In recent years, mental health care has become a mainstream issue. President Biden proposed an expansion of services nationwide. Lawmakers and celebrities speak openly about their struggles. States ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Carolina Wassmer piloted a gray SUV around the city, dropping off canvassers from the civic engagement group Poder Latinx one by one. It was a muggy day, but the canvassers hopped out ...

The Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act was supposed to be a strong dose of medicine for the ills of heirs’ property — jointly owned land with multiple heirs not documented in wills or deedbooks, ...

The rural town of Culpeper, in Northern Virginia is a picturesque, quiet place known for its rich history dating back to the U.S. Revolutionary War. But in recent years, this All-American town has ...

As the fight over immigration reached peak chaos in the U.S. Senate earlier this month, the Congressional Budget Office held a press conference nearby. The director’s briefing about the latest ...

When Andrea Montañez visited her Orlando-area cardiologist two years ago to treat her abnormally fast heart rate, the receptionists and nurses often misgendered her. This story also appeared in USA ...

What happens if you don’t have the money to pay your state income tax bill? As the Center for Public Integrity has investigated the impact of state taxes on economic inequality, we kept hearing how ...

Christy Black, an advocacy specialist with the West Virginia Developmental Disabilities Council, with her daughter Gracie in 2018. (Photo by Craig Hudson / Charleston Gazette-Mail) Reading Time: 5 ...

In 2020, ballot drop boxes were a sturdy, metallic symbol of increased voter access amid a pandemic. Absentee and mail voting surged across the country, and voters used drop boxes to return 41% of ...

Iowa eliminated nine days of early voting. New Hampshire took away ballot drop boxes. And Georgia made providing water to voters waiting in line a crime. In many states, nearly all controlled by ...

Mississippi has the highest percentage of Black residents in the country at nearly 39%. White Republicans have long had total control over state government due to an array of voter suppression ...

One in five Black residents of Tennessee are prohibited by state law from voting. In combination with numerous other election barriers, advocates say, people of color have been broadly disenfranchised ...