Midwestern Flooding Bursts Arkansas River Levee

Source: USA TODAY, CNN, Daily Mail   The Arkansas River ripped through a 40-foot section of a levee around 75 miles northwest of Little Rock, Arkansas early in the morning of Friday, May 31. This prompted flash-flood warnings and evacuations in rural areas around Dardanelle and Holla Bend. The flash flood alert warned that some […]

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Chicago Moves Closer to Marijuana Legalization

Source: Curbed, ABC7, Chicago Tribune   Illinois could become the latest state in America to legalize marijuana as legislators consider a bid to make the drug recreationally legal. A flurry of last-minute proposals is set to move through the Illinois House of Representatives Friday, May 31. If the proposal passes, Illinois would become the 11th […]

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Missouri’s Last Abortion Provider Nears Closing

Sources: NPR, CBS, ABC   The state license at a Planned Parenthood in Missouri, the last abortion provider in the state, will expire at midnight on June 1, 2019. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed a law last week criminalizing most abortions after eight weeks. The law has yet to take effect; instead, the dispute between […]

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