Could Delaware spend $1B more annually on schools? A panel may decide
Why Should Delaware Care? In 2020, a court ruling found that Delaware’s property assessments have inequitably shortchanged many of the state’s most disadvantaged communities. It kickstarted a debate about whether…
After 14 years, feds designate Pearl River map turtle a threatened species
The Pearl River map turtle had its day in court – and won big. After 14 years and multiple lawsuits, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has granted federal protection…
SC senators regularly leave judges they control in limbo; 40 are waiting on new terms.
Of South Carolina’s 302 county-level judges, state legislators have left 40 judges sitting in office, even after their terms have expired. (File/Getty Images) COLUMBIA – Forty of the 302 county…
Missouri leads seven states challenging health care protections for transgender Americans
A federal rule seeks to add protections to a section of the Affordable Care Act that prevent health care providers who discriminate on the basis of gender identity or sexual…
Southern Ute Indian Tribe sues Colorado governor, gaming division over sports betting rollout
LAS VEGAS, NV – MARCH 15: Jake Sindberg of Wisconsin makes bets during a viewing party for the NCAA Men’s College Basketball Tournament inside the 25,000-square-foot Race & Sports SuperBook…
Campbell explains why she settled Uber, Lyft case on eve of likely court victory
IT WAS SUMMER 2020, the global pandemic starting to truly disrupt routines of work and home, and attorneys general on two coasts took Uber and Lyft to court for violating…
Judge orders Missouri AG Andrew Bailey to sit for deposition over possible ethics breach
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey speaks Jan. 20, 2023, to the Missouri chapter of the Federalist Society on the Missouri House of Representatives dais (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent). Missouri Attorney General…
Firefighting plane crashes working Horse Gulch Fire northeast of Helena
A search and rescue boat on Hauser Reservoir that responded to a firefighting plane crash on July 10, 2024. (Photo by Blair Miller, Daily Montanan) A search is underway after…
Woman trapped in tree, bridge destroyed, landspout spotted in ‘extreme’ Ruidoso burn scar flooding
Floodwaters race past homes in Ruidoso on Sunday, June 30, 2024. (Courtesy of the National Weather Service, Albuquerque). Monsoon rains continue to pummel the burn scar of the South Fork…
As the world’s largest displacement crisis continues in Sudan, refugees in Burlington quietly seek help
As civil war rages in Sudan, a group of refugees gathered in a Burlington backyard on June 27, 2024 to discuss supporting family members caught in the crisis. Photo by…