close attica — and build no new prisons
Almost 10,000 people in New York prisons are serving life sentences or its functional equivalent, a number topped only in Texas, Louisiana, Florida, and California. . ..…
african american captain's abrupt resignation highlights lack of
A lack of diversity in state police agencies is an issue across the country from Massachusetts to Louisiana to California. ..…
center for biological diversity, author at global researchglobal
Dow AgroSciences Seeks to Expand Use of Bee-killing Pesticide to Additional Million Acres California, Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana By Center For Biological Diversity, October 15, 2018.. ..…
hundreds arrested for 'dark web' child porn by international task
Listed US states Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Washington, D.C. ..…
sea level rise is projected to displace 13 million in the united
With populated coastal locales, Florida faces the greatest risk, with up to 6.06 million residents projected to be affected if sea levels rise 6 feet, followed by Louisiana and California .. ..…
income inequality is worse than it's been in 50 years, census study
The five states with the inequality were Florida, Connecticut, New York, Louisiana, and California. ..…
income inequality worsens across u.s. — 1il
Overall, inequality tended to be worst on the coasts, including California, Connecticut, Florida, Louisiana, New York, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico... ..…
jacques chirac, french president who championed european identity, is
Chirac went to California and Louisiana, writing a long paper on the Port of New Orleans. . ..…
aging in prison: the forgotten plight of women behind bars
Currently, almost 7, including California, Alaska, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland and Utah, according to Sentencing Project.. ..…
donald trump overhauls enforcement of endangered species act
: Endangered species born at Louisiana zoo . Lemurs: Man pleads guilty to stealing endangered lemur, breaking into California zoo . ..…
30 states deny right to vote to citizens based on wealth, new report
According to the new report: . 8 states explicitly condition voting rights restoration of formerly incarcerated individuals on the payments of fines and fees: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee and Washington. . 20 states do so implicitly: Alaska, California,..…
quiz: how did states get their names?
California . Iowa . Louisiana In 1682, French explorer René-Robert Cavelier decided to claim all the area drained by the Mississippi River, from what's now Mobile Bay, Alabama, all the way to the Canadian-U.S. border, for King Louis XIV of France. ..…
hyde amendment significantly blocks people from abortions, study says
To answer that question, researchers at Advancing New Standards Reproductive Health, group at University of California San Francisco, surveyed Louisiana on whether they had ever considered abortion. ..…
trump epa oks ‘emergency’ use of bee-killing pesticide on 13.9
The approval includes 2019 crops of cotton and Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. ..…
hong kong protests continue after government withdraws extradition law
He says, It would be like Louisiana, refusing to send fugitives to Texas or California for crimes committed in those states... ..…
alabama governor signs chemical castration law; it's not the first
The seven jurisdictions are California, Florida, Guam, Iowa, Louisiana, Montana and Wisconsin.. ..…
community protests deaths of migrant refugee children at southern
On June 6, it was disclosed that Department of Homeland Security's inspector general found spoiled food, unusable toilets and in surprise visits to immigration detention facilities California, Louisiana, New York, and Colorado between May and November of last year. ..…
abortion laws: missouri, other states could follow alabama ban
The Guttmacher Institute, a nonprofit group on sexual and reproductive health issues, finds the abortion debate ranges from seven states deemed 'very hostile' to abortion rights (Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Indiana, Louisiana, Missouri, South Dakota) to one state (California)..…
alabama abortion law? missouri could follow alabama on near-total ban
The Guttmacher Institute, a nonprofit group on sexual and reproductive health issues, finds the abortion debate ranges from seven states deemed 'very hostile' to abortion rights (Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Indiana, Louisiana, Missouri, South Dakota) to one state (California)..…
gender pay gap: how much less central indiana women make than men
That puts Indiana's overall gender pay ratio at 73% — third worst in the nation behind Utah and Louisiana. California's gender pay ratio, by contrast, is 89%, making it the best in the nation. . ..…
measles outbreak: most states allow exemptions under immunization laws
California . Mississippi . West Virginia . . Seventeen states allow philosophical exemptions. ... Louisiana . Maine . Michigan . Minnesota . North Dakota . Ohio . Oklahoma . ..…
major prostate cancer research targeting african americans set to
Over the next four years, 10,000 African American with cancer will be recruited from Cancer Registries in seven states California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, Texas and throughout Detroit Metropolitan Michigan.. ..…
gop house members urge democrats to allow vote on 'born-alive' measure
Republican members of Congress who joined Smith included House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California, Minority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana, Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Reps. ..…
democrats push to regulate voting rules in 11 states under new voting
The 11 states that are expected to be affected under VRAA are Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia. ..…
poor people’s campaign: trump wall is “monument to white
States currently scheduled include: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee,..…
reworking probation as part of criminal justice reform
States from Louisiana to California have passed legislation in recent years aimed at reducing prison populations, often through reducing sentences and ending mandatory minimums. ..…
women’s march: what’s that word? intersectionalism?
Additionally, marches Humboldt, California and New Orleans, Louisiana were cancelled and Washington State Chapter disbanded.. ..…
louisiana is one of the least-educated states in the nation
Ranking below Louisiana were Mississippi, Texas and California. Caddo Parish saw fewer test-takers master LEAP exams, while Bossier saw uptick, according to data released by Louisiana Department of Education on July 12.. ..…
end child marriage in the u.s.? you might be surprised who's opposed.
In California and Louisiana, opponents of change have argued that raising the minimum marriage age is an ineffective solution since other child welfare laws already can prevent young girls from being exploited.And other states, such as Massachusetts, have raised doubts about the extent of..…
ciee launches social media campaign celebrating the brilliance of
Malena Her, California State University, Sacramento . DeVon Jackson, Virginia State University . Jorian Reeves, Xavier University of Louisiana . . – Studied in London, England . ..…
#metoo elicits more harassment conversations, but not necessarily
The list includes California, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Virginia... ..…
flu season: 7.3 million people sick in us since october, cdc says
In the latest data, widespread influenza activity was reported in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina,..…
richard oakes led native americans to occupy alcatraz in 1969 — his
In Kent Blansett's latest book, Journey to Freedom Richard Oakes, Alcatraz, and Red Power Movement, he captures the action as it happened. ..…
supreme court rejects challenges over state farm animal laws
The other attorneys general seeking to challenge California statute were from Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin.. ..…
louisiana named no. 5 judicial hellhole in the country-- the dead
California . 2. Florida . 3. New York City . 4. St. Louis . 5. Louisiana . 6. ..…
after 24 years, washington state charter school law stands
The Supreme Court ruling was also a first, Rees said, making Washington the only state where the charter school model has ever been ruled unconstitutional, though the question has been considered in California, Utah and Michigan. The Louisiana Supreme Court earlier this year also ruled in..…
new study scrutinizes time and effort it takes to vote in each state
Among those states changing in rank the most during that timeframe, West Virginia, California, Louisiana and Connecticut also moved up in rank when it came to the ease of casting ballot.. ..…
no money, no vote: how imposed fines, fees and cost keep black people
According to Census, the 10 states with African-American populations were California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Texas, and Virginia. ..…
another third-party washout
Americans have often shown fascination with flamboyance in politics, from George Wallace of Alabama and Willie Brown of California to Edwin Edwards of Louisiana and Ed Koch of New York. ..…
where in the u.s. can one obtain attachments in aid of foreign
We discuss, in particular, two recent appellate decisions concerning the extent to which relief may be afforded in two states—Louisiana and Georgia—of the eight states (California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Oregon and Texas) that have enacted the UNCITRAL Model Law. . ..…
erspamer and jacobs: louisiana isn’t working
exceeded Louisiana in the number of Americans departing their borders California, Illinois, New York, and New Jersey — all states with high taxes, massive amounts of government spending, and fiscal problems to go with that big government approach. ..…
ten things to know about anti-bds legislation — palestine legal
Anti- BDS laws have been enacted in the following states Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana*, Maryland*, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York*, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,..…
florida residents report serious side effects from rampant anti-zika
Major agricultural uses are on cotton in California and Louisiana, on alfalfa in Idaho and Oregon, and on grapes in California.” . ..…
nation's income gains strong, but connecticut's lag far behind
But the state is still one of five, the others being California, Florida, Louisiana and New York, that had higher than the national average.. ..…
paying more for college? blame government cuts
In Arizona, tuition at four-year schools is up 90 percent since that time, while published tuition soared by more than 60 percent Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii and Louisiana... ..…
jade helm 15: massive military exercise – american free press
Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah, Mississippi, Florida and Louisiana will be swarming with our nation's most lethal killers, and the media, including Internet websites, have come to the quick conclusion, without much research, this is anything and legitimate military..…
youth in solitary confinement in jails and prisons across the united
This report is based on interviews and correspondence undertaken between December 2011 and July 2012 with 127 individuals who were detained in jail or prison while under age 18 in Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi,..…
it's time for indiana to walk out of the iranian parade
These states include California, Illinois, Louisiana and Missouri. And we can learn more about the campaign to divest from Iran at the Web site www.DivestTerror.org which is sponsored by the Center for Security Policy. ..…
states strive toward esea compliance
Only nine states—California, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, and Vermont—plus the District of Columbia factor the performance of student subgroups into their school ratings. . ... Education Week found that only 11..…
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