A not-so-proud moment for voters on both sides of the aisle
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In coastal North Carolina, a legal fight over wetlands protections
A wetland in the Croatan National Forest in eastern North Carolina. Wetlands help offset the damaging effects of climate change. Credit: Lisa Sorg/Inside Climate News A U.S. district court judge…
Applications now open for Kentucky cannabis business licenses
House Majority Whip Jason Nemes, R-Louisville, left, and Sen. Stephen West, R-Paris, present Senate Bill 47, a bill to legalize medicinal cannabis, before the House Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations…
Modern-day ‘Comstocks’ look to police travel, information as another strategy to end abortion
Mark Lee Dickson (far right), director of Right to Life East Texas, prays in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on April 21, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)…
Wanted: Rhode Island legislative candidates
A second floor hallway at the Rhode Island State House outside the Senate Chamber looking toward Smith Street is shown. (Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Current) Advisors attempted to dissuade Sam Bell…
Dollar stores’ entry into rural communities adds to rural grocery challenges, says USDA study
Local grocery stores and pharmacies struggle to compete with dollar stores but rural residents view the chain stores positively. (Ohio Capital Journal photo by Graham Stokes) The influx of dollar…
Teachers, state employees to get raises as new budget takes effect and more Va. headlines
The state Capitol. (Ned Oliver/Virginia Mercury) • “As chief of staff departs, Youngkin tries to reset relationship with assembly.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch • “Trump says Unite the Right story was ‘debunked.’ Charlottesville…
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law aiding Virginia Energy’s abandoned mine cleanup
The Camp Creek Landslide in Pound. (Charlie Paullin/Virginia Mercury) This is Part 1 of a three-part series on efforts to develop on abandoned mine lands in Southwest Virginia. Parts 2…
The cost of solar: rate increases, political feuds and the long-term outlook
Solar panels in Damariscotta, Maine. (Evan Houk/ Maine Morning Star) Maine residential and business utility customers will start to see increases in their energy bills Monday. The reasons behind the…
Va.’s task force recommends dedicated funding for campus threat assessment team training
The Rotunda at the University of Virginia. (Sarah Vogelsong / Virginia Mercury) A task force directed by the Virginia legislature has recommended creating a dedicated funding stream for threat assessment…