Massachusetts State

HOUSE AND SENATE lawmakers skidded into Thursday morning as their leaders appeared poised to wrap up formal sessions with major bills on economic development, health care, and climate change left unfinished, if not outright dead. But as the sun rose over the State House, Gov. Maura Healey, who made a...

Lawmakers stumble through early morning hours with little accomplished

AFTER FAILING to complete action on many of their legislative priorities at the end of the session, Beacon Hill Democrats appear to be warming to the idea of finishing their work during informal sessions running through the end of the year. Nothing official has been announced, but House Speaker Ron...

Democrats warm to continuing debate on unfinished legislation

FOLLOWING AN APPEAL from Gov. Maura Healey, the leaders of the House and Senate said late Friday that they are willing to call a special formal session of the Legislature to approve an economic development bond bill. Both Senate President Karen Spilka and House Speaker Ron Mariano issued statements saying...

House, Senate leaders to call lawmakers back into formal session

North Carolina State

WashingtonExaminer

(The Center Square) – Including a bill supported by 148 of 157 lawmakers, three vetoes from North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper are in the process of being tested by the override process. The House of Representatives on Wednesday sent all three pieces of legislations to the Senate. The governor’s 102 vetoes are a state record, […]

Senators hold the cards on three veto overrides

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Albuquerque, NM

Espanola, NM

City of Española police cited unhoused people for trespassing on Thursday, July 31, 2024, telling them they will be arrested if they are still around the next day. (Photo by Molly Montgomery for Source NM) In the wake of a court ruling giving local governments more leeway to force...

Valencia County and Española force unhoused people off public property

Colorado State

Oregon State

Health officials say people stay up to date with their COVID shots to have the best protection, especially the elderly who are vulnerable. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Another COVID outbreak is sweeping parts of the country, with infections increasing on the West Coast. The summer spread has become a yearly trend...

COVID infections spreading in Oregon, Washington and California

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Fox Business

A bipartisan group of four senators on Wednesday announced they have reached an agreement on legislation that would ban members of Congress from trading stocks.

Bipartisan group of senators reaches agreement on bill to ban lawmakers from trading stocks

Florida State

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Jacksonville Today

Republican Donald Trump has a 7-point lead over Democrat Kamala Harris among Florida voters, 49% to 42%, according to a new poll from the University of North Florida. Four percent are backing another candidate, and 6% are undecided or didn’t answer.

New Florida poll: Trump leads; support strong for abortion and recreational weed

Iowa State

Too bad she doesn’t appear to care about the country’s biggest tax cheats. Over the past couple years, the Iowa senator has been fixated on the Internal Revenue Service. But rather than help the IRS try to recover the hundreds of billions of dollars in unpaid taxes each year, Ernst and her fellow Republicans are doing the opposite. They want to choke off the funding that is helping the IRS to rein in these abuses and give you better service.

Sen. Joni Ernst wants to hold the IRS accountable but not tax cheats

Kentucky State

Louisa, KY

Addiction Recovery Care, Kentucky's largest provider of drug and alcohol treatment, has offices and other facilities in Louisa, photographed June 27, 2024. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Matthew Mueller) Kentucky’s largest provider of addiction treatment services, Addiction Recovery Care, or ARC, is the subject of an FBI investigation into possible health...

Addiction Recovery Care says it’s cooperating with FBI investigation into possible fraud

Georgia State

Donna Massey, the mother of shooting victim Sonya Massey, is comforted during a press conference at New Mount Pilgrim Church on July 30, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Sonya Massey was shot in the head and killed in her home by Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson after she called police to report a possible prowler. Grayson, 30, who has since been fired by the department, was indicted by an Illinois grand jury. He has pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm and official misconduct. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Kamala Harris, Sonya Massey, and what it means to be a Black woman in 2024

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Washington State

The Independent

 Standing at a transit center near four new wireless bus charging stations in a small community west of Seattle, Gov. Jay Inslee told transit and city leaders where money to pay for them — more than $1 million — came from.“It’s possible only because of the Climate Commitment Act," Inslee said, citing a program that works to cut pollution while raising money for investments that address climate change. “That was the source. It’s the only way we’re able to do this.”Inslee made similar remarks as he visited a salmon habitat restoration project and then test-drove a car from an...

In Washington state, Inslee's final months aimed at staving off repeal of landmark climate law

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s Community Actions Partnerships have announced the starts date for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Summer Subsidy, aimed at helping Kentucky households offset summer cooling costs.

LIHEAP Summer Subsidy program to help with summer cooling costs to begin enrollment July 16

Denver, CO

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

Lowell, MA

The Massachusetts Legislature passed a firearm safety reform bill Thursday that represents an ongoing effort by the legislature to tighten the scope of acceptable gun use and to limit gun violence overall. A bill introduced by Senator Edward J. Kennedy and integrated into the passed legislation as Section 12G o...

Kennedy Gun Safety Bill Passes Senate

Uncovering Florida

Most people are guilty of doing it at least once in their lives, many people do it by accident, some do it because they find it fun, and others do it for reasons like honoring loved ones. Regardless of the situation, just about everyone has released a balloon. The difference is that intentionally releasing balloons is now illegal by House Bill 321’s standards.

Law Signed By DeSantis Makes It Illegal To Release Balloons In Florida

WASHINGTON (CN) — Federal prosecutors have begun dropping obstruction charges from the cases of certain Capitol riot defendants in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision limiting the Justice Department’s former staple charge in the January 6, 2021, prosecutions. In a 6-3 decision in June, the...

DOJ begins dropping Capitol riot obstruction charges following SCOTUS decision

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Finger-pointing galore as climate legislation stalls

HIGH PRIORITY climate legislation fell by the wayside early Thursday morning when House and Senate negotiators refused to budge, a stalemate that could have far-reaching consequences...

Finger-pointing galore as climate legislation stalls

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