Guns, Latinos
Guns, Latinos and the 2024 Election. Gun violence is a top voting issue for Latinos and Latinas this election cycle. In fact, Latines across the country have widely supported gun safety initiatives for several election cycles now — likely because the community is disproportionately impacted by the dangers of guns. The Center for American […]
Amazon and Starbucks
Amazon and Starbucks workers are on strike. Amazon delivery drivers and Starbucks baristas are on strike in a handful of U.S. cities as they seek to exert pressure on the two major companies to recognize them as unionized employees or to meet demands for an inaugural labor contract. The strikes that started Thursday and Friday […]
Failure of State
For Decades, Alabama’s Mining Regulator Has Left Citizens Unprotected Alabama has long demanded it remain the primary regulator of coal mining within its borders. The result? Unmitigated risks for citizens and statutory benefits for coal companies. Undermined: Thirteenth in a series about the impacts of longwall mining in Alabama. OAK GROVE, Ala.—The regulators have known all […]
INDIGENOUS CHANGEMAKERS OF 2024
INDIGENOUS CHANGEMAKERS OF 2024: 11 movers and shakers From actresses and politicians to athletes and boarding school healing advocates, these 11 Indigenous newsmakers moved the needle for Indian Country in 2024. ICT would like to recognize 11 Indigenous people who made headlines in 2024.The individuals selected not only made a positive impact for their communities […]
Tyonek
A reporter’s journey covering the most unique school district in America. As a young reporter in her second year as a Report for America corps member, Riley Board wasn’t expecting to cough up $1,800 to charter a private plane, but she had no other choice: the only scheduled flight to Tyonek, a small Alaska Native […]
Land defenders
Indigenous people defending their land face a disproportionate share of violence and threats. Corporations must be held accountable for attacks that advance their business interests, researchers say. In the first-ever global study of its kind, researchers concluded that more attention needs to be paid to physical attacks and threats against land defenders, since those incidents […]
14 Rural Innovators
White House Recognizes Rural Innovators for Their Community-Focused Work. Marking one year since the start of the “Investing in Rural America” event series, the White House gathered some of the most accomplished rural practitioners to celebrate their work. On December 18, 2024, the Biden-Harris Administration honored 14 Rural Innovators during an event at the […]
SNAP Theft Protections
Final Spending Bill Omitted SNAP Theft Protections, ‘True Ebenezer Scrooge Stuff’: “Ending the process to replace stolen benefits for victims will also make it more difficult to track and stop the individuals behind these crimes, because fewer people will report the crime,” wrote one food assistance advocate. Congressional budget watchers concerned with food insecurity […]
Report for America
Report for America; Buffalo’s Fire has been selected as a host newsroom in Report for America’s 2025-2026 cohort, its third award from the program, which helps local newsrooms expand coverage of under reported topics. The award will help support a reporter dedicated to covering the issue of Murdered and Missing Indigenous People. Report for America […]
Idaho Can Arrest People Who Help Kids Get Abortions in Other States; Idaho already bans almost all abortions. On Monday, a panel of federal judges ruled that the state can enforce portions of its draconian “abortion trafficking” law. The federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday allowed portions of Idaho’s “abortion trafficking” ban to […]
