State auditor says ‘no appetite’ in Legislature to change abortion law

State Auditor Andrew Sorrell doesn’t see any momentum to change Alabama’s abortion laws anytime soon. This week, the Family Planning Association released the following report: study This marks the Yellowhammer state’s fifth-highest decline in abortions in the nation since the Supreme Court overturned Roe V. Wade. Sorrell, who was a member of the state Legislature […]

China, Newsom weighs in on fentanyl, climate change, human rights

Beijing — California Governor Gavin Newsom delved into a number of dense and troubling topics during a trip to China this week. Fentanyl and climate change were his main themes Meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping Wednesday, Newsom said. He discussed and signed agreements with numerous government officials on carbon markets, methane emissions, battery storage, […]

What 2020 Did — And Didn’t — Change About How Americans Vote

In the ongoing experiment of democracy, every election has ripple effects for subsequent elections. But sometimes election cycles can be so disruptive that virtually everything changes. We saw it in 2000, when the outcome of the presidential election was contested in Florida. A Complete Overhaul of America’s Election Infrastructure. The 2020 election was the latest […]

Havasu seeks to change hard water woes | Local News Stories

The City of Lake Havasu is studying the potential for a municipal water softening program. Lake Havasu City spokesman Anthony Kozlowski said the city plans to send a letter to the landfill office by August 18 requesting subsidies for water treatment. “We are working on grant proposals to the Bureau of Reclamation to fund major […]

AGs Defend Child Sex Change Bans, Blasts ‘Radical’ WPATH Guidelines

Alabama Republican Attorney General Steve Marshall led 21 other state attorneys general in a court brief defending his state’s ban on child reassignment and denouncing the World Association of Transgender Health Professionals’ (WPATH) guidance to young people who identify as transgender. AG is from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, […]