MADISON, Wisconsin, April 4 -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, issued the following statement on April 3, 2024, by Director Mike Browne: * * * In yesterday's spring election, Wisconsin voters showed how much they value our democracy and freedom to vote, braving wintry weather to make their voices heard on everything from Presidential nominees to local issues like public school funding and the values of our school boards and circuit c  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 4 -- ExcelinEd, an organization that says it supports state leaders in transforming education to unlock opportunity and success for each and every child, issued the following news on April 3, 2024: ExcelinEd is pleased to introduce our second cohort of EdPolicy Residents, who this week begin our premier professional growth program established for those aspiring to impact students' lives through effective public policy. Launched in November 2023, the two-year program  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP issued the following news release: TALLAHASSEE, FL -- Last week, a federal court in Florida ruled that Gov. Ron DeSantis' congressional map that intentionally silences Black voters can remain in place for the 2024 election. The case,Common Cause Florida v. Byrd, which the Florida State Conference of the NAACP was a plaintiff in, stems from the 2022 congressional map DeSantis forced through the legislature in a discriminatory process that   more

MIAMI, Florida, April 4 -- PEN America issued the following news release: Three years into Gov. Ron DeSantis' and the Florida Legislature's aggressive legislative push to upend basic rights-- the freedom to read, learn, and speak, among others--cracks are appearing amid a groundswell of activism against these unpopular and nakedly discriminatory and censorious bills, according to a new white paper by PEN America. The analysis, produced by PEN America's Florida office, acknowledges that there i  more