Archives for February 2023

The Supreme Court won't have far to look if it wants a personal take on the "crushing weight" of student debt that underlies the Biden administration's college loan forgiveness plan. … [Read more...] about Justice Thomas wrote of ‘crushing weight’ of student loans

Nebraska would use taxpayer money to fund private school vouchers, make it easier to remove books from school libraries, target transgender students and give the state's newly elected conservative governor more control over education policy under bills being considered in the Legislature. … [Read more...] about Nebraska conservatives set sights on education takeover

A meeting of finance chiefs of the Group of 20 leading economies ended on Saturday without a consensus, with Russia and China objecting to the description of the war in Ukraine in a final document. … [Read more...] about G-20 meeting in India ends without consensus on Ukraine war

Lawmakers in several Democratic-controlled states are advocating sweeping voter protections this year, reacting to what they view as a broad undermining of voting rights by the Supreme Court and Republican-led states as well as a failed effort in Congress to bolster access to the polls. … [Read more...] about Some Democratic-led states seek to bolster voter protections

Investigations have been launched against more than 600 people in relation to buildings that collapsed in Turkey's catastrophic earthquake earlier this month, a government official said Saturday. … [Read more...] about Turkey launches investigation into 612 people after quake