Environment Scott Pruitt’s $43,000 ‘Privacy Booth’ Violates Spending Law, According to a Federal Watchdog A government watchdog report reveals the EPA's excessive spending. Ashley Hackett
News in Brief A Slight Majority of Americans Now Support Single-Payer Health Care A Kaiser Family Foundation poll shows Americans support a more inclusive health-care system. Ashley Hackett
News in Brief Arizona Bill Places New Restriction on Abortion Women in Arizona must now fill out a questionnaire before receiving an abortion. Ashley Hackett
News in Brief Is Congress Letting Mark Zuckerberg Off the Hook? A cybersecurity expert weighs in on this week's Capitol Hill testimonies. Ashley Hackett
Social Justice Xenophobic Prejudice Doesn’t Just Affect Immigrants—It Harms U.S.-Born People of Color Too Anti-immigrant rhetoric may affect a broader population of people than previously thought. Ashley Hackett
News in Brief Michigan Will Stop Distributing Free Bottled Water to Flint Residents Governor Rick Snyder announced Friday that the city's water supply is safe for residents. Ashley Hackett
News in Brief The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Dismisses Nearly 8,000 Convictions in a Drug Lab Scandal A drug lab chemist in Amherst had tampered with evidence and abused various confiscated drugs over an eight-year span. Ashley Hackett
Education Black Students Are Disproportionately Disciplined in Public Schools A study by the Government Accountability Office finds that black students, boys, and students with disabilities were disproportionately disciplined. Ashley Hackett
Social Justice An Orange County Judge Threatens to Bar Officials From Enforcing Anti-Camping Laws If They Can’t Shelter the Area’s Homeless A U.S. district court judge attempted to mitigate a political standstill regarding Orange County's growing homeless population. Ashley Hackett