Texas State

The New Republic

The Supreme Court on Thursday halted the Environmental Protection Agency’s “good neighbor” rule intended to combat air pollution. In a 5–4 decision, the conservative majority of the court upheld a stay against an EPA regulation that requires states limit their emissions to offset the effects in states downwind of their pollution, claiming the rule would cause “irreparable harm.” In a stunner, conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett broke from the conservative bloc and wrote the dissenting opinion, joined by liberal justices.Justice Brett Kavanaugh led in the court’s decision against the EPA, arguing that the good neighbor policy was too difficult to...

Amy Coney Barrett Breaks Ranks on Supreme Court’s Dangerous EPA Ruling

The New York Times

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court temporarily put on hold Thursday an Environmental Protection Agency plan to curtail air pollution that drifts across state lines, dealing another blow to the Biden administration’s efforts to protect the environment.

Supreme Court Blocks Biden Plan on Air Pollution

Kentucky Lantern

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a precedent Friday that had for decades limited judicial power to strike executive branch regulations, in a decision immediately criticized for potentially undermining decisions by scientists and agency experts. The 6-3 and 6-2 decisions in two cases brought by fishing operators in New Jersey and Rhode Island challenged a […]
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U.S. Supreme Court flips precedent that empowered federal agencies

USA TODAY

Ohio, Indiana and West Virginia wanted to stop cross-state air pollution rules enforcement while they fight in a lower court.

Supreme Court blocks controversial pollution rule meant to fight smog

New York City, NY

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The e-Texan

New York – As Trump anticipates his sentencing on July 11th in the New York hush money case, Florida Judge Aileen Cannon made a ruling this Monday. Despite rejecting Trump’s legal team's request to dismiss several charges in the classified documents case, she conceded on a minor point. She removed a portion of the charges that referenced an uncharged allegation, but upheld the other charges.

Legal expert says Trump should not be jailed after New York guilty verdict because he is ‘too old’

Jacksonville, FL

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Jacksonville Today

A controversial plan to build a Chick-fil-A restaurant in Jacksonville’s Oceanway community cleared another hurdle this week. City Council’s Land Use & Zoning committee voted 6-1 on Tuesday to approve the restaurant on Bradley Cove Road and Lady Lake Road, next to the North Creek subdivision and across the street from First Coast High School.

Controversial Chick-fil-A moves ahead in Oceanway

HuffPost

The 6-3 decision "permits punishing homeless people with no access to shelter for sleeping in public," Sotomayor said in her dissent.

Justice Sotomayor Blasts 'Unconscionable' Supreme Court Ruling Overturning Homeless Rights

North Carolina State

Town Talks

A Raleigh suburb is the safest town in North Carolina, a new report finds. Fuquay-Varina ranks No. 1 on a list of smaller cities boasting lower crime rates and a lower financial toll on residents, according to results published by Moneygeek.

The safest place to live in North Carolina? This ranks as the state’s No. 1 town

California State

Alameda Post

California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

Missouri State

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CJ Coombs

The first time my family walked into a Ponderosa Steakhouse was in the late 1960s. It was new and the experience was great. Like other new restaurants, if the management doesn't stay on top, the quality of service can decline. The location we went to did change through the years, but in the beginning, it was great.

The 1960s: the Ponderosa and Bonanza Steakhouses are still around in some states

Maine State

Idaho State

Shop with Me Mama

Why Idaho Ranks in the Top 10 States Americans Are Flocking To in 2024. A lot of Idahoans are saying 'Idaho is FULL! Go find somewhere else to live!'. With that said, MANY people and their families are flocking to this state and calling it home.

Why Is Everyone Relocating To Idaho?

In a significant ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court has empowered cities to ban homeless encampments even if no shelter space is available.

SCOTUS rules that cities can ban homeless encampments

Georgia State

Buford, GA

DeanLand

There's been a whole lotta shakin' goin' on in Northwest Georgia over the past 30 days. And, yes, some of it likely has been in the barn. A total of six earthquakes have been recorded in the northernwestern portion of the state over the past 30 days, according to data from the US Geological Survey (USGS).

6 Earthquakes Shake NW Georgia in 30 Days

Colorado State

Denver, CO

David Heitz

The Finance and Governance Committee of the Denver City Council voted Tuesday to ask voters whether the U.S. citizenship requirement for police and firefighters should be dropped.

Committee OKs removing citizenship requirement for police, firefighters in Denver

Former Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell reacts to the Supreme Court’s ruling that the Justice Department overstepped by bringing obstruction charges against hundreds of people who rioted at the Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Former Capitol officer: As if SCOTUS ‘begging’ for something worse than Jan. 6

The Independent

 The Supreme Court is putting the Environmental Protection Agency’s air pollution-fighting “good neighbor” plan on hold while legal challenges continue, the conservative-led court’s latest blow to federal regulations.The justices in a 5-4 vote on Thursday rejected arguments by the Biden administration and Democratic-controlled states that the plan was cutting air pollution and saving lives in 11 states where it was being enforced and that the high court’s intervention was unwarranted.The rule is intended to restrict smokestack emissions from power plants and other industrial sources that burden downwind areas with smog-causing pollution. It will remain on hold while the federal...

Supreme Court halts enforcement of the EPA's plan to limit downwind pollution from power plants

Indiana State

The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked an interstate air quality rule issued last year by the Biden administration to limit ozone that comes from power plants and industrial sites in the Midwest and sends polluted air drifting toward the East Coast. The vote was 5-4, with Justice Amy Coney Barrett...

Supreme Court blocks EPA rule to limit air pollution from Midwest states

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

Georgia's population grew beyond the 11 million mark in 2023, reaching 11,029,227 residents according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. With a robust population increase of 2.9% from 2020 to 2023, 315,456 new residents arrived in the state. Georgia was the 10th fastest-growing state in the US by percentage during the reporting period.

Georgia's Population Surges Past 11 Million, Fueled by Migration

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U.S. Supreme Court pauses federal smog control plan that Texas opposed

AUSTIN, Texas (The Texas Tribune) - Environmental experts say the ruling will pause measures to reduce smog in some states and influence suits in lower courts....

U.S. Supreme Court pauses federal smog control plan that Texas opposed

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