While the US court system has begun to favor rehabilitation over harsh sentences in recent years, questions continue as to whether or not these changes have applied evenly across races. In new research, Patrick Lowery looks at juvenile sentencing data in South Carolina. He finds that while race alone does not significantly predict harsher punishments, black defendants from more […]
USAPP Managing Editor, Chris Gilson, looks at the week in US state blogging. Click here for our weekly roundup of national blogs.
Northeast
On Thursday, NH Labor News writes that State Senator, Kevin Avard has submitted a new bill – written by out of state lobbyists – which would cut the number of people who were eligible for food stamps. The bill would […]
Super Tuesday was a great night for Joe Biden
November nightmare: How Trump could exploit absentee ballot counting delays to contest the election results
Streetcars and light rail services serve different rider markets in American cities.
Congress’ U-turn on flood insurance reform shows that lawmaking power can very quickly go from free rein to constrained
Ayşe Işın Kirenci reviews The New Age of Empire: How Colonialism and Racism Still Rule the World by Kehinde Andrews
Matt Bluemink reviews What Do We Know and What Should We Do About Fake News? by Nick Anstead
Kyle Scott reviews Meddling in the Ballot Box: The Causes and Effects of Partisan Electoral Interventions by Dov H. Levin 
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