by Cooper Moran | Jul 6, 2021
Two Florida state lawmakers predicted that the multi-story building that collapsed in Surfside, Florida may lead to regulation changes at the state level. The legislators, who represent coastal cities in the state, both said that they want to wait for the...
by Chris Butler | Jul 6, 2021
U.S. Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA-08) said COVID-19 exposed serious weaknesses in the nation’s food-supply chain, and those weaknesses continue to stress farmers. Long-term challenges, Scott said, may still await. And those challenges may eventually affect consumers...
by Corinne Murdock | Jul 6, 2021
Arizona State University (ASU) debuted a new undergraduate degree geared toward social justice activism, called community development. The course description describes education on the basics of activism, citing concepts like diversity, inclusivity,...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jul 6, 2021
A provision in Ohio’s latest budget bill, which was recently passed, gives doctors the right to refuse service to potential patients on religious and moral grounds. “This simply puts in statute what the practice has been anyways,” Gov. Mike DeWine (R)...
by Eric Burk | Jul 6, 2021
Chesapeake Circuit Court Judge John Brown dismissed a petition to recall Senator Louise Lucas (D-Portsmouth) on Friday. Conservatives in her district had obtained about 8,000 signatures to remove Lucas, alleging misuse of office, but the court sided with...
by Hayley Feland | Jul 6, 2021
Several large law enforcement coalitions are suing the state after changes were made to Minnesota’s deadly force laws. The organizations based the lawsuit on the idea that the changes “violates officers’ rights to self-defense and unconstitutionally...
by Grant Holcomb | Jul 6, 2021
Tropical Storm Elsa is expected to make landfall in Cuba and part of the Florida Keys before heading to mainland Florida. The storm will be bringing approximately 60 mile-per-hour winds and will drop five to ten inches of rain in Cuba. Governor Ron DeSantis...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jul 6, 2021
The Supreme Court recently decided in favor of a Fillmore County Amish community after the county attempted to force the Amish to violate their religious beliefs by installing a septic system, after a lower court had previously ruled in favor of the county and...
by The Center Square | Jul 6, 2021
by Scott McClallen Former Michigan Supreme Court Justice Stephen Markman urged Michigan’s independent redistricting committee to use geographical boundaries instead of racial, ethnic, or religious groups to determine the state’s new voting...
by Chris Butler | Jul 6, 2021
A federal jury convicted an Albany, Georgia resident with a lengthy criminal history on various gun and drug charges late last week. This, according to a press release that officials with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia published...
by Corinne Murdock | Jul 6, 2021
Nashville Mayor John Cooper announced last week that $150,000 would be going to nonprofits that offered violence reduction strategies. A nonprofit could receive up to $5,000 for their work; the Community Safety Partnership (CSP) Advisory Board will issue...
