Dona-Gene Barton, political science, was quoted in an Aug. 4 Guardian article on the Senate race between incumbent Pete Ricketts and challenger Dan Osborn. Barton said she thinks Osborn has a “much tougher task” than he did in his 2024 race against Sen. Deb Fischer. Compared to Fischer, Ricketts is “much more popular in the state,” Barton said. “He has incredibly deep pockets, and he’s the sitting incumbent.”
Kelsy Burke, sociology, wrote an Aug. 7 guest column for Time magazine titled “Religious opposition to trans health care is a relatively new phenomenon.” “Reactions from Christian leaders to gender-affirming health care were far more diverse in the past,” she wrote. “… In fact, some leaders from denominations that vocally oppose such care in the current moment once chose to support the decisions of doctors and transgender patients who pursued medical interventions.”
