Advocate Matthew Smith reflects on the accomplishments and lessons learned during the 2024 legislative season.
Smith: Near-passage leaves WI advocates frustrated, hopeful and wiser
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Legislative briefing highlights New Voices progress in New York
After months of advocacy in New York — including phone banking, letter-writing and sharing real-life experiences through the state coalition’s first-ever legislative briefing — New Voices supporters now look to 2025 with valuable lessons learned and progress made toward student press freedom in the Empire State.
Decade of persistence, student voices behind Minnesota’s New Voices success
Nearly a decade of advocacy finally paid off this year for Minnesota’s New Voices supporters, but they say there is still more work to do for student press freedom in the state.
Reves recounts two years of advocacy for revised Hawaii board policy
Advocate Cindy Reves reflects on advocating for changes to the state Board of Education's student media policy, following Hawaii's passage of a New Voices law.
Bricker reflects on one year of New Voices in West Virginia
Advocate Morgan Bricker discusses the progress and challenges of the first year of New Voices in West Virginia, and looks to the work ahead.
Shapiro: New Voices PA advocates energized by new milestone
Advocate Ben Shapiro reflects on the accomplishments and lessons learned during the 2024 legislative season.
Mehring: New Voices Wisconsin stronger than ever
Advocate Simon Mehring reflects on the accomplishments and lessons learned during the 2024 legislative season.
Yale: Nebraska has momentum and clear need for New Voices
Advocate Charlie Yale shares accomplishments and lessons learned during the 2024 legislative season.
Hoard shares three observations about New Voices in Missouri
Advocate Kellen Hoard shares accomplishments and lessons learned during the 2024 legislative season.
Coalition calls on DA to decline charges against Stanford student journalist
The Student Press Law Center, alongside the First Amendment Coalition and 24 other free speech and press organizations, called for charges to be declined against The Stanford Daily reporter arrested June 5 while covering a pro-Palestinian demonstration at Stanford University.