The University of Arkansas's hidden history of helping Nazis In the early 1930s, a German lawyer named Heinrich Krieger enrolled in the University of Arkansas as an exchange student to study American race law. When he returned to Nazi Germany, his studies directly contributed to shaping the antisemitic and white supremacist Nuremberg Laws enacted in 1935, to genocidal ends. The university is now confronting various racist chapters in its history, but Krieger's is not among them. (4/30/2021) Read More > Southern legislatures want new courts to rule on challenges to state laws Republican-controlled legislatures are restructuring the judicial branches in three Southern states in ways that could benefit the GOP and threaten judicial diversity. By contrast, legislatures in several other states in the region could expand appellate courts in ways that foster greater diversity on the bench. (4/28/2021) Read More > Arkansas voucher program for students with disabilities draws ire of parents, advocates The Arkansas legislature recently passed the state's first expansive education voucher legislation, which has been decried by lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. The move came as the state's original voucher program — for children with disabilities — has come under fire for failing to provide a quality education. (4/29/2021) Read More > VOICES: Health care workers urge NC lawmakers to pass $15 minimum wage A bill to raise North Carolina's minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 an hour has been reintroduced in the state legislature. Among those calling for its passage are certified nursing assistants including Cummie Davis of Chapel Hill, who writes about her experience trying to survive on poverty-level pay while doing an essential job. (4/26/2021) Read More > | 
