Indiana clergy members sent an open letter to the governor and state legislators, calling for an end to anti-trans legislation.

Indiana Landmarks Black Heritage Preservation Program partnered with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to map Black history sites across Indiana.

President Donald Trump's first tasks as he takes office include signing executive orders to roll back protections for transgender people and end federal government diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom have little in common ideologically, but the two have both been vocal supporters of an idea that’s been rapidly gaining bipartisan ground in the states: Students’ cellphones need to be banned during the school day.

The apparent reason for the extreme amount of notice is to allow for the statutorily created grievance procedure to be fully pursued by the aggrieved. So, in case anyone out there was unclear about the Hoosier state’s hostility toward transgender women after 2022,

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025,” a bill that would ban transgender women and girls from participating in school sports.

The new lawmaking sessions open after a campaign year in which Republicans leaned on messaging that tapped into fears about transgender issues.

Fast-food chain Steak ‘n Shake announced on Thursday that it will be cooking its shoestring fries in 100% beef tallow by the end of Feb. 2025. “Our fries will now be cooked in an authentic way, 100% beef tallow, in order to achieve the highest quality and best taste,” Chris Ward, chief supply chain officer for Steak ‘n Shake, said in a statement.

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When Democrat John Fetterman got elected to Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate seat, many backers hoped he’d challenge convention and the status quo. He did and has —

First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

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