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Eleven states asked the Environmental Protection Agency to add pesticide labeling requirements that would shield agrichemical giant Bayer from a wave of lawsuits alleging it failed to warn consumers that its popular weedkiller causes cancer. The effort, led by Nebraska and Iowa, petitions the EPA to prohibit pesticide labels containing...

States press EPA for pesticide rule that would shield Bayer from glyphosate lawsuits

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A federal appeals court on Tuesday agreed that Minnesota’s ban on 18- to 20-year-olds from carrying handguns publicly is unconstitutional, the second and largest legal blow yet to the 2003 state statute. The Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals made it almost certain that adults younger than 21 will...

US court agrees Minnesota age limit on carrying handguns in public is unconstitutional

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Colleton County, SC

Explore Beaufort SC

Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Anchorage, AK

Alaska Beacon

The National Indian Gaming Commission has approved plans for a casino-style tribal gaming hall proposed by the Native Village of Eklutna for a site near Anchorage. The decision, published this month by the commission, follows an Interior Department decision in February that reinterpreted the legal status of Alaska Native trust land, reversing decades of precedent. […]

Federal agency, reversing prior rulings, greenlights Eklutna tribal gaming hall

Straight Arrow News SANcom

Amid legal challenges, Louisiana has agreed to delay the implementation of a law requiring the Ten Commandments be displayed in schools.

Ten Commandments law in Louisiana schools put on hold amid legal challenge

Federal Judge Nina Morrison, of the Eastern District of New York, has ruled the Fourth Amendment applies at the border, ending warrantless searches of phones and devices. The US government and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) has long maintained that the Fourth Amendment doesn’t apply at the border. As a result, agents will detain individuals without probable cause or a warrant, demanding they hand over their electronic devices and passwords, often copying the entire contents of the devices before returning them.

Federal Judge Rules Fourth Amendment Applies At The Border

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One Walmart shopper is issuing a warning against buying meat at the massive retail chain—but the reason why isn’t strictly tied to Walmart. It seems that customers at stores such as Walmart believe it's acceptable to grab perishable items, such as meat or dairy, and then place them on any available shelf if they decide they no longer want them.

Walmart customer shares why they will never shop for meat at the store leaving viewers torn

Tennessee State

Ballotpedia News

New laws in Tennessee and Wyoming passed this year prohibiting the use of extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs), also known as red flag laws. They are the third and fourth states to adopt such laws after Oklahoma did so in 2020 and West Virginia in 2021. ERPOs authorize individuals, typically...

Tennessee and Wyoming passed anti-red flag law legislation in 2024

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The Hill

The Biden administration will pay farmers in the Western U.S. to save water as the region contends with historic drought. The Department of Agriculture announced Thursday that it will invest up to $400 million in paying farmers in 11 states to reduce their water consumption while continuing to produce commodities.

Biden administration to pay Western farmers to conserve water

Denver, CO

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No, pallet shelters for people experiencing homelessness don’t fold into caskets. It’s a question a reader posed one of the first times I wrote about pallet shelters. I find the pallet shelters to be more palatable than ice fishing tents. The Colorado Village Collaborative operates both micro-communities and the so-called Safe Outdoor Spaces with the tents. We all learned the tents are not safe when a fire roared through a CVC Safe Outdoor Space, destroying the compound quickly. Officials never disclosed a cause of the fire.

Opinion: No, pallet shelters for homeless in Denver, Aurora don’t fold into caskets

Colorado Senator Michael Bennet and Kansas Senator Roger Marshall sent a letter to Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack asking him to adapt USDA’s drought mitigation programs to provide sufficient resources to western farmers and ranchers. The letter details testimony and recommendations given by Colorado and Kansas producers, water experts, and...

Senators Urge Ag Secretary to Improve Drought Response

(Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled a Minnesota law requiring a person to be at least 21 years old before obtaining a permit to carry a handgun in public for self-defense is unconstitutional. The St. Louis-based 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with gun rights groups in...

Minnesota Cannot Bar Adults Under 21 From Carrying Guns, Court Rules

Maryland State

A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld Maryland’s ban on assault weapons, with impassioned majority and dissenting opinions that sparred over how recent Supreme Court gun rights precedents should apply to the case.

Maryland assault weapons ban upheld by appeals court as sparring over Supreme Court precedent continues

PARIS — Carling Jackson dreamed of being a world-class soccer player and competing for her native Canada in the Olympics. Soccer led her to years of playing first at UL then at Southern, but injuries denied her dreams. But in a way, the pain she endured opened the door to a world she didn’t imagine: being an Olympic-class artist.

Scott Rabalais: Southern, UL soccer's Carling Jackson dreamed of being an Olympian. Now she paints them.

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

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

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Kinney County, TX

Latin Times

Kinney and Atascosa counties in Texas, along with Kinney County Sheriff Brad Coe and rancher Dr. Michael Vickers, have filed a federal lawsuit against the Biden administration. alleging that its refusal to enforce federal immigration laws has caused significant harm to their rural communities. The plaintiffs argue that the Biden...

Two Texas counties sue Biden administration over harm resulting from border policies

Saint Johns County, FL

Jacksonville Today

Just five days after FCC Environmental Services officially became its new trash hauler , St. Johns County may drop them. The move comes after what one County Commissioner called an “unmitigated disaster” of a first week for the company.

St. Johns may ditch new trash hauler after ‘disastrous’ start

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County man has been charged with numerous offenses related to narcotics distribution and firearms trafficking. Kyrell Domnie, 39, of Irvington, known by the alias "Fly Ky," was charged by complaint and appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Cathy L. Waldor in Newark federal court on July 17, 2024. He remains detained following the hearing.

Convicted Felon Faces Multiple Narcotics and Firearms Charges

WASHINGTON – Thursday (Aug,. 8), the BLM announced its intent to develop a Federal Advisory Committee (FAC) to engage the public and to help inform the Bureau’s implementation of the Public Lands Rule, which provides regulations that will guide balanced management of America’s public lands now and for the future.

BLM Announces Next Steps to Implement Public Lands Rule

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An EPA rule aims to protect tribal water reserves. Louisiana joined a lawsuit against it.

Louisiana joined a lawsuit against an EPA rule that says states should be required to consider tribal water rights when creating water protections and uses. The...

An EPA rule aims to protect tribal water reserves. Louisiana joined a lawsuit against it.

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