Fish killed in manure spill near Decorah
Manure spills and the overapplication of manure on fields can pollute the state’s waterways. (Photo courtesy of Iowa DNR) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a fish kill…
Committee OKs former lawmaker, UI exec to serve on PURA board
A legislative panel voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to advance the nomination of a former lawmaker and utility lobbyist to serve as a commissioner on the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. David…
State offers free soil testing to screen for lead
The soil testing events are scheduled for April. (Photo by Alex Ratson via Getty Images) Lead can cause serious health problems, especially in young children. In April, the state is…
Wage hikes, bonus in new contract approved for Rhode Island’s airport workers
The Transportation Security Administration checkpoint inside Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport. (Photo by Christopher Shea/Rhode Island Current) After nearly eight months of turbulent negotiations, Rhode Island T.F. Green International…
Indiana leaders differ on deference to ruling compelling transgender inmate’s surgery
An American flag flies behind a metal fence and barbed wire at Alabama’s Holman Correctional Facility. (Brian Lyman) Indiana’s second-in-command has pushed prison authorities to “ignore” a court order compelling…
Vermont Senate votes to confirm Zoie Saunders as education secretary less than a year after rejecting her
Education Secretary Zoie Saunders answers questions as she speaks before a joint committee hearing with the House and Senate education committees and the House Commerce and Economic Development Committee at…
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signs order for ‘Gulf of America’ change to all state laws, documents
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signs an executive order March 13, 2025, to change all references to the Gulf of Mexico in state laws and documents to the “Gulf of America.”…
The most likely Medicaid cuts would hit rural areas the hardest
Patients have their blood pressure checked and other vitals taken at an intake triage at a Remote Area Medical (RAM) mobile dental and medical clinic in Grundy, Va. Potential cuts…
Environmental advocates fear EPA air quality rollbacks could particularly harm Mainers’ health
As prevailing winds carry pollution from upwind power plants in other states into Maine, state data shows higher than average number of Mainers are diagnosed with asthma. (Photo by DKAR…
Lawmakers want to create a foster pilot program for kids with behavioral problems
Southwest Florida Republican state Sen. Erin Grall in front of the Florida Supreme Court on Sept. 8, 2023. (Photo by Mitch Perry/Florida Phoenix) Florida could spend $3.3 million on a…