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
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
California sets nation-leading limit for carcinogenic chromium-6 in drinking water ~enviro pollution.water water.drinking Article 1321 words 17 votes
Copenhagen and Paris mayors exchange lessons learned after huge fires destroy landmarks ~design architecture Article 479 words 12 votes
Google blocks some California news as fight over online journalism bill escalates ~tech google Article 26 votes
Idaho libraries must move materials deemed harmful to children, or face lawsuits, under new law ~books libraries Article 868 words 24 votes
Hawaii ban on short-term vacation rentals moves forward in state legislature ~life housing Article 557 words 28 votes
Norway's top authority revokes decision by city to only take Ukrainian refugees – was contrary to the constitution and the Scandinavian country's discrimination laws ~misc politics Article 330 words 13 votes
Indiana appeals court upholds injunction on abortion ban, citing religious liberty ~health Article 591 words 17 votes
German state ditches Microsoft for Linux and LibreOffice ~tech linux microsoft Article 592 words 56 votes
Few states cover fertility treatment for same-sex couples, but that could be changing ~health Article 1244 words 4 votes
Families of people buried in pauper's field next to Hinds County Penal Farm near Jackson, MS, are calling for a federal investigation into the burials, which took place without families being notified ~news usa.ms Article 1001 words 33 votes
California introduces 'right to disconnect' bill that would allow employees to possibly relax ~life work Article 295 words 23 votes
UT Austin lays off around sixty staffers to comply with Texas DEI ban ~life education.higher work Article 512 words 22 votes
Phoenix passes historic ordinance giving outdoor workers protection from extreme heat ~enviro Link 28 votes
California is preparing to defend itself — and the nation — against Trump 2.0 ~enviro pollution Article 31 votes
Florida latest to restrict social media for kids as legal battle looms ~tech social media Article 1047 words 22 votes
San Francisco city leaders look to bring back emergency sirens by end of 2024 ~enviro Article 487 words, published Sep 6 2023 8 votes
As news deserts expand, US student journalists step up ~news usa journalism Article 1713 words, published Mar 22 2024 12 votes
Why ban books when you can ban book awards?: Suburban Illinois district cancels youth chosen Caudill Awards ~books Article 1126 words, published Mar 19 2024 30 votes
How does Paris stay Paris? By pouring billions into public housing. ~life housing.public Article 1325 words, published Mar 17 2024 17 votes
US Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor slams appeals court and scolds fellow justices for ‘sowing chaos’ by allowing Texas to arrest and deport illegal crossers ~misc politics Article 909 words 23 votes
Connecticut, USA wants to penalize insurers for backing fossil-fuel projects ~enviro Article 862 words 13 votes
California, USA must triple its rate of carbon emissions reductions to reach 2030 target, report says ~enviro Link 16 votes
US libraries struggle to afford the demand for e-books and seek new state laws in fight with publishers ~books libraries Article 912 words, published Mar 12 2024 46 votes
A state by state review of how easy or difficult it is to enforce open records laws in the US reveals many obstacles ~misc politics Article 3094 words, published Mar 10 2024 7 votes
Documentary ‘The Home Game’, about an Icelandic village's football team, has taken the top honour at the Glasgow Film Festival ~movies documentaries Article 315 words 6 votes
New York governor sends national guard to subway in crime crackdown ~transport Article 337 words 21 votes
350,000 Californians are now on the FAIR Plan, the last resort for fire insurance. Now what? ~finance Article 1549 words, published Jan 23 2024 36 votes
A legal historian who studies the US abortion battle explains why the Alabama state Supreme Court’s decision on in vitro fertilization is so momentous ~health Article 35 votes
Denmark's second-largest city is trialling a first-of-its-kind deposit scheme to tackle single-use coffee cups ~enviro Article 518 words, published Jan 25 2024 20 votes