0:00
News Story
- Business of Government
- Economy
- Education
- Energy and Environment
- Health
- Justice
- Politics and Campaigns
- Social Issues
- Transportation
Editor’s Picks From Around the Web
ND: North Dakota ‘personhood’ ballot measure raises concerns about broader impact
Opponents of the measure say it could insert the government into crucial decisions about medical care because its broad language could apply to end-of-life care and other types of treatments as well. If passed, it would be the first such personhood law in the country.
CA: California farming community suffers as wells dry up in drought
The state’s three-year drought comes into sharp focus in Tulare County, the dairy and citrus heart of the state’s vast agricultural belt, where more than 500 wells have dried up.
OR: Oregon asked to pitch in on federal forest restoration
The state Department of Forestry is asking Democratic Gov. John Kitzhaber for .5 million in the 2015-17 budget to support the work of collaboratives, which include local, state and federal leaders, as well as timber representatives, environmentalists and other stakeholders, who focus on federal forest management.
HI: Hawaii education department seeks million to cover lunch, bus programs
The Hawaii Department of Education says if it doesn’t get million in emergency funding from the legislature to cover shortfalls, school meal prices might go up and some bus routes could be eliminated.
US: Three more states ban a type of highway guardrail
Ten states have now banned the ET-Plus system made by Trinity Industries, which is suspected of malfunctioning in crashes and slicing through vehicles.
TX: Texas health commissioner: Most hospitals can’t handle Ebola
Texas’ top health official said Ebola patients should be treated at specialized care centers — a break with past federal assertions that nearly any American hospital can cope with the virus.
TN: State board says judge intervened in domestic violence case
In a rare public rebuke to a sitting judge, the state board that investigates judicial misconduct has reprimanded Davidson County Judge Casey Moreland for his intervention in a June domestic violence case that police said led to a Nashville woman being beaten and choked unconscious just a few hours after another attack by the same man.
UT: Court clears way for adoption by partners of same-sex spouses
The Utah Supreme Court lifted an order that had blocked spouses in same-sex marriages from adopting their partners’ children.
KS: Governor backs Kansas high court justices’ ouster
Republican Gov. Sam Brownback has endorsed removing two justices from the Kansas Supreme Court on Election Day following rulings that overturned the death sentences of two brothers for four killings in Wichita.
ME: Report: Maine made little progress in education last year
Education Maine, a coalition of business leaders and educators, called on business leaders in the state to increase support of Maine students, with the goal of upping the percentage who graduate from high school.
AZ: Black ASU leaders seek compromise on face-paint ban
The African-American student coalition at Arizona State University that called for a ban on students painting their faces black for Sun Devils’ sporting events has told school officials that it is not asking for a ban on all face paint.
LA: Louisiana colleges ask legislature for less money than they want
Louisiana’s colleges and universities will ask for about million from the state in next year’s budget — well below what leaders say the higher education institutions should be getting from the state’s coffers, but a slight increase from this year’s funding.
Our stories may be republished online or in print under Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. We ask that you edit only for style or to shorten, provide proper attribution and link to our web site. Please see our republishing guidelines for use of photos and graphics.
Related News
