Alaska State

Fairbanks, AK

Columbus, OH

Minnesota State

Among the 23 states that have legalized recreational marijuana sales, three states do not yet have operating retail outlets. That’s set to change for all three within the next six months. Minnesota, Delaware, and Ohio have all legalized marijuana within the past 15 months, bringing the total number of...

Three States to Launch Licensed Recreational Marijuana Sales Within the Next Six Months

Delaware State

Delaware's Wackiest Laws: A Look at the State's Quirky Legal Code. In Delaware, restaurants are prohibited from serving margarine unless they explicitly inform customers that it's not butter. This law, dating back to when margarine was considered an inferior substitute, aims to protect consumers from being misled about the true nature of its spread.

5 Wackiest Laws in The State of Delaware

North Carolina State

The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Medical marijuana legalization in North Carolina has taken a small step, with passage on the first of two required votes in the Senate.
                The second is on the calendar for Monday.
                Whether it’ll get any floor time in the House of Representatives, however, remains skeptical. There, Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, says there’s not enough votes.
           ...

Medical marijuana legalization gets second Senate vote Monday

Newark, NJ

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Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - If you are traveling across the border for vacations this summer with your family pet, it is important to check all legal requirements to do so. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) is enforcing new guidelines beginning August 1. The CDC says tightening restrictions are mostly...

Dog travel laws set to change

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J. Souza

A fight between passengers marred the final night of a Carnival Cruise Line sailing on June 6th. The incident, which unfolded in the Lido Deck dining room onboard the Carnival Paradise, involved a group of women and resulted in thrown chairs and plates.

Cruise Ship Fight Near Buffet Captured on Camera, Passengers Banned for Life

WyoFile

Within hours of the sighting on Wednesday, Frank van Manen caught word that there was a grizzly sow with five cubs in tow spotted in Yellowstone National Park. Five cubs following mom is so unlikely that van Manen, who leads the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team, pondered an explanation.

Five grizzly bear cubs make the largest litter in Yellowstone-area history

Illinois State

Chicago, IL

Chicago Happenings

Every year, new laws that were passed the prior year go into effect on July 1. In 2024, a number of new laws will begin this Monday. Among them include higher wages for tipped employees, a gas tax increase, and driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

New Laws July 1: Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Migrants, Raises for Tipped Workers, and More

Louisiana State

The Independent

 Louisiana’s Republican Governor Jeff Landry is looking for a legal fight after mandating the Ten Commandments in every classroom in the state.“I’m going home to sign a bill that places the Ten Commandments in public classrooms,” he said during a recent GOP fundraiser in Tennessee. “I can’t wait to be sued.”Landry signed the bill into law on Wednesday, making Louisiana the first state in the US to require all public schools and universities to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms.Conservative legal groups have been angling for another shot at reversing Supreme Court rulings protecting the separation of church and...

Louisiana governor ‘can’t wait to be sued’ after forcing the Ten Commandments in classrooms

Fox News

Former President Trump has a new nickname for Vice President Kamala Harris, who could potentially end up in a head-to-head with Trump if President Biden drops out.

Trump tests out new nickname for Kamala Harris amid speculation she'll replace Biden

Business Insider

A Vanity Fair article published Tuesday contained allegations that the independent presidential candidate once ate a barbecued dog.

RFK Jr., the man running as an alternative to Trump and Biden, just denied he barbecued and ate a dog

New Hampshire State

InDepthNH.org

CONCORD – Take a deep breath, New Hampshire cannabis enthusiasts. Senate and House conferees came to an agreement Thursday on a bill they can support and which the governor is likely to sign, that creates a system to sell cannabis to adults in the same way the state sells liquor.

LEGALIZE IT! Senate and House Agree To Historic Adult Cannabis Sales

“I remain confident that Schedule III will happen and that it will survive judicial review under Loper Bright just as surely as it would have under Chevron.”. A few days ago, in a case called Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the Supreme Court overruled the Chevron deference doctrine—the command from a 1984 decision that courts defer to federal agencies’ reasonable interpretations of ambiguous statutes the agencies administer. Since then, folks have been coming out of the woodwork predicting that Chevron’s demise signals the demise of the push to move cannabis to Schedule III as well.

Reports of Marijuana Rescheduling’s Chevron-Related Death Are Greatly Exaggerated (Op-Ed)

CONCORD — Expanding the Education Freedom Account failed to graduate from the 2024 legislative session Thursday failing on a 185-168 vote of the House. House and Senate negotiators last week reached agreement on expanding the program that would have increased the income threshold for a family of four by $23,400 beginning next school year.

House Kills Education Freedom Account Program Expansion

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s medical cannabis program has taken significant steps toward ensuring those with qualifying conditions have access to medical cannabis as soon as possible, said Gov. Andy Beshear this week.

State to open licensing applications for medical cannabis businesses beginning July 1

Denver, CO

David Heitz

A dangerous drug that is being mixed into fentanyl is causing those who inject it to develop a rash of sores that resembles a case of flesh-eating bacteria. People experiencing homelessness around Denver can sometimes be seen with these bloody, weeping wounds. I recently mentioned this phenomenon to a fentanyl user who told me about the xylazine connection.

Denver homeless people suffer sores as xylazine enters fentanyl supply

Garner, NC

NC Newsline

On June 28, the U.S. Supreme Court voted in favor of Grants Pass, Oregon, and opened the door for more municipalities across the U.S. to ticket, fine, and jail people experiencing homelessness for doing something that every human being must do to survive – sleep. Legal experts suggest the case hinged on whether people experiencing […]
The post US Supreme Court’s approval of Oregon city’s ordinance criminalizes homelessness appeared first on NC Newsline.

US Supreme Court’s approval of Oregon city’s ordinance criminalizes homelessness

Boston, MA

Vanishing Georgia

When this commercial garage was built, Jefferson Street (also known as the Old Boston Road) was the first east-west paved highway in southwest Georgia. It later became US Highway 84. This was the era when automobiles were first becoming widespread and entrepreneurs were first establishing businesses to serve this new mode of transportation. It has […]

Garage + Ford Dealership, Circa 1920s, Boston

Healy, AK

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - The 388-acre Riley Fire continues to burn, and the Denali National Park and Preserve is still closed to the public. But Golden Valley Electric Association crews restored power to the Nenana Canyon Thursday after a Monday outage, and area businesses are now reopening. That’s a bird’s...

Glitter Gulch businesses reopen as Riley Fire keeps Denali National Park closed

Reading, PA

Mahanoy City, PA

The Shenandoah (PA) Sentinel

MAHANOY CITY – Two members of a motorcycle club were convicted on federal charges, accused...
The post Convicted motorcycle club members orchestrated ‘brutal’ home-invasion in Mahanoy, feds say first appeared on The Shenandoah Sentinel.

Convicted motorcycle club members orchestrated ‘brutal’ home-invasion in Mahanoy, feds say

North Pole, AK

Eielson Air Force Base, AK

NewsBreak

AK State Senator Scott Kawasaki reacts to Governor Dunleavy’s final budget for FY25

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - On Friday, June 28, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy released his final budget for the 2025 Fiscal Year, including his line item vetoes....

AK State Senator Scott Kawasaki reacts to Governor Dunleavy’s final budget for FY25

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