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Mar 13 2023
Analysis
Utah’s Great Salt Lake may turn into a toxic dust bomb. Can a dried-up California lake help stop it?
Peering at the data displayed by one of 13 air-quality monitoring stations scattered across the dried-out expanse that was once Owens Lake, Phillip Kiddoo was impressed. “I’d guess that’s the cleanest air in the country right now.”
The level of PM10 — particulate matter no wider than a fifth or so of a human hair, which can make breathing difficult and worsen heart and lung problems —
Grid
Feb 17 2023
News
Adult-Use Cannabis In Illinois Created 30,000 Jobs, Governor J.B. Pritzker Says
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker released his fifth balanced budget proposal and delivered his State of the State and Budget Address Wednesday. He listed several achievements, notably the creation of over 30,000 cannabis-related jobs in the state since 2020 when Illinois’s adult-use cannabis market kicked off. That number could swell to 65,000 jobs by 2025, Washington, D.C.-based New Frontier
Forbes
Feb 08 2023
News
Walnut Creek Area Pets Waiting To Be Adopted: Meet Missy, Roscoe & More
If you've been hoping to add a fluffy ball of love and affection to your household, start with these Walnut Creek area shelters for a pet you can take home. Millions of companion animals are given to animal shelters each year nationwide, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. However, only around half of all shelter pets are adopted each year, ASPCA data
Patch.com
Mar 06 2023
News
The Boomer spending boost
What explains this year's pop in consumer spending? Boomers might be at least partially to blame.
The big picture: Social security recipients (of which retirees make up an overwhelming share) received an 8.7% cost-of-living adjustment this year — the single-largest increase in more than four decades. That is helping support spending, according to new research from Bank of America.
Axios
Mar 06 2023
News
Gavin Newsom Says California Is “Done” With Walgreens After Abortion Pill Stance
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced Monday that his state will no longer do business with Walgreens because the pharmacy chain decided not to dispense abortion pills.
Walgreens initially said in January that it would offer mifepristone, one of the medications used to induce an abortion. The Food and Drug Administration changed its rules to allow pharmacies in states that still
New Republic
Feb 12 2023
News
Robert Morris wins 71-64 against Purdue Fort Wayne
Green also contributed five assists for the Colonials (12-15, 7-9 Horizon League). Kahliel Spear added 12 points while shooting 5 of 10 from the field and 2 for 4 from the line, and he also had seven rebounds. Jarred Godfrey led the Mastodons (15-12, 7-9) in scoring, finishing with 23 points, four assists and two steals. Bobby Planutis added 15 points and seven rebounds for Purdue Fort Wayne.
USA TODAY
Mar 23 2023
News
Book ban attempts hit record high in 2022, library org says
Attempted book bans and restrictions at school and public libraries continue to surge, setting a record in 2022, according to a new report from the American Library Association released Thursday.
More than 1,200 challenges were compiled by the association in 2022, nearly double the then-record total from 2021 and by far the most since the ALA began keeping data 20 years ago.
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Associated Press
Feb 27 2023
News
Apartment Rents Fall as Crush of New Supply Hits Market
Apartment rents fell in every major metropolitan area in the U.S. over the past six months through January, a trend that is poised to continue as the biggest delivery of new apartments in nearly four decades is slated for this year.
Renters with new leases in January paid a median rent that was 3.5% lower than they would have paid last August, according to estimates from listing
Wall Street Journal (News)
Jan 23 2023
News
Construction Fatalities in New York City Reach 10-Year High
Last year was New York City’s most fatal year for construction workers in at least a decade.
In 2022, 22 workers were killed while working on construction sites in the five boroughs, as first reported by Gothamist. That number of construction-related fatalities hasn’t been surpassed since at least 2012, according to data provided by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (
The Observer (New York)
Feb 10 2023
News
Texas taxpayers face a $100 million bill to update voting machines with equipment that doesn’t exist yet
When state lawmakers passed a sweeping and controversial new election law in 2021, they quietly included a provision that drew little notice or debate.
But election administration experts say the measure is unprecedented, it mandates the purchase of voting technology that doesn’t currently exist — and it’s on the verge of costing taxpayers more than $100 million.
Sponsors of the
The Texas Tribune