Indigenous nations approve historic water rights agreement with state of Arizona. It now goes to US Congress. ~enviro Article 1027 words 4 votes
Texas attorney general Ken Paxton is weaponizing consumer protection laws against nonprofit organizations ~misc politics Article 3249 words 23 votes
School choice programs have been wildly successful under Ron DeSantis. Now Florida public schools might close. ~life Article 25 votes
WASPI [Women Against State Pension Inequality] Campaign's legal action is morally wrong ~finance Article 2454 words, published Feb 28 2023 3 votes
Minnesota repeals law that protected ISPs from municipal competition ~tech internet Article 576 words, published May 24 2024 22 votes
Joe Biden administration commits $3.4 billion in funding to San Francisco Caltrain extension ~transport Article 608 words 28 votes
Norway sued over deep-sea mining plans – WWF says the government has breached the law without adequately assessing the consequences ~enviro Article 454 words 6 votes
Geert Wilders is coming for the EU – The hard-right politician has at last formed a government after six months of negotiation ~misc politics Article 793 words, published May 17 2024 16 votes
Houston has seen a gentle density revolution since the 1990s. Allowing neighborhoods to opt out of citywide reforms was crucial. ~design urban planning Article 4894 words 18 votes
A major initiative to scale up water chlorination in India ~health Article 1816 words, published Apr 30 2024 4 votes
Taiwan, on China’s doorstep, is dealing with TikTok its own way (gifted link) ~tech social media Article 1195 words 11 votes
California says restaurants must bake all of their add-on fees into menu prices ~finance business Article 1672 words 75 votes
Seattle’s law mandating higher pay for food delivery workers is a case study in backfire economics ~finance business Link 18 votes
US Supreme Court denies California’s plea for immunity for COVID-19 deaths at San Quentin prison ~health Article 672 words 18 votes
California junk fee ban could upend restaurant industry ~food restaurants Article 1375 words 39 votes
Ireland can’t blame its anti-immigrant problem on Rishi Sunak – The sudden arrival of European-style populism in Irish politics is the result of thirteen years of government complacency ~misc politics Article 954 words, published May 1 2024 11 votes
As China and Iran hunt for dissidents in the US, the FBI is racing to counter the threat ~news china iran usa politics Article 1795 words 20 votes
Georgia rocked by protests as government pushes Vladimir Putin-style ‘foreign agent’ bill ~news georgia russia politics law Article 27 votes
The existence of a Roma police register is shocking but not surprising. It is directly linked to Norway's long history of antigypsyism. ~life Article 1648 words 16 votes
7,000 Maui short-term rentals could be eliminated under new county bill ~life housing Article 691 words 20 votes
Spending cuts are often false economies that end up costing society dearly ~finance Article 370 words 16 votes
British Columbia to recriminalize use of drugs in public spaces ~news canada.bc politics Article 918 words 35 votes
Book ban fight in Nevada would create LGBTQ section of libraries ~books libraries Article 512 words, published Apr 23 2024 9 votes
Lies, confections, distortions: how the right made London the most vilified place in Britain ~misc politics Article 1065 words 9 votes
How Sweden is failing its spacetechs – it's not about the budget, says one founder who moved his company to Finland ~space Article 1215 words 7 votes
European Commission approves creation of an environmental zone in the city centre of Stockholm, where petrol and diesel cars will be banned entirely from 2025 ~transport Article 440 words 25 votes
US state North Carolina medical marijuana sales begin at Cherokee nation store ~health medicine Article 499 words 12 votes
Residents in southern Illinois county to vote on non-binding referendum to separate state from Cook County ~misc politics Link 13 votes
Hawaii lawmakers take aim at vacation rentals after Lahaina wildfire amplifies Maui housing crisis ~life housing Article 14 votes
Maui wildfire report: Officials declined extra help before a deadly inferno engulfed Lahaina, killing more than 100 people ~enviro Article published Apr 17 2024 12 votes