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Respondents were split 50/50 in a June 1, 2021 New York Times survey about whether the NCAA strictly limiting paid compensation is constitutional.

Social Security accounted for 23% ($1 trillion) of total US federal spending in 2019, and yet is predicted to be insolvent by 2025. Delve into the privatization debate with updated arguments, quotes, and history.

What methods of execution are used globally? Which methods other than lethal injection are authorized by US states? Find out in this new resource.

Where in the world is the death penalty legal? Which countries have abolished the practice? Find out in this new resource.

The IEA says the step, among others, are needed to meet net-zero emissions goals by 2050.

Republican Governor Kay Ivey signed the legislation May 17, 2021, making it the 37th state to legalize medical marijuana.

The state constitution requires supporters to collect signatures in five congressional districts. Mississippi currently only has four congressional districts, having lost one in the 2000 Census count.

The state’s supply of lethal injection drugs expired in 2013.

With support for the laws coming from the Biden Administration, the debate may be heating back up.

Explore the debate with updated arguments, quotes, and resources.

On Jan. 15, 2021, the NRA filed for bankruptcy, and announced plans to leave New York, where the Attorney General was preparing legal action against the group, and move to Texas where the organization would reincorporate. On May 11, 2021, a federal judge dismissed the bankruptcy filing, allowing legal proceedings against the NRA to proceed in New York.

Vineyard Wind 1, a $2.8 billion project, will have 62 wind turbines. Billions of dollars in savings and a reduction of 1.68 million metric tons of carbon dioxide are expected as the turbines power 400,000 Massachusetts homes per year.

797,546 animals were used for research, testing, teaching, experimentation, and/or surgery in US states, DC, and Puerto Rico in 2019, according to an Apr. 30, 2021 USDA report. Explore the data by state, species of animal, and types of testing.

On May 4, 2021, Governor Cuomo signed a bill into law that automatically restores voting rights upon release from prison, even if the person is on parole. Previously, under Cuomo’s executive order, the person would have to apply for a review of records.

The state will only allow medical exemptions beginning with the 2022-2023 school year. Current students with religious exemptions will be allowed grandfathered religious exemptions.