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New Mexico Will Be The 1st State To Make Child Care Free
The initiative is expected to save families $12,000 per child annually.
AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough/2024
Some North Carolina Students Never Returned To School After Hurricane Helene
The hurricane hit North Carolina a year ago, and the homeless student population surged, doubling in some places and even increasing fourfold in one county.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019
Does Bail Reform Harm Public Safety? Experience Suggests Not
Cashless bail does not mean that everyone is simply released unconditionally to await trial.
Denby Fawcett/Civil Beat/2021
How Europe’s Deforestation Law Could Change The Global Coffee Trade
Starting in 2026, companies selling coffee on the European Union market will have to prove that their products are “deforestation-free.”
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024
First Came The Wildfire. Then Came The Scams
As extreme weather becomes more frequent, so too have post-disaster contractor scams like excessive billing and shoddy repairs.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
Trump’s Reversal Of EV Policies Will Affect The Road To Clean Electricity
Hitting the brakes on electric vehicles will mean less progress in reducing transportation emissions and less strategic U.S. leadership in a key technology.
Denby Fawcett/Civil Beat/2025
How Drones And AI Are Changing The Way We Fight Wildfires
As the threat of wildfires intensifies, modern technology is playing an increasingly large role in both research and management. But not all communities have access to it.
AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib/2025
As Trump Threatens More Guard Troops In US Cities, Here’s What The Law Says
Legal experts and some military officials are concerned that deployment in more U.S. cities could set up conflicts not seen since the civil rights era.
AP Photo/Andy Manis/2025
Wisconsin Youth Sue Utility Regulator Over Failure To Weigh Climate Change
The nonprofit representing the Wisconsin plaintiffs helped secure a landmark settlement in Hawaiʻi with the case Navahine v. Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation.
Caleb Hartsfield/Civil Beat
Fact-Checking 101: A Professor Teaches Students About Misinformation
And what you can learn from him, too.