Reporting
Wisconsin Student Newspaper: ‘Can Students Vote?’ With Voter ID Law
The campus publication found that nearly one-third of students could be disenfranchised by the legislation.
Posted Thursday, September 29, 2011 in Reporting by Brian Stewart
Transgender People Likely Disenfranchised by Voter ID Laws, Research Suggests
Already facing daily struggles with identification documents, transgender Americans are disenfranchised by Voter ID legislation.
Posted Tuesday, September 27, 2011 in Reporting by Sam Menefee-Libey with Vincent Villano
Social Security Administration Changes Gender Notification Policy
Transgender employees no longer risk forcible exposure, although the administration still requires surgery to change gender markers on social security accounts.
Posted Tuesday, September 27, 2011 in Reporting by Shay O'Reilly
Poll: Americans Remain Pessimistic About Economy
In the face of ongoing economic woes, many predict an ongoing recession.
Posted Tuesday, September 27, 2011 in Reporting by Jon Christian
American Apparel’s Plus-Sized Contest Sparks Controversy
The often provocative clothing company’s “Next BIG Thing Contest” refused to honor the true contest winner.
Posted Monday, September 26, 2011 in Reporting by Dahlia Grossman-Heinze
Student Veterans and For-Profit Colleges: A Match Made in Hell?
A Senate subcommittee this week addressed deceitful practices by for-profit colleges, many of which target veterans to take in more federal money.
Posted Friday, September 23, 2011 in Reporting by Emily Crockett
Iowa Gay Marriage in Jeopardy With Senator’s Resignation
Democrats could lose their one-seat Senate majority, and with it their ability to impede the Republican anti-labor, anti-gay agenda in the state.
Posted Friday, September 23, 2011 in Reporting by Shay O'Reilly
Moving the Planet Beyond Fossil Fuels
350.org is launching a global movement planned for Saturday that will urge leaders around the world to move away from fossil fuels.
Posted Friday, September 23, 2011 in Reporting by Candice Bernd
Officials Laud Expanded Health Insurance Coverage for Youth Under Affordable Care Act
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services praised the increase of young people insured after dependent coverage provision took effect.
Posted Thursday, September 22, 2011 in Reporting by Candice Bernd
VIDEO: Outside the White House with Troy Davis Supporters
Hundreds of Howard University students showed up to protest the execution of Troy Davis, waiting for hours to hear whether the Supreme Court would intervene.
Posted Thursday, September 22, 2011 in Reporting by Emily Crockett
Senate Subcommittee To Hold Hearing on For-Profits Colleges and Veterans on Thursday
The subcommittee will hear testimony from a Department of Veteran Affairs official and a representative from a for-profit college.
Posted Wednesday, September 21, 2011 in Reporting by Brian Stewart
It’s Official: Students in Maine Weren’t Committing Voter Fraud, Despite GOP’s Allegations
After two months of investigating, it’s clear that none of the more than 200 Maine students voted twice in one election. Despite the results, some elected officials are still pushing for disenfranchising future legislation.
Posted Wednesday, September 21, 2011 in Reporting by Brian Stewart
Employee Fired After Voter ID Email: ‘I Felt People Should be Informed’
After being fired for sending an email about free voter IDs in Wisconsin, Chris Larsen speaks with Campus Progress.
Posted Wednesday, September 21, 2011 in Reporting by Emily Crockett
No-Cost Birth Control Under Attack for Some Students
Catholic professors push for harmful expansion of “conscience clause.”
Posted Tuesday, September 20, 2011 in Reporting by Emily Crockett
Class War: Obama Unveils ‘Buffett Rule’
White House to fight national debt by leveraging taxes on the wealthy.
Posted Tuesday, September 20, 2011 in Reporting by Jon Christian
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is Gone, but Barriers to Gay Inclusion Remain
It will take the dismantling of the Defense of Marriage Act to treat same-sex military couples equally in the military, the only public sector in which they cannot receive benefits.
Posted Tuesday, September 20, 2011 in Reporting by Shay O'Reilly
For Transgender Americans, Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Not Enough
While the repeal of the discriminatory policy, effective early this morning, is one step forward for LGB persons, it still does not accept transgender servicemembers.
Posted Tuesday, September 20, 2011 in Reporting by Sam Menefee-Libey
Workplace Discrimination: Insult to Injury
In a dismal job market, the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell repeal should only be the beginning.
Posted Monday, September 19, 2011 in Reporting by Jon Christian
Obama: In Today’s Market, We Rely On Each Other
At a Hispanic Caucus event, the President pushed his jobs bill with rhetoric of interdependence.
Posted Monday, September 19, 2011 in Reporting by Jon Christian
Conservative Think Tank Undermines Diversity Efforts at UW-Madison
New reports from the Center for Equal Opportunity allege that the University of Wisconsin-Madison and its law school engage in discriminatory admissions practices.
Posted Friday, September 16, 2011 in Reporting by Emily Wood
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