June 10, 2020 – Some school leaders want to replace the armed officers who patrol school hallways with nurses, counselors or unarmed guards — who, they say, can help keep students safe without reminding them of police officers who have killed George Floyd and other unarmed black people. The Minneapolis Board of Education and the […]
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Towns Pick Up the Tab for U.S. Forest Service Staff to Enforce Backcountry Rules
VAIL, Colo. September 19, 2018 – The most popular hiking trail in one of Colorado’s most-visited vacation towns snakes up a narrow valley through quivering aspen and fragrant pine trees. The views are picture-perfect in the wilderness area here — though on a summer weekend, it can be hard to take a photo that crops […]
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Trump Administration’s Shift on Marijuana Could Imperil Banking Arrangements
Jan 8, 2018 – By rolling back an Obama-era memo that shielded legal marijuana users, growers and distributors from federal prosecution, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions may compel many banks and credit unions to stop working with marijuana businesses. That’s because the memo Sessions rescinded, drafted by former Deputy Attorney General James Cole, is the […]