BLM plan proposes ending future federal coal leasing in Powder River Basin
Some of the coal mined in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming comes from surface mines like this one. (Photo courtesy of Wyoming BLM via Flickr | CC-BY-SA 2.0) The…
Former executive for medical records firm gets probation for trying to obstruct opioid kickback probe
The U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont in Burlington. File photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger A former executive for an electronic medical records company has been sentenced to probation…
Former Arkansas federal prosecutor appointed to judicial disciplinary body
(Getty Images) Patrick Harris, a veteran federal prosecutor and law school instructor, has been appointed to the Arkansas Judicial Discipline and Disability Committee by Attorney General Tim Griffin. The appointment…
U of M: Pro-Palestinian activists make ‘dangerous escalation’ by targeting regents’ homes
Protestor tents and debris on the front lawn of U of M Board of Regents Chair Sarah Hubbard on May 15, 2024. Used with permission. The homes of University of…
Medicare should include dental coverage, dentists tell U.S. Senate panel
Dental students, working as volunteers, attend to patients at a Remote Area Medical mobile dental and medical clinic on October 7, 2023, in Grundy, Virginia. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) WASHINGTON —…
Missouri Senate bitterness halts action as lawmakers prepare for final day of chaotic session
Sen. Mike Moon, R-Ash Grove, protests as the Senate adjourns for the day Thursday (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent). The Missouri Senate did nothing but fight during two brief floor sessions Thursday,…
Truck stop fined for excessive pollution in wastewater
Waspy’s Truck Stop south of Audubon has a convenience store, restaurant, hotel, truck wash and service center. (Image from Google Earth) A western Iowa truck stop near Audubon has violated…
SLED: Freedom Caucus accusations on noncitizen voter registration are false
(File/Getty Images) COLUMBIA — Accusations by a South Carolina GOP legislator that agencies were “attempting to register noncitizens to vote” were false, the State Law Enforcement Division reported Thursday following…
U.S. House panel debates voting by noncitizens, which is already illegal
The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, conducted an analysis of election conduct from 2003 to 2023 and found 29 instances of noncitizens voting nationwide over that 20 year period.…
With GOP opposed, U.S. Senate panel advances bills to combat AI in elections
Over the last year or more, several states have passed legislation restricting the use of AI in political ads or requiring that it be disclosed. (Photo via Getty Images) Members…