Emma Kromm

Emma is an undergraduate at Harvard University majoring in Social Studies and an intern with the Institute for Southern Studies/Facing South.

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West Virginia dropped from upcoming census test, adding to accuracy concerns

By Emma Kromm

August 25, 2017 - The Census Bureau had initially planned to include the Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill area of West Virginia in its dress rehearsal for the 2020 census, but budget cuts forced it to scale back its plans. As a result, not a single Southern or rural community will be included in the full test, deepening worries about the count's accuracy.

North Carolina lawmakers defend bill protecting drivers who hit protesters

By Emma Kromm

August 15, 2017 - On Saturday, a Nazi sympathizer smashed his car into a group of anti-racist demonstrators in Charlottesville, Virginia, killing one person and injuring at least 19 others. The violence has refocused attention on controversial "hit and kill" bills that would grant immunity in some cases to drivers who hit protesters.

North Carolina first to enact controversial model bill sanctioning campus protesters

By Emma Kromm

August 2, 2017 - North Carolina now has a law in place based on a model bill promoted by the libertarian Goldwater Institute that regulates protests on public college campuses. The state also played a key role in the legislation's crafting.

Politics

The troubling politics of the Texas Supreme Court's reversal on same-sex benefits

By Emma Kromm

July 14, 2017 - Eight justices who had previously dismissed a challenge to same-sex spousal benefits recently changed their minds. Some have argued they were riding a change in political tides, but there may be more to the story than a nationwide conservative swing.