NYC to launch two ‘full-time’ virtual schools, top education officials say 
1931 State Law Makes Abortion a Felony if ‘Roe’ Falls, Warns Michigan Attorney General 
Iowa drops one spot in Tax Foundation business property tax ranking 
Newark will help pay for 40 students to attend college, as free-tuition movement grows 
Louisiana’s state revenue forecast is revised upward, giving lawmakers possibly more to appropriate 
Illinois news in brief for Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Lawmakers pass 650 bills on to governor During their spring session, Illinois legislators passed more than 650 bills out of...
Council members push agenda to stem gun violence among Philadelphia youth
Calling gun violence among youth in Philadelphia an epidemic, seven city council members urged Mayor Jim Kenney to treat the...
California private school tuition much lower than public schools’ per-student costs
The majority of private schools in California provide education that costs less than what taxpayers pay for public school education,...
Small-business group sues MLB over pulling All-Star Game from Atlanta
A small business advocacy organization has sued Major League Baseball to return the All-Star Game to Atlanta. In the lawsuit...
Carbon capture project lacks investors, has an unrealistic timeframe
Enchant Energy faces “insurmountable” obstacles as it works to acquire the San Juan Generating Station and retrofit it with carbon...
Can the Olympics still be cancelled? Yes, but the legal and financial fallout would be staggering
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is adamant the Tokyo Olympics will begin as scheduled on July 23, followed by the...
Louisiana news briefs for Friday, May 28
Edwards requests federal disaster declaration for recent floods Gov. John Bel Edwards asked President Joe Biden on Friday to declare a federal...
School gardens and kitchens could grow with Ontario’s proposed food literacy act
As some essential services like community gardens re-open and people start planting again, our connections to food are top of...
Bills aim to give $25 million to SOS office to clear months-long backlog
Michigan Democrat leaders are pushing for bills to allocate $25 million to the Secretary of State’s (SOS) office to clear...
Texas lawmakers pass bills overhauling electric grid, increasing consumers costs
After statewide power outages in February that lasted weeks in some areas, leaving millions of Texans in the cold and...
