A rarity: No state beaches have swim warnings
Sunset over West Okoboji Lake. (Photo by Perry Beeman/Iowa Capital Dispatch) None of the state’s more than 40 monitored beaches has a warning against swimming because of unsafe bacteria or…
‘Democracy begins with each of us,’ Biden says at site of D-Day invasion in Normandy
U.S. WWII veteran PFC John M. Wardell, of New Jersey, and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken watch President Joe Biden deliver a speech on June 7, 2024, at Pointe…
Prodded by fed up parents, some in Congress try to curb kids’ use of social media
Members of Congress are seeking to set a minimum age to access social media and put more of the onus on social media companies and their algorithms, while also giving…
Vineyard and Nantucket pot shops on the ropes
MEMBERS OF THE state Cannabis Control Commission said that the agency will act to preserve the cannabis industry on Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket in the face of a declining supply…
Judge rejects attempt to keep budget effects of November initiatives off ballots
Unopened ballots await processing during the 2020 election. (Karen Ducey/Getty Images) Information about how a trio of ballot measures would affect Washington’s budget can be printed on ballots this November,…
Lamont all but rules out climate change bill in special session
None of the three men who control the agenda in a special session of the General Assembly are saying definitively that climate change won’t come up. They still make it…
Utah, Idaho joins request to American Bar Association to drop its DEI standards
Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes is pictured on the first day of the legislative session at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. (Photo by Spenser…
RFK Jr. to appear on FL presidential ballot after Reform Party gets recertified
Screenshot of Nicole Shanahan and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from RFK Jr.’s YouTube channel on March 26, 2024. Quality Journalism for Critical Times The Reform Party has regained ballot status…
Publication of abortion amendment canvasser list is intimidation, ballot question committee says
Supporters of a proposed Arkansas constitutional amendment that would create a limited right to abortion seek signatures at the intersection of 9th and State streets in Little Rock on Thursday,…
Gov. Phil Scott signs bills on emergency medical services, capital projects, miscellaneous reforms
Gov. Phil Scott answers a question during his weekly press conference at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Wednesday April 3, 2024. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Vermont Gov. Phil Scott signed…