Tijuana River pollution has caused asthma, stomach illness and other ailments for decades. Now officials are floating a billion dollar plan to clean it up.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom just doesn’t have the clout he once wielded so aggressively as the end of his reign approaches.
A state commission late last month recommended the Alabama Legislature simplify and standardize court fees that local governments rely on but which can vary significantly from place to place. The suggestions in the report from the Joint Interim Study Commission…
I’ve heard the same thing, over and over, for as many years as I’ve lived here. At some point during a discussion about K-12 education in Alabama, someone will say something complimentary about a school’s performance, and someone else will…
The California Legislature passed a bill that would force disclosure of information about emergency calls at immigrant detention centers. A Democratic lawmaker put it forward after reading news stories in CalMatters.
Gov. Kay Ivey set a November execution date for a death row inmate convicted of murdering a Gadsden couple in 1991. Michael Shannon Taylor, 54, is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on Nov. 5 for his role in…
The Alabama Public Library Service unveiled a set of sample policies earlier this summer that they say will allow local libraries to remain in compliance with controversial administrative code changes adopted in the past two years. The set includes three…