Measures including background checks on private sales and waiting periods
The proposal would give family members a path toward restricting access to weapons for a person in crisis without a mental health evaluation.
The Maine Legislature is nearing adjournment with unfinished business, including final votes on a series of gun safety bills introduced after the deadliest shooting in state history
The Pact on Migration and Asylum comes nearly a decade after the migration crisis on 2015.
ST. GEORGE — This fall, Utah Tech University is set to launch an array of new programs, including the university’s first-ever doctorate, designed to meet the growing demand for specialized professionals in dynamic fields. There are two new bachelor’s degrees in special education and respiratory therapy. Three new master’s programs are also available in software […]
These areas provide trails for drivers of ATVs and off-road vehicles, but after complaints, some legislators are pushing for costly new regulations.
Lawsuits under New York's new voting rights law reveal racial disenfranchisement even in blue states
BY AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press FREEPORT, N.Y. (AP) — A new voting rights law in New York is already having a dramatic effect, with lawsuits in several local communities seeking to reverse decades of minority voter disenfranchisement. The lawsuits help dispel a longstanding narrative that racial voting discrimination happens only in the South or in
BY AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press FREEPORT, N.Y. (AP) — A new voting rights law in New York is already having a dramatic effect, with lawsuits in several local communities seeking to reverse decades of minority voter disenfranchisement. The lawsuits help dispel a longstanding narrative that racial voting discrimination happens only in the South or in
FREEPORT, N.Y. (AP) — Weihua Yan had seen dramatic demographic changes since moving to Long Island’s Nassau County. Its Asian American population alone had grown by 60% since the 2010 census. Why then, he wondered, did he not see anyone who looked like him on the county’s local governing body, the 19-member Nassau County Legislature? Last year, he decided to do something about it and ran for one of the seats. Continue reading at The Republic News.
FREEPORT, N.Y. (AP) — Weihua Yan had seen dramatic demographic changes since moving to Long Island’s Nassau County. Its Asian American population alone had grown by 60% since the 2010 census. Why then, he wondered, did he not see anyone who looked like him on the county’s local governing body, the 19-member Nassau County Legislature? […]
A new documentary, "Wildlife on the Edge," looks at the many deadly hazards animals face in major cities like Los Angeles.