Lawmakers are hopeful about a climate bill. Advocates are skeptical
AS THE END of the Legislature’s formal session nears, and the to-do list grows longer, some activists are anxious about the prospects of a climate change bill getting signed into…
Legislation criminalizing the sexual assault of dead bodies clears the Michigan Senate
Richard Rohrer stands up in the Michigan State Senate gallery looking at lawmakers after the state Senate unanimously passed “Melody’s law” in honor of his wife on June 4, 2024.…
CMS approves state waivers on senior care, attendant care
CMS approved a handful of waivers related to Indiana’s rollout of managed care for senior Hoosiers, including the PathWay for Aging program and attendant care changes. (FSSA Logo) The federal…
Maine AG partners with rights group to warn immigrants of phony law practices
(Peter Dazeley/Getty Images) Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey and the Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition released resources on Tuesday to warn immigrant communities about unauthorized practices of immigration law. The new…
Missouri Supreme Court backs August election on Kansas City police funding
The Missouri Supreme Court building in Jefferson City (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent). The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday turned back an effort by Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas to push an…
Bird flu’s spread from poultry to cattle to humans provokes worry among feds, statesÂ
The USDA has performed more than 17,000 tests for avian influenza on cattle, with a total of 67 herds affected throughout nine states. (Photo via Getty Images) Dairy farmers throughout…
Florida Immigrant Coalition slams Biden’s border closure plan
Immigrants waited overnight next to the U.S.-Mexico border fence to seek asylum in the United States on Jan. 7, 2023, as viewed from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. (Photo by John Moore/Getty…
Florida high school athletes can now cash in on names, images, and likenesses
Lincoln High School football, Tallahassee. Credit: Leon County School District website Quality Journalism for Critical Times The Florida High School Athletic Association board of directors approved a policy Tuesday that…
WA health officials turn to emergency rooms in fight against opioid epidemic
Buprenorphine is used to treat opioid addiciton. (Joe Raedle Getty Images) Washington health officials announced a new program to help emergency room clinicians prescribe medications to treat opioid addiction. ScalaNW,…
To preserve our justice system, we need to accept outcomes we dislike
(Photo by simpson33 via iStock / Getty Images Plus) Most people go through life never stepping foot inside a courtroom. Most people, that is, except for attorneys, judges, journalists, the…