Unlawful predatory practices must be rooted out of Missouri microbusiness program, regulator says
Amy Moore, (right) director of the Missouri Division of Cannabis Regulation, speaks at the National Cannabis Industry Association’s summit on March 28 in St. Louis. At left is Mitch Meyers,…
GOP-led lawsuit that could dismantle disability protections draws public backlash
Charlotte Cravins, left, attends an event with her husband, Calvin Bell, and their children, infant son Landry Bell and daughter Lyric Bell. Landry was born with Down syndrome and is…
Forty years after health official scaled fence in Jackson to save malnourished personal care home residents, unchecked horrors remain
Neighbors could hear yelps from inside a 10-by-10-foot shed behind a house on Grand Avenue in west Jackson on an October afternoon in 1982. The location was a known unlicensed…
Former Jackson mayor: I wish Mississippians valued their capital city more
Note: This is the first in a new series of interviews for Mississippi Today Ideas about the city of Jackson and its future. Check out Mississippi Today’s complete Jackson coverage…
Egg prices have soared, but federal controls kept milk prices steady — at farmers’ expense
(Photo courtesy of Iowa State Dairy Association). America’s dairy industry is being ravaged by bird flu, leading to a significant decline in milk production in many states, including California, the…
Trump order opening Arctic Alaska waters to oil leasing draws legal challenge
Gulls forage on the Norton Sound beach at Nome on Oct. 2, 2020. Norton Sound is part of the Northern Bering Sea. Former Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama took…
Bipartisan congressional group hopes to restore bill providing millions in rural school funding
Chiloquin Elementary School is part of the Klamath County School District in southern Oregon and relies on federal funding from the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act. In December,…
Do homeowners associations trump CA’s ADU laws?
Adam Hardesty looks through floor plans at his home in Carlsbad on Feb. 19, 2025. Photo by Adriana Heldiz, CalMatters In a dispute over whether he can convert his three-story…
Moving Beyond Addiction series documents Oregon’s new chapter in its fight against drugs
Hillsboro Police Officer James Wood shows a packet of methamphetamine found when he cited a man for drug possession in a city park on Nov. 19, 2024. (Photo by Ben…
Judith Pensack
Born April 12, 1933 Brooklyn, New York Died Feb. 11, 2025 Essex, Vermont Details of services A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. at Temple Sinai Vermont at…