Tom Joyce

Tom Joyce is a freelance reporter covering politics, sports and culture.

Culture
Maine, Colorado to vote on transgender athlete bans this November

Voters in Maine and Colorado will decide this November whether to limit male transgender participation in women’s sports, after citizen-led petition drives forced the issue onto the ballot in both… Read More

March 23, 2026
Culture
‘Extreme’: UK House of Lords votes to decriminalize abortion up to birth

The United Kingdom’s House of Lords has advanced a major change to abortion law, rejecting efforts to remove a provision that eliminates criminal penalties for women who end their own pregnancies at any stage. Peers … Read More

March 20, 2026
Public Education
Colorado school district’s transgender policies violated Title IX, federal investigators say

The U.S. Department of Education has determined a large Colorado school district violated federal civil rights law by letting students access sports teams and facilities based on their… Read More

March 20, 2026
World
Scottish Parliament rejects assisted suicide bill in ‘vote for the inherent dignity of life’

Scottish lawmakers have voted down a proposal to legalize assisted suicide, stopping what would have been a major policy shift in the United Kingdom. Members of the Scottish Parliament … Read More

March 19, 2026
Government
Wisconsin expands safe haven law to protect more newborns

Wisconsin officials have expanded the state’s safe haven law, giving parents more time to surrender newborn babies safely. Gov. Tony Evers signed Assembly Bill 237 into law last… Read More

March 17, 2026