Joshua Shimkus, Author at Cronkite News

People walk by the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus on June 27, 2023. Other states are watching Ohio's dueling efforts to make it harder to pass amendments to the state constitution and to enshrine abortion rights in the constitution. (Photo by Mingson Lau/News21)

Editor's Picks, Health, Politics & Policy

Ohio special election, proposed constitutional amendment illustrate broader battles on abortion

by Maddy Keyes and Joshua Shimkus August 1, 2023August 1, 2023

Abortion-rights advocates rally in the Nebraska Capitol rotunda on April 12, 2023, in opposition to the Nebraska Heartbeat Act, which would have banned abortion around six weeks. The bill did not pass, but a 12-week ban is now law. (Photo by Joseph Kual Zakaria/News21)

Editor's Picks, Health, Politics & Policy

‘Confusing’ and ‘chilling’: First legislative sessions after Roe produce patchwork of laws on abortion

by Morgan Fischer, Joshua Shimkus, Jordan Gerard and Cassidey Kavathas July 21, 2023July 25, 2023

The first containers were placed in Yuma County in August 2022. They were taken down four months later. (Photo by Alex Appel/Howard Center for Investigative Journalism)

Borderlands, Editor's Picks, Money, New Long Form, Politics & Policy

Arizona’s defunct border wall leaves trail of runaway costs, error-filled invoices and questions about state’s oversight

by Alex Appel, Joshua Shimkus and Francesca D’Annunzio June 19, 2023June 20, 2023