House and Senate committees advance GOP bail legislation, as Democrats warn bills could lead to mass detentions
Days into a short legislative session, Texas lawmakers are moving quickly to pass a GOP priority bill that would make...
Month: July 2021
NYCHA Ignored Warnings That Ventilation Woes Endangered Tenants During Pandemic, Emails Show
The city’s public housing authority has long insisted that weak air circulation inside aging apartments did not contribute to the...
Missouri River tributary runs dry after restoration project
Helena anglers are expressing concern over the loss of surface flow in Beaver Creek, an ecologically important tributary of the...
De Blasio keeps mask rules for New York City schools despite CDC changes
New York City schools will stick with universal masking for now, despite new federal guidance that OKs ditching face coverings...
Mixed responses in Kansas to proposed infrastructure deal
Lawmakers are divided over President Joe Biden's proposed infrastructure deal. The bipartisan bill would call for $1.2 trillion in spending...
Nearly 300 jobs not open to Colorado remote workers because of new wage law
Nearly 120 companies are avoiding hiring remote workers in Colorado because of the state’s new wage law, according to data...
Biden calls for investment in education during Illinois visit
President Joe Biden visited Chicago's northwest suburbs on Wednesday to talk about the American Rescue Plan Act, a $1.9 trillion...
State Oil Conservation Division can issue fines for spills
Soon the state’s Oil Conservation Division will have the ability to issue civil fines when oil and natural gas industry...
Rising Delta variant, Tennessee’s low vaccination rate could turn schools into COVID breeding grounds
Claire Manos plans to shop for supplies and a few clothes to get ready for a new school year next...
A $300 incentive enticed few Indiana high school grads to join a college prep program
Indiana student Jonathan Barrera-Herrera will complete his first college class at Ivy Tech in the next month before the fall...
