by New Coalition | Oct 20, 2022 | Key issues
A pregnant Black activist serving four years in prison over comments she made to police during racial justice protests in the summer of 2020 will not receive a lesser sentence, a judge in South Carolina has ruled. A jury this spring found Brittany Martin, 34, of...
by New Coalition | Oct 12, 2022 | Key issues
The fall of Roe v. Wade over the summer has made abortion an unexpected factor in the 2022 midterm elections. While the issue isn’t directly on the ballot for South Dakota voters, the South Dakota State University poll still asked voters about the topic now that a...
by New Coalition | Oct 12, 2022 | Key issues
The name of a small waterway in southeastern Vermont has been changed after a state committee determined the previous name was a relic of history that needed to be thrown out to ensure a welcoming atmosphere to everyone. The Vermont Board of Libraries, which is in...
by New Coalition | Oct 12, 2022 | Key issues
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt drew controversy late Tuesday night after he posted a tweet supporting the controversial rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, and then deleted it. “America needs a @kanyewest @KidRock tour,” Schmitt wrote on Twitter at 8:03...
by New Coalition | Oct 12, 2022 | Key issues
Terry Cummings, a member of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group, told a jury on Wednesday that members had put together a large weapons cache in a Virginia hotel room the night before rioters attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Cummings, a 21-year military...
by New Coalition | Oct 12, 2022 | Key issues
The Washington State Republican Party this summer hired a far-right, white nationalist podcaster as a field organizer but said he was fired after the party became aware of his social media posts. Federal Election Commission filings show the podcaster, Greyson Arnold,...
