Tennessee State

Columbus, OH

UPI News

More than 3.4 million Americans benefitted from $8.4 billion in clean energy tax credits in 2023, according to IRS and other data released Wednesday by the Treasury Department.

More than 3.4 million Americans used $8.4 billion in clean energy credits in 2023

Kentucky State

“The cheapest kilowatt hour is the one you don't have to produce in the first place,” said Byron Gary, a Kentucky Resources Council attorney. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) Investor-owned Kentucky Power faced strong criticism last year when it asked to increase its electricity rates in response to “historic”...

Some of the poorest Kentuckians pay the highest power bills because their houses leak energy

Ohio State

A marijuana dispensary. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images.) Ohio legal weed sales topped $11.5 million in less than a week. The state’s total recreational marijuana sales was $11,530,708 as of Aug. 10, according to the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Cannabis Control. Recreational sales started Aug. 6 — eight months after 57% of Ohioans voted to legalize recreational marijuana. The average of price of an ounce of flower was $266 last week, according to the division.

Ohio recreational marijuana sales surpass $11.5 million during first week

Livingston County, MI

Howell, MI

Former President Donald Trump speaks in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Biden's border policy, flanked by members of law enforcement, as well as Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt (R-Porter Twp.) and former Michigan U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers on April 2, 2024. (Photo: Anna Liz Nichols) Less than a month after white...

Trump plans Howell visit to talk ‘crime and safety’

Denver, CO

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David Heitz

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

Florida State

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

Mississippi State

A federal judge will decide in the coming months whether Black Mississippians have a fair chance to elect candidates to the Mississippi Supreme Court and whether the Legislature should redraw districts give those Black voters more power. Attorneys representing citizens and politicians from the Jackson Metro Area and the Delta...

Trial ends in federal lawsuit that seeks more Black justices on Mississippi Supreme Court

Wisconsin State

Chicago, IL

CHICAGO — Jill Tokuda, a congresswoman from Hawaii, attended her first Democratic National Convention in 1996. It happened to be in Chicago, where delegates gathered Monday for the first day of the 2024 DNC. A lot has changed in that time, including the role of people in the party...

AANHPI Officials Say Their Voters Are The Key To Democrats Winning In 2024

With the hike in energy costs, many homeowners are looking for ways to save money on utility bills. While there are some obvious changes you can make – like turning off lights in empty rooms – believe it or not, there are many lesser-known things you can do to make a greater impact on your energy consumption.

Three small changes that can make a big difference to your energy bills

Louisiana State

Baton Rouge, LA

Kaitlyn Joshua of Baton Rouge speaks onstage during the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) The Democratic National Convention heard the stories of three women Monday night who struggled to obtain reproductive health care after the...

Who’s Kaitlyn Joshua, the Louisiana woman who spoke at the Democratic National Convention?

Minnesota State

Welcome to The Topline, a weekly roundup of the big numbers driving the Minnesota news cycle, as well as the smaller ones that you might have missed. This week: the link between pesticides and cancer; walking taco vs. taco in a bag; the health of Minnesota’s lakeshores; and new polling on Walz’s national favorability.

The Topline: How much cancer do pesticides cause?

No Tennessee school district has expressed interest in training teachers to carry guns at school, following passage of a law permitting them to do so. (Photo: Karen Pulfer Focht) (This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free daily...

Tennessee law to let teachers carry guns in schools caused a ruckus, but has drawn little interest

Michigan State

A Rite Aid Pharmacy in Michigan. (Getty Images.) The number of pharmacies — particularly in Ohio and Michigan — is continuing to drop. Bankrupt chain Rite Aid last week announced that it was closing 44 additional stores and that all but two are in Ohio and Michigan, Fast Company reported.

Rite Aid is closing 44 more stores. All but two are in Ohio and Michigan

Utah State

Media witnesses look at the lethal injection table in the execution chamber at the Utah State Correctional Facility after the Taberon Honie execution Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (Pool photo by Rick Bowmer/AP) There are still unanswered questions in the wake of the execution of Taberon Honie...

How a law passed earlier this year made executions in Utah a more secretive process

The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

Salem, OH

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her.

Thousands of parents die of overdoses; advocates say their kids need more help

Illinois State

Maryland State

CHICAGO — Marylanders took their fight to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution to the Democratic National Convention Monday. Lawmakers and advocates from the Free State held a Monday evening fundraiser with their counterparts from Illinois, co-hosted by Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) and Illinois Senate President Don Harmon (D).

Marylanders take fight for constitutional amendment on abortion to DNC

Colorado State

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

Missouri State

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CJ Coombs

Denny's was once a staple of the American diner landscape. In recent years, it has had its ups and downs, especially post-pandemic. The dining habits of people also change. Some customers have a more discerning taste.

Denny's: a legacy of serving customers for over 65 years including 27 locations in Missouri

Texas State

Texas, which is now leading the charge in adopting solar energy, will get to store some of that sun power thanks to three massive grid battery installations announced by Intersect Power. According to a press release, the clean energy development company recently secured $837 million in financing to deploy one...

Company plans to build $800 million worth of battery installations to fix Texas's 'broken' grid — here's how

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Boosting home energy efficiency nets Tennesseans $64M in tax credits

Last year, more than 45,000 Tennessee families saved a combined $63.9 million in federal tax credits for improving their homes’ energy efficiency or installing clean energy...

Boosting home energy efficiency nets Tennesseans $64M in tax credits

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