that, among many other things, included an expanded child tax credit which provided monthly payments for low-income families with dependent children.
(06/02/23 1:31am)
David Wolfe Bender, an IU student and the former Democratic nominee for the Bloomington City Council’s sixth district, withdrew from the race Thursday.
(05/30/23 6:50pm)
In the first five months of 2023, almost 500 anti-LGBTQ laws have been introduced across the U.S. So it was no surprise to me – nor, I’m sure, anyone else paying attention to the onslaught of anti-LGBTQ hate – when conservatives called for a Target boycott due to their Pride Month collection.
(05/26/23 4:09pm)
The Indiana Medical Licensing Board found Caitlin Bernard, an IU Health OB-GYN who provided abortion care to a 10-year-old girl from Ohio in July 2022, violated state and federal privacy laws in a hearing Thursday. Bernard will receive a letter of reprimand and a $3,000 fine for charges related to treatment she provided but no harsher punishment.
(05/23/23 3:47pm)
During the pandemic, employers let slip something they can’t take back — thousands of jobs can be done from home. Now, they’re desperately trying to convince everyone that isn’t the case.
(05/22/23 8:37pm)
The systematic attempt by the Republican Party to eliminate transgender people in America continued last week, with a bill banning medical care for trans youth passed by the Texas legislature. Greg Abbott has already said he will sign it.
(05/18/23 4:39pm)
In January 2008, in the midst of the Writers Guild of America strike, a catastrophic event occurred: because actor Steve Carrell refused to cross the picket line and film any episodes of “The Office,” NBC was forced to replace that show’s time slot with Donald Trump’s “The Celebrity Apprentice.”
(05/17/23 4:25pm)
The American worker will never be free until they have the freedom to fire their boss.
(05/15/23 9:47pm)
Jordan Neely was a man who, for all intents and purposes, was at about as low of a point as one could be.
(05/10/23 6:16pm)
After much debate, Gov. Eric Holcomb signed a bill which allows parents and community members to request books be banned from school libraries that they deem “obscene” or “harmful to minors.”
(05/10/23 5:10pm)
It’s a bit of a cruel joke that in a nation which speaks incessantly of “family values,” having a baby can bankrupt you.
(05/05/23 2:30am)
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jennifer McCormick, who announced the launch of her campaign Thursday morning, walked into the back of Switchyard Brewing Company on Thursday night to the cheers and chants of supporters. Among the sea of blue and gold “Jennifer McCormick for Governor” signs were Democratic nominees for mayor and City Council District 5 representative — Kerry Thomson and Shruti Rana — as well as members of College Democrats at IU and the Monroe County Democratic Party.
(05/03/23 1:17am)
A competitive local primary election season concluded with several unseated incumbents, meaning the Bloomington City Council may look drastically different next January. All Democratic candidates are currently unopposed except for Hopi Stosberg, who will face Republican Brett Heinisch in November. Republican, Libertarian or Independent candidates can file to run for the general election by the summer.
(05/03/23 12:38am)
Kerry Thomson emerged victorious in the three-way Democratic primary race for Bloomington mayor Tuesday. Thomson is currently unopposed and will take office in January if no challenger files to run against her by this summer.