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SB 8 not only stripped Texan women of their rights under Roe v Wade, it made a mockery of the US constitution and the supremacy of the federal courts Sadly, predictably and appallingly, on October 14, a three judge panel of the US court of appeals for the fifth circuit has allowed Texas’s “Bounty-Hunter” anti-abortion law to go back into effect while the court considers the case on the merits...

Arkansas law enforcement agencies will unite this week in the "U Drive. U Text. U Pay." initiative aimed at stopping the dangerous practice of distracted driving, a news release said. Starting today and continuing through Saturday, Arkansas State Police, joined by Hot Springs police officers, Garland County sheriff's deputies and other officers across the state, will begin an intensified patr...

A 33-year-old mother of three from central Texas is escorted down the hall by clinic administrator Kathaleen Pittman prior to getting an abortion, Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, at Hope Medical Group for Women in Shreveport, La. The woman was one of more than a dozen patients who arrived at the abortion clinic, mostly from Texas, where the nation's most restrictive abortion law remains in effect. (A...

Bainbridge Island city staff is drafting up an ordinance on plastic and waste reduction. The City Council voiced its approval of the move at Tuesday night’s meeting. The recommendations were put together by a variety of community stakeholders, including business, environment and city leaders. Councilmember Joe Deets said it’s a broad group that wants to reduce waste meaningfully. The goal is ...

An inmate sits in a cell covered by a blanket in one of the mental health pods at the Harris County Jail. In Texas, as in the rest of the nation, our communities don't have the capacity to meet the demand for mental health services for all those in need, leaving jails and prisons to serve as de facto asylums. ( Brett Coomer / Houston Chronicle ) Over the summer, Gov. Greg Abbott signed into l...

If you want to say something nasty, hateful or violent on your license plates, you’ll have to do it in another state. More than 500 new laws or law changes approved by the Legislature earlier this year will take effect Monday, from the creation of a new state holiday for Juneteenth to tougher penalties for domestic violence crimes involving children. One of the new laws allows Maine Secretary...

If you want to say something nasty, hateful or violent on your license plates, you’ll have to do it in another state. More than 500 new laws or law changes approved by the Legislature earlier this year will take effect Monday, from the creation of a new state holiday for Juneteenth to tougher penalties for domestic violence crimes involving children. One of the new laws allows Maine Secretary...

The Maine Legislature was busy earlier this year, passing 520 nonemergency bills, and 408 of those were signed by the governor. Here’s a quick look of some of the most high-profile new laws going into effect on Monday. RACIAL JUSTICE AND EQUITY Impact statements: Maine’s Legislature will now have to assess the impact of all newly proposed bills on on the state’s historically disadvantaged pop...

The Maine Legislature was busy earlier this year, passing 520 nonemergency bills, and 408 of those were signed by the governor. Here’s a quick look of some of the most high-profile new laws going into effect on Monday. RACIAL JUSTICE AND EQUITY Impact statements: Maine’s Legislature will now have to assess the impact of all newly proposed bills on on the state’s historically disadvantaged pop...

The Maine Legislature was busy earlier this year, passing 520 nonemergency bills, and 408 of those were signed by the governor. Here’s a quick look of some of the most high-profile new laws going into effect on Monday. RACIAL JUSTICE AND EQUITY Impact statements: Maine’s Legislature will now have to assess the impact of all newly proposed bills on on the state’s historically disadvantaged pop...