WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court opened the door Monday to new, broad challenges to regulations long after they take effect, the third blow in a week to federal agencies. The justices ruled 6-3 in favor of a truck stop in North Dakota that wants to sue over a regulation on debit card swipe fees […]
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has unveiled a list of rare earth regulations aimed at protecting supplies in the name of national security, laying out rules on the mining, smelting and trade in the critical materials used to make products from magnets in electric vehicles to consumer electronics. The regulations, issued by the State Council or […]
ANSON, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) — Hunting is a beloved sport across the Big Country, and to participate, you must have a hunting license. In Anson on Wednesday, students aged nine and above took the first step to engage in the activity. The course combines lecture and demonstration, which instructor Dakota Fariss said helps keep the sport […]
The state House of Representatives debated then voted overwhelmingly in favor of two resolutions that authorize educators to enforce state law over new Title IX regulations, as more than 100 protesters chanted in favor of transgender rights in the rotunda of the Utah State Capitol on Wednesday. The bills were also overwhelmingly approved by the […]
Other states dump trash in New Hampshire at a rate of around 900,000 tons per year, in large part because those neighbors have significantly stricter landfill rules. The Department of Environmental Services says its new regulations – currently in the process of being updated, as required every decade – will be more protective of human […]
Iowa’s health department has issued more details on how the state plans to enforce new regulations on hemp products after brewers of THC-infused beverages said initial guidance was lacking and misinterpreted the law. At the center of concerns around House File 2605 was language that would have defined every closed-container beverage as a single serving, […]
Jun. 6—On the final day of Alaska’s legislative session, lawmakers passed a bill instructing the state board of education to adopt regulations governing correspondence programs. The vote came after a Superior Court Judge found correspondence programs — which allow the families of homeschooled children to receive state funding — were in violation of the state […]
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) — A long list of regulations for Carbon Capture projects officially passed the Senate with bipartisan support. It now heads to the Governor’s desk The bill would set regulations around every stage of the process, from the capture of carbon emissions to the transport of the emissions and the storage in underground […]
May 21—WASHINGTON — The House version of the next Farm Bill, a $1.5 trillion package of agriculture and food program legislation, set up what’s likely to be a fight with the Senate, largely over food aid programs and climate change regulations. The two chambers have been working on their bills for over a month, with […]
More than 100 people Tuesday spoke at an all-day meeting of the Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) Board, with most urging the board to reject changes to an administrative code proposed by Gov. Kay Ivey. Amid right-wing attacks on the content and leadership of libraries, particularly books with LGBTQ+ characters or themes, Ivey last fall […]
Coastal wetlands off the Eastern Shore of Virginia. (Sarah Vogelsong / Virginia Mercury) Those puddles of water along highways and property that seem like swamps are wetlands, a natural resource with numerous environmental benefits ranging from wildlife habitat and protection from flooding. How those wetlands are sited and how they are protected is determined by […]
After the nation’s leading gender equity law, Title IX, received a long-anticipated update, the reviews are in — and they’re as mixed as a can of machine-shaken paint at Sherwin-WIlliams. Civil rights advocates at the Southern Poverty Law Center praised the revisions as “bolstering protections for LGBTQ+ students.” Meanwhile, one sexual violence researcher said the […]