Among the three opinions issued Thursday by the Supreme Court was one that shut down an attempt to trademark the double entendre “Trump too small.” The high court was unanimous on the bottom line that the rejection didn’t violate the First Amendment. But the justices fractured on the reasoning in a way that calls into […]
Following a spate of new laws targeting transgender youth and students, advocates for the LGBTQ+ community gathered at the state legislature on Wednesday to condemn the legislation and push for further protections. Organized by Equality NC, a coalition of progressive groups met with lawmakers and delivered speeches outside the Legislative Building as part of the […]
Restrictions on masks, in a bill revised by legislative Republicans last week to include an unrelated, controversial campaign finance provision, is headed to the desk of Gov. Roy Cooper after a final vote Tuesday. The bill, which was unveiled Thursday as a compromise between House and Senate Republicans, rewrites a provision in state law that […]
Already the subject of a federal civil-rights investigation, Kentucky’s Department of Juvenile Justice is bracing for an influx of hundreds of additional youths when several tough-on-crime laws take effect July 1. The state’s new juvenile justice commissioner, Randy White, testified last week to a legislative panel in Frankfort about the “challenge” posed by several bills […]
Your recent coverage about the condemnation of the building at 620 Buckbee St. left me devastated. This building, which once represented progress, industrialization, and advancement, now appears to be a “symbol” of urban decay. However, rather than being a symbol of urban decay, it is instead a representation of the stubbornness of some members of […]
Channel 2 Action News learned about a federal investigation into price fixing in the apartment rental market. The investigation led FBI agents to conduct a search at an Atlanta-based apartment management company. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] FBI Atlanta confirmed their agents were there at the address of Cortland Management […]
A university professor addressing his students during a lecture. Getty Images. Over the past few years, Republican state lawmakers have introduced more than 150 bills in 35 states that seek to curb academic freedom on campus. Twenty-one of these bills have been signed into law. This legislation is detailed in a new white paper published […]
Toxic firefighting foam has been used at the San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport since the 1970s, polluting groundwater in the area — but a new package of laws offer the airport support as it transitions to cleaner materials. President Joe Biden signed the bills into law on May 16. Rep. Salud Carbajal, who represents […]
The 113th General Assembly has adjourned for 2024, and it was a very successful year. We have taken measures for Tennessee to be a better place to live, work and to raise a family. This is some of the legislation that was passed during this session. Protecting Children and Family Values Protecting Children from Social Media […]
Cam Barrett knows the precise date of her first menstrual period. Her mother posted the news on Facebook. “I was in fourth grade. I was 9 years old. The date was September 9, 2009. And my mom posted … something like, ‘Oh my God, my baby girl’s a woman today. She got her first period,’” […]
May 28—What is ReCode? ReCode is an ongoing project to update the city’s zoning regulations. Zoning dictates what land can be used for. For example, to build a city park, the land has to be zoned to allow for a park to be built. In order to open a coffee shop on the corner, that […]
For approximately 40 years, motor vehicle accidents were the leading cause of death for U.S. children and adolescents. But in 2020, for the first time in history, firearms surpassed car accidents as the No. 1 killer of American children. In Tennessee, we reached that horrible milestone three years earlier, in 2017. This shift didn’t happen […]