2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (605+ words) (The Center Square) - The Colorado River’s Upper Basin states are not required to make mandatory water cuts that the federal government imposed on the Lower Basin. But that piece of good luck doesn't guarantee smooth sailing for Colorado, New Mexico,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (304+ words) (The Center Square) – Republican U.S. Rep. Ben Cline and Democratic challenger Beth Macy are publicly disputing plans for debates in Virginia’s 6th Congressional District, leaving the candidates without an agreed-upon schedule ahead of the November election. Cline announced Monday that he…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (387+ words) (The Center Square) — The Mamdani administration has once again extended a deadline to comply with New York City's controversial new tax on second homes as a legal challenge over it plays out in court. In a new filing in state…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (532+ words) (The Center Square) – Following a U.S. Supreme Court decision Monday, Illinois elected officials are urging residents to send any mail-in ballots to be cast in the midterms ahead of election day. The highest court temporarily allowed the Trump administration to maintain…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (454+ words) (The Center Square) – A bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general, including California’s Rob Bonta, have announced a $17 billion settlement with Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, in a lawsuit over risks to youth. The announcement comes…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (479+ words) (The Center Square) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection is expanding maritime interdiction efforts in four major regions in U.S. coastal and international waters. It has established four new “Customs Enforcement Areas,” expanding its enforcement jurisdiction from 12 to 24 nautical miles in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (152+ words) (The Center Square) – Child-safety measures for children and $353 million from a $17.1 billion settlement are coming to Virginia from Meta, owner of the Facebook and Instagram platforms. CEO Mark Zuckerberg was spared a spot on the stand to tell jurors his…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (627+ words) (The Center Square) — Louisiana is set to receive at least $180.9 million from a sweeping multistate settlement with Meta and could collect another $67 million if other major social media companies agree to similar child-safety restrictions. Attorney General Liz Murrill announced the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (122+ words) (The Center Square) – Everton Blair won a Georgia runoff election to fill the remaining four months of late U.S. Rep. David Scott, D-Ga., defeating Marcye Scott, David Scott's daughter. Results from Tuesday's runoff election published on the Georgia Secretary of…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (877+ words) (Legal Newsline) — California Democratic state officials can't use state environmental law and rules to force a Santa Barbara County oil pipeline to once again shut down, after a federal judge ruled President Donald Trump did not exceed his authority under…...