For a brief moment, it seemed some noncitizen New Yorkers may gain the right to vote locally. But with the law struck down ...

Five years after George Floyd, the mayor and his allies on city council claim credit for vast improvements, but critics keep ...

Police veteran Michelle Woodfork won the sheriff’s race, at a time when federal consent decrees barring ICE collaboration and lifting detention conditions may be ending.

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Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has ramped up sweeps of homeless encampments in his first term. In his reelection bid, he faces a ...

Guy Oron is a Seattle-based writer. He is a staff reporter for Real Change.

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With kids beaming on rides, adults losing money on carnival games, and the unmistakable smells of funnel cake and grilled meat swirling for blocks around, the annual street fair in the Lancaster ...

This story is a collaboration between Bolts and Injustice Watch, a Chicago-based nonprofit journalism organization examining issues of equity and justice in the court system. Renwick Wells and Mickey ...

November is fast approaching, and while a handful of races are hogging the spotlight, there are thousands of local races all around the country that will shape public policy—from deciding who will ...

Dan Hinkel is a senior reporter at Injustice Watch, where he reports on courts and the legal system. He joined Injustice Watch in 2023 after two decades covering criminal justice and other issues for ...