From the States
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Thousands of customers lose power as Nor’easter slams East Coast
About 30,000 customers in New Jersey did not have power as of 7 a.m. on Saturday, early reports said.
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While school phone bans may help, they fail to address deeper issues: Analyst
Jared Cooney Horvath, author of the "Digital Delusion," argued that decades of research link increased technology and screen use with declines in children’s cognitive development and learning outcomes. K-12 public education accounts for nearly $1 trillion in taxpayer spending as student test scores continue to decline.
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New California law raises stakes for lawsuit advertising
Senate Bill 37, which was supported by the Consumer Attorneys of California and sponsored by Sen. Tom Umberg (D-Santa Ana), authorizes civil lawsuits to be filed against parties responsible for misleading, deceptive or false legal services ads, with damages awards ranging from $5,000 to $100,000 per violation of SB 37’s provisions.
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Oregon projects large budget surplus. Will lawmakers spend it or give it back to taxpayers?
Oregon's fiscal outlook is expected to be the strongest in decades if the state fully reopens as planned this summer.
