Opposition heats up over proposed wood pellet mill in western Washington
(tchara/Getty Images) Environmental groups and residents are pushing back against a wood pellet production facility proposed on the south end of the Olympic Peninsula, the second plant of its kind…
State unveils online tracking system for rape kits, providing a ‘ray of hope’ for victims
Baltimore County State’s Attorney Scott Shellenberger speaks with rape survivor Angela Wharton at a June 20, 2024, news conference on a new online system that lets victims track rape kits.…
Vermont Declaration of Inclusion initiative reaches new milestone
Westminster voters moved to adopt the Declaration of Inclusion on Town Meeting Day this year. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger This story by Virginia Ray was first published in The Commons…
The number of job openings has declined sharply in every state
A hiring sign is seen at a booth for prospective employers during a job fair in Los Angeles in 2021. Job openings are down, especially in tech support roles in…
North-central water withdrawals in decline, Indiana Finance Authority reports
The study initially focused on the on upper Wabash River watershed, shown in purple, but was expanded to include its headwaters. (Indiana Finance Authority) Water withdrawals in the state’s north-central…
Congress silenced free speech in TikTok law, platform tells federal court
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew takes questions from Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla., before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on March…
Protections for people who seek help during overdoses are headed to Legislature
Hoping to reduce drug overdose deaths, Wyoming lawmakers are working on a “good Samaritan” bill that would grant some legal immunity to people who call for medical help in certain…
Oklahoma AG praises appeals court ruling that blocks new Title IX rules from taking effect
The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of 20 states, including Oklahoma and Arkansas, that new Title IX rules regarding sexual orientation and gender identity would not…
Slotkin flexes support from national reproductive rights organizations in US Senate bid
Attendees listen to Mini Timmaraju, president of Reproductive Freedom for All, talk during a campaign event for U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Holly) in Grand Rapids on June 20, 2024. |…
Three States Have Warned Against Sending Students to an Unregulated Boarding School for Youth With Autism
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Two more states are now scrutinizing a New York boarding school for autistic students and have warned school districts about troubling conditions there.…