Some say California prisons should have more single-cell units
Some California policymakers and prison officials contend that offering more single-occupancy cells might serve the best ...
Opinion
TruthoutOpinion
As California Limits Water Use, People in Prison Face Punishment for Showering
Throughout California prisons, outdoor showers were condemned, water hoses in kitchen areas discontinued, and garbage disposal usage ceased. Numerous drinking fountains were turned off, and ice ...
Napa Valley Register
California ends use of thick ‘reusable’ plastic bags
When Napa County rings in the new year, it and the rest of the state will bid farewell to the thick, “reusable” plastic bags that were offered at many grocery stores and other retailers. On Jan. 1, ...
Reason
California Appellate Court Generally Rejects Pseudonymity for Defamation Plaintiffs (Including in #TheyLied Sexual Assault Allegation Cases)
From today's opinion in Roe v. Smith, decided by Justice Anne Richardson, joined by Justices Elwood Lui and Victoria Chavez: In 2022, plaintiffs [Jane Roe and John Doe] and [defendant] Jenna [Smith] ...
FiercePharma
Australian government rejects Cosette's proposed Mayne Pharma buyout, citing 'national interest'
After months of legal attempts to get out of its $430 million buyout of Australia’s Mayne Pharma, Cosette Pharmaceuticals has received a lifeline from the Australian government. Australia’s Treasurer ...
Charleston City Paper
State Senate panel rejects strict abortion ban proposal
A bill that would have made South Carolina’s abortion ban the strictest nationwide proved to be too extreme for a panel packed with anti-abortion Republican legislators. The proposal failed on a 3-2 ...
Fox News
California parents convicted of stabbing, decapitating 2 children and forcing other kids to see bodies
A California mother and father were convicted on Tuesday of stabbing and decapitating their 13-year-old daughter and 12-year-old son, then forcing their two younger children to look at the bodies, ...
Phys.org
Some California landfills are on fire and leaking methane: Newly proposed rules could make them safer
A vast canyon of buried garbage has been smoldering inside a landfill in the Santa Clarita Valley, inducing geysers of liquid waste onto the surface and noxious fumes into the air. In the Inland ...
Morning Call PA
Allentown City Council rejects 4% tax increase proposed by mayor, who may veto budget and blasts council’s ‘asinine decisions’
Allentown City Council on Wednesday evening rejected a 4% property tax increase proposed by Mayor Matt Tuerk, and voted to instead take an additional $1.5 million from the city’s cash reserves to ...
Governing
Court Rejects Texas’ Mid-Decade Map, California’s Redraw Unaffected
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a rally on Nov. 8, 2025, in Houston, Texas. Gov. Newsom rallied with Democratic lawmakers just days after the passage of California's Proposition 50 to ...
Charleston City Paper
State Senate panel rejects strict abortion ban proposal
Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X MORNING HEADLINES | A bill that would have made South Carolina’s abortion ban the strictest ...
inforum
Clay County Planning Commission rejects permit for proposed concrete plant
CLAY COUNTY, Minn. — Neighbors in rural Clay County are breathing a sigh of relief after a permit for a proposed concrete plant by Concrete Holdings LLC in Kurtz Township was denied on Tuesday night, ...