Casey Quinlan

Casey Quinlan is a reporter in Washington D.C. In the past 10 years or so, they have reported on national politics and state politics, LGBTQ rights, abortion access, labor issues, education, Supreme Court news and more for publications including The American Independent, ThinkProgress, New Republic, Rewire News, SCOTUSblog, In These Times, and Vox. Some of their stories have included coverage of 2018-2019 teachers strikes, a medication abortion ban in Arkansas, the effects of the pandemic on LGBTQ workers, and the fallout of efforts to remove books with LGBTQ characters from school libraries and community libraries across the country.

States, Biden administration push efforts to aid renters, keep people housed

Government rental assistance, a boon during the pandemic, has dwindled. Some states are working on their own solutions.

By Casey Quinlan

Local leaders call for auto workers’ gains to spread to EV plants, Southern Black workers

All three major automakers have established or are building electric vehicle manufacturing plants and battery plants in Southern states, with many of the facilities being placed in rural, Black communities.

By Casey Quinlan

Millions more workers would receive overtime pay under proposed Biden administration rule

The amount a salaried worker would need to be paid before an employer could avoid paying overtime would rise to $55,068 annually under a proposed rule from the Department of Labor.

By Casey Quinlan

States see record low unemployment across the US

Kentucky and much of South are seeing record jobless rates, with young people, Black women and people with disabilities benefiting.

By Casey Quinlan

Long COVID is hurting business; workplace accommodations could help

Allowing employees with long COVID to have flexible hours and work from home are just two ways companies can help accommodate the millions of workers still suffering from symptoms.

By Casey Quinlan

States, Biden administration push efforts to aid renters, keep people housed

Government rental assistance, a boon during the pandemic, has dwindled. Some states are working on their own solutions.

By Casey Quinlan

Local leaders call for auto workers’ gains to spread to EV plants, Southern Black workers

All three major automakers have established or are building electric vehicle manufacturing plants and battery plants in Southern states, with many of the facilities being placed in rural, Black communities.

By Casey Quinlan

Millions more workers would receive overtime pay under proposed Biden administration rule

The amount a salaried worker would need to be paid before an employer could avoid paying overtime would rise to $55,068 annually under a proposed rule from the Department of Labor.

By Casey Quinlan

States see record low unemployment across the US

Kentucky and much of South are seeing record jobless rates, with young people, Black women and people with disabilities benefiting.

By Casey Quinlan

Long COVID is hurting business; workplace accommodations could help

Allowing employees with long COVID to have flexible hours and work from home are just two ways companies can help accommodate the millions of workers still suffering from symptoms.

By Casey Quinlan