Acquisition, conservation makes ‘Greatwoods’ forest whole
The acquisition and conservation of a 356-acre portion of woodlands in Eden (orange) will expand a broader 5,720-acre tract that has been conserved since 2010 (yellow) and abuts the Long…
Honolulu Building Code Bill Puts Developer Profits Ahead Of Public Safety
The Honolulu City Council appears to be ready and willing to ignore tsunami safety and emergency procedures.
Words matter in Tennessee’s debate over guns and gun laws
(Photo: Karen Pulfer Focht) We are long overdue to use more precise language about our national obsession with guns, and our repugnant aversion to gun safety legislation. The biggest problem…
21 states join Biden administration in bid to modernize nation’s aging grid
An aerial view shows high voltage power lines on May 16, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida. Twenty-one states are joining a push by President Joe Biden’s administration to modernize…
States are already collecting more abortion data. And HIPAA won’t always keep it private.
According to the Guttmacher Institute, 15 states already require providers to gather information about a patient’s reason for seeking an abortion, with varying degrees of specificity. Many of those states…
States are already collecting more abortion data. And HIPAA won’t always keep it private.
According to the Guttmacher Institute, 15 states already require providers to gather information about a patient’s reason for seeking an abortion, with varying degrees of specificity. Many of those states…
Mesa County Clerk Bobbie Gross prioritizes transparency to restore community trust
Kerry Elmberger drops off her ballot at a drive-thru drop box near the Mesa County Central Services building in Grand Junction, Nov. 3, 2020. (Barton Glasser for Colorado Newsline) In…
‘You can blame Gov. Bill Lee’; lawsuit says new law wrongly punishing Tennessee middle school kids
Metro Police officers near the Nashville’s Covenant School after a mass shooting on March 27, 2023. (Photo: John Partipilo) Two families are suing Gov. Bill Lee and the Williamson County…
Virginia crab management committee requests opening winter season for dredging
A crab being measured during the 2023 Bay-wide Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey. (Photo courtesy of Kenny Fletcher/Chesapeake Bay Foundation) The 2024 Bay-wide Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey revealed last…
An angry Trump pledges to appeal ‘this scam’ conviction as Republicans vow resistance
Former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president in 2024, speaks during a press conference at Trump Tower on May 31, 2024 in New York City. Trump was…