Category: State News

OC Animal Care Troubled by High Euthanasia Rates, Poor Leadership: Grand Jury Report

A grand jury in Orange County released a report last week on OC Animal Care in Tustin, California, stating concerns over its high euthanasia rates, poor leadership, limited staffing, lack of proper assessment of animals chosen for euthanasia, and low morale. This is not the first time the jury has looked into the agency. Five previous…


Newsom Bumps Heads With Hannity During Fox News Appearance

Commentary If former President Trump can go on liberal CNN, why not Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sean Hannity’s conservative Fox News show? That’s exactly what happened on June 12, with Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 of the interview posted on YouTube. I’ve been writing a lot about the governor lately, because not only is…


Students at Massachusetts School Revolt Against Gay Pride Celebrations

Students at a middle school near Boston revolted against Pride Month celebrations and destroyed rainbow decorations, according to school officials. The incident was sparked after the school’s Spectrum club for LGBT students celebrated the beginning of Pride Month by distributing rainbow stickers, plastering Pride signs, and by telling their peers to wear rainbow clothing, the Boston Globe…


Battle Over Biden’s Senate Records Continues in Delaware’s Supreme Court

The Delaware Supreme Court will deliberate on whether the University of Delaware violated the state’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in denying requests related to President Joe Biden’s U.S. Senate records. More than 1,850 boxes of archival records and 415 gigabytes of electronic records from Biden’s time in the Senate are currently housed at the…


Family Groups and LGBT Activists Uniting Against Bill That Could Make Pedophiles a Protected Class

In an unlikely alliance, Christian family values groups and LGBT activists have signed a petition against a proposed Connecticut bill they say could make pedophiles a protected sexual minority. The bill, HB 6638, would revise the language of the state’s anti-discrimination statutes. The current definition of “sexual orientation” in Connecticut law excludes protections for “any behavior…


Family Groups and LGBT Activist Uniting Against Bill That Could Make Pedophiles a Protected Class

In an unlikely alliance, Christian family values groups and LGBT activists have signed a petition against a proposed Connecticut bill they say could make pedophiles a protected sexual minority. The bill, HB 6638, would revise the language of the state’s anti-discrimination statutes. The current definition of “sexual orientation” in Connecticut law excludes protections for “any behavior…


Port Jervis Police Programs Help Students Cultivate Responsible Lifestyles

The Port Jervis police recently taught two 10-week educational programs that reached over 300 elementary and middle school students in the local district. The two programs, D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) and Too Good for Drugs, are designed to help students make healthy and responsible life decisions about drinking, drugs, and relationships, according to Police Chief William…


Biden Administration Asks Court to Let City Enforce Nation’s First Natural Gas Ban

A city in California should be able to enforce the nation’s first ban on natural gas piping, President Joe Biden’s administration told a federal court this week. Berkeley’s ban on the pipes in new construction is allowed because the city was addressing a “health and safety concerns” and is therefore allowed under the Energy Policy and Conservation…


Biden Administration Asks Court to Let City Enforce Nation’s 1st Natural Gas Ban

A city in California should be able to enforce the nation’s first ban on natural gas piping, President Joe Biden’s administration told a federal court this week. Berkeley’s ban on the pipes in new construction is allowed because the city was addressing “health and safety concerns” and is therefore allowed under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act,…


Teacher Who Was Shot by 6-Year-Old Student in Virginia Has Resigned, School Officials Say

The first-grade teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in Virginia has resigned from her position, school officials said Tuesday, more than two months after she sued the district for $40 million. The last day of Abby Zwerner’s contract was Monday, Newport News Public Schools said in a statement. The district said that Zwerner…