SC lurches backward in resuming barbaric practice of executions
People protest the death penalty in a “free speech zone” set up near the Utah State Correctional Facility in Salt Lake City just after midnight on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024…
Globe host’s endorsement of Harris raises murky ethics questions
THE HOST OF the Boston Globe’s television venture spoke passionately on behalf of Vice President Kamala Harris on a fundraising call in late August, direct political advocacy that the Globe…
Woman sustains thermal burns in Yellowstone National Park, park says
Visitors to Yellowstone Park walk around Old Faithful after an eruption on the park’s opening day in May 2020. (Jacob W. Frank/National Park Service) A 60-year-old woman from New Hampshire…
States, hospital systems try less punitive drug testing of pregnant women and newborns
A woman holds a newborn baby. Some states and hospital systems have updated their policies on drug testing for pregnant women and newborns, aiming to better support patients who are…
LSU President Tate’s $650,000 in incentives within easy reach based on past years
In this file photo from May 2021, William Tate gives his first press conference as LSU president-elect with members of the LSU Board of Supervisors behind him. (JC Canicosa/Louisiana Illuminator)…
As dollars dry up for Louisiana’s coastal restoration, advocates strategize to sustain it
The restoration of Louisiana’s barrier islands and barrier island systems have been a priority for the state’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority. Since 2020, the state has spent billions of…
Que saber sobre el recorte de impuestos a Ganim en Bridgeport
Reporte original de Andrew Brown, Katy Golvala, José Luis Martínez y Dave Altimari. Compilado por Kat Struhar. Traducción por Jorge Alatrista, Identidad Latina Multimedia. Read this story in English. Cuando…
GOP U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna discusses threats made against her
U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., offered a resolution on July 10, 2024, to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in inherent contempt for refusing to turn over audio tapes of…
Uncontested special elections on Tuesday allow Pa. House Democrats to maintain one-seat majority
Pennsylvania Capitol Building on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. (Photo by Amanda Berg, for the Capital-Star). Democrats Keith Harris and Andre Carroll won uncontested special elections for two Philadelphia state House…
Heating up: Debate over clean heat standard is simmering, months ahead of a decision
Clockwise from top left: Laura Sibelia, Phil Scott, Julie Moore, Jared Duval, and Chris Bray. Photos by Glenn Russell/VTDigger, Mike Dougherty/VTDigger and courtesy of Joan Javier-Duval Gov. Phil Scott and…