Microsoft’s assault on consumer choice hurts Colorado communities
Shoppers decide whether to buy a Microsoft laptop at Best Buy in Tampa, Florida on November 26, 2021. (Photo by Octavio Jones/Getty Images) In Colorado, we know that while corporations…
Universities try 3-year degrees to save students time, money
Students walk to and from classes on the Indiana University campus, in Bloomington, Ind. The state just enacted a new law calling on all Indiana public universities to study how…
USDA aims to aid small farmers by barring pay deductions from poultry companies
A new proposed U.S. Department of Agriculture rule would ban chicken companies from deducting farmers’ pay. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — A rule proposed by the U.S. Department…
Sewanee students protest for Palestine, seek continued action from school
All Saints’ Chapel at Sewanee: The University of Tennessee. (Photo: Getty Images) Among the recent protests on Tennessee college campuses by students calling for divestment from industries supporting Israel in…
What’s in Virginia’s transportation spending plan?
A Metro railcar pulls up to the Dulles International Airport Metro Station. (Tim Walck/Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project) Virginia’s latest spending plan includes efforts to provide hundreds of millions of dollars…
Virginians can fish for free this weekend, no recreational license required
Fishermen outside Rudee’s Inlet in Virginia Beach, June 2021. (Sarah Vogelsong/Virginia Mercury) Starting Friday, some anglers in Virginia will be able to cast their fishing lines into salt waters at…
North Carolina’s rapidly snowballing gambling mess
The author says North Carolina’s foray into sports gambling has led to predictably bad results. (Photo: Getty Images/bluecinema) The physical therapy facility was a beehive of activity at 8:00 a.m.…
This primary election season, recognize that secure elections require public trust
“Our patriotic loyalty to our republic requires us to reject misinformation from even our preferred candidates for office that would suggest that either voter fraud or voter suppression is driving…
The Hope Scholarship will continue to hurt West Virginia public schools
During the May special session, West Virginia lawmakers approved giving $27 million to the Hope Scholarship program. (Perry Bennett | West Virginia Legislative Photography) West Virginia public schools need money,…
Company that bred beagles in Cumberland guilty of neglect, fined $35 million and more Va. headlines
The state Capitol. (Ned Oliver/Virginia Mercury) • “Company that bred beagles for research pleads guilty to neglect, ordered to pay record $35M fine.”—Associated Press • “Richmond Public Schools fires teachers…