Our volunteer team creates this list of “good newses” to bolster your belief in the power of positive action to create the just and equitable society we seek. Enjoy!
- The Acjachemen and the Tonga people regain rightful control of 6.2 acres of their land.
- The Biden administration repeals the most harmful aspects of the previous administration’s Refusal of Care rule, which allowed healthcare workers to deny patients medical care based on personal and religious beliefs.
- To address the number of concerning book bans around the nation, 26 legislators support the the Books Save Lives Act.
- The IRS raises the deposit and monetary gift limits for ABLE account holders.
- Family reunification information packets for sponsors provided by the Office of Refugee Resettlement are available in 12 languages, including several Indigenous languages.
- AL: Starting January 1, 2024, workers’ overtime hours are exempt from state income tax.
- HI replaces their last coal plant with clean battery power.
- IO: A federal court temporarily blocks two provisions of a state law regarding censorship of LGBTQ-related topics, finding that the provisions likely violate the First Amendment.
- MN’s popular free school lunch program reaches more students than anticipated.
- WI constituents submit 10,000 pages of testimony in opposition to proposed bills that would infringe on transgender people’s rights.
- In 2023, 23 states enacted laws making it easier to vote.
- Houston takes practical steps to reduce the number of people experiencing homelessness by 60%.
- Dallas’ largest urban heat island will be transformed into a welcoming green space.
- A new Nashville program helps eligible voters in county jails navigate voting rights restoration, registration, and mail-in voting.
- In addition to being the youngest and most racially diverse council in city history, the St. Paul City Council is comprised entirely of women for the first time.
- The Human Rights Campaign recognizes child welfare agencies that are proficient in providing services to LGBTQ+ youth and families.
- Brittany Watts will not face indictment for her miscarriage under a misapplied Ohio law.
- Indigenous people’s agricultural knowledge helps efficiently grow food in the face of climate change.
- For the first time, women vote within the Vatican’s Synod of Bishops.
- A fairy lantern plant is found in Japan decades after it was believed to have gone extinct.
- Finland reduces the number of people experiencing homelessness by 75% within a decade.