One month before road rage law takes effect, Utah roads see two deaths in 24 hours
I-15 near Point of the Mountain in Lehi is pictured on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch) Utah saw two separate, fatal road rage…
U.S. Senate panel divided over climate as cause of rising insurance premiums
River water floods West Williams Street on Sept. 2, 2021 in Lincoln Park, New Jersey. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate Budget Committee…
Norwich officials seek solution to bridge’s chemical leak
Peter Orner points to contaminants dripping down the wall of Bridge 12, which carries Moore Lane over Bloody Brook, near his home in Norwich on May 30, 2024. Photo by…
U.S. Senate GOP prevents contraception access bill from moving ahead
Virginia Democratic U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine speaks during a press conference on access to contraception on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Washington D.C. Also pictured from left Virginia state Del.…
This primary election season, recognize that secure elections require public trust
(Getty Images) A major presidential candidate convicted of 34 felonies uses the verdict to bolster his campaign. Accusations of “bullying” over candidate debates. Intra-party battles between moderate and extreme wings…
Critics say Tennessee’s blended sentencing law needs changes after expedited passage
A new law requires juveniles 16 and older to be held and tried as adults for first-degree and second-degree murder, even though state law prohibits juveniles from being incarcerated with…
Vanderbilt-commissioned report on Nashville Scene reporter’s arrest continues to blame him
Kirkland Hall at Vanderbilt University. (Photo: John Partipilo) Vanderbilt University continued to blame a Nashville Scene reporter, but shifted some responsibility to officers involved in his arrest as part of…
U.S. Senate GOP prevents contraception access bill from moving ahead
(Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom). WASHINGTON — An attempt to reinforce Americans’ access to contraception failed Wednesday when U.S. Senate Republicans blocked a bill from advancing toward final passage. The 51-39 procedural…
State’s Public Utility Commission to cut net metering rates even further
The Public Utility Commission building in Montpelier on Wed. June 5, 2024. Photo by Emma Malinak/VTDigger The precipitous fall of Vermont’s net metering payment rates shows no signs of stalling.…
U.S. Senate panel divided over climate as cause of rising insurance premiums
LINCOLN PARK, NEW JERSEY – SEPTEMBER 02: River water floods West Williams Street on September 02, 2021 in Lincoln Park, New Jersey. NJ Gov. Phil Murphy declared a state of…