Just hours after Governor Matt Bevin signed Kentucky’s House Bill 5 into law, Judge David Hale blocked the bill from officially becoming law, a ruling that is potentially unconstitutional. While his ruling blocks the bill from becoming law for now, he also ordered a hearing to occur within the next two weeks to hear arguments regarding the bill’s … [Read more...]
Sackler Family Explores Perdue Pharma Bankruptcy amid Mounting OxyContin Scandal
Purdue Pharma has hired AlixPartners, a New York-based consulting firm known for its restructuring work, to explore filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, which would most likely halt the approximately 1,600 city and state lawsuits filed against Purdue to “recoup costs incurred for hooking the nation on opioids,” both legal and illegal, … [Read more...]
No Pot Legalization in New York State Until People of Color Reap the Benefits
Assembly member Crystal Peoples-Stokes, while speaking on Bill A-2142, which would seal records for certain marijuana possession charges that terminate in favor of the accused. (Public domain) African Americans, who have new power in the first Democratic-led legislature in a decade, have blocked Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s cannabis … [Read more...]
Federal Judge Won’t Allow Unvaccinated Kids in School
There’s a lot of debate surrounding whether or not to vaccinate children, and with a recent rise in the number of unvaccinated children in the United States, there’s been an increase in the risk of vaccine-preventable infectious disease outbreaks, according to researchers. Many parents are opposed to vaccinations and cite religious, philosophical, … [Read more...]
Red Flag Gun Bill Advances in Colorado
Regardless of where you stand on gun issues, it’s hard to argue that guns simply don’t belong in some people’s hands. That was the core issue recently at a debate at the House Judiciary Committee hearing at the Capitol in Denver, Colorado kicked off state Democratic lawmakers’ second attempt to pass a “red flag” bill, also called an extreme risk … [Read more...]
9/11 Fund Dwindling Quickly; Payouts to Drastically Decrease
Due to quickly dwindling federal money for victims of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, the special master overseeing the government fund to compensate victims of the attacks announced last week that future awards will be significantly reduced, typically by at least 50% because the fund is running short of money. Rupa Bhattacharyya said … [Read more...]
Roundup Harms Beneficial Bacteria, Lawsuit Claims
There’s more bad news for Monsanto, the maker of Roundup weed killer, a company that’s currently facing more than 8,000 lawsuits from people claiming long-term use of the popular weed killer has caused their cancer. Now, Bayer AG, the German company that acquired Monsanto in June 2018, is facing a claim that it deceived consumers about Roundup’s … [Read more...]
Mountaintop Removal of Coal Causing Health Crisis in West Virginia
There’s a coal crisis in Appalachia, specifically in West Virginia, but the problem is not a lack of coal. There’s plenty of coal to be had in the Mountain State. In fact, 28 counties in West Virginia produce coal on a regular basis, and the West Virginia Coal Industry provides about 30,000 direct jobs in West Virginia, including miners, mine … [Read more...]
Ohio’s Down Syndrome Abortion Ban Heads to Federal Court
In December 2017, Ohio Governor John Kasich signed into law House Bill 214, which prevented any physician from performing an abortion if he knew that one of the reasons the woman sought the abortion was because her baby had Down syndrome. Planned Parenthood and Preterm-Cleveland, however, joined forces and challenged the law almost immediately. … [Read more...]
EPA Proposal To Limit Certain Paint Strippers Decried as Insufficient
Dozens have people died since 1980 as a result of exposure to methylene chloride paint strippers, according to a 2015 report from The Center For Public Integrity. Widely available for purchase, these stripping products posed a hazard when used in confined quarters such as bathrooms. Public outcry, including complaints from the families of … [Read more...]
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