Marijuana activists in Colorado were dealt a major blow this week when the words “marijuana repeal” were muttered by lawmakers. Colorado residents voted to legalize the use of recreational marijuana this past November, but state lawmakers have not yet found a satisfactory way to regulate and tax the drug. “That’s almost like saying to voters, […]
Marijuana activists in Colorado were dealt a major blow this week when the words “marijuana repeal” were muttered by lawmakers. Colorado residents voted to legalize the use of recreational marijuana this past November, but state lawmakers have not yet found a satisfactory way to regulate and tax the drug. “That’s almost like saying to voters, […]
NEW YORK — They sweep. They swab. They sterilize. And still the germs persist. In U.S. hospitals, an estimated 1 in 20 patients pick up infections they didn’t have when they arrived, some caused by dangerous ‘superbugs’ that are hard to treat. The rise of these superbugs, along with increased pressure from the government and […]
NEW YORK — They sweep. They swab. They sterilize. And still the germs persist. In U.S. hospitals, an estimated 1 in 20 patients pick up infections they didn’t have when they arrived, some caused by dangerous ‘superbugs’ that are hard to treat. The rise of these superbugs, along with increased pressure from the government and […]
There are two types of citizen journalists: the accidental documenter and the motivated newsmaker. Inspired by a desire to shape public discussion and highlight the forgotten news of their time, the latter form dedicates time, energy and resources to fill the gaps left empty by larger media outlets. Read Part 1 of this special Mint Press News […]
There are two types of citizen journalists: the accidental documenter and the motivated newsmaker. Inspired by a desire to shape public discussion and highlight the forgotten news of their time, the latter form dedicates time, energy and resources to fill the gaps left empty by larger media outlets. Read Part 1 of this special Mint Press News […]
In Maryland, more than a dozen state correction guards have been accused of assisting a major national prison gang in trafficking drugs and laundering money from behind bars. In a sealed criminal indictment presented before the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland this week, 13 female correction officers are being charged with federal […]
In Maryland, more than a dozen state correction guards have been accused of assisting a major national prison gang in trafficking drugs and laundering money from behind bars. In a sealed criminal indictment presented before the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland this week, 13 female correction officers are being charged with federal […]
Colleges and universities throughout the nation are bowing to the pressure of state legislators, reversing tuition hikes in the face of opposition from lawmakers. It’s a move that’s drawing support and opposition from the most unlikely of places — in Wisconsin, it’s applauded by Republican lawmakers and condemned by students. In states like Maryland, educators […]
Colleges and universities throughout the nation are bowing to the pressure of state legislators, reversing tuition hikes in the face of opposition from lawmakers. It’s a move that’s drawing support and opposition from the most unlikely of places — in Wisconsin, it’s applauded by Republican lawmakers and condemned by students. In states like Maryland, educators […]
For women living in Norristown, Penn., being abused by a partner will not only bring psychological and physical harm — it could also lead to homelessness. While living in the city of 32,000, Lakisha Briggs was repeatedly beaten with a brick and stabbed by her boyfriend. Even as her life was being threatened, she hesitated […]
For women living in Norristown, Penn., being abused by a partner will not only bring psychological and physical harm — it could also lead to homelessness. While living in the city of 32,000, Lakisha Briggs was repeatedly beaten with a brick and stabbed by her boyfriend. Even as her life was being threatened, she hesitated […]
In a groundbreaking investigation, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Civil Rights Center found earlier this month that Florida’s unemployment system is filled with civil rights abuses. Because of difficult “skills tests,” Florida’s denial rate for unemployment applications jumped nearly 70 percent in the first three months of 2012, as the percentage of unemployed people in […]
In a groundbreaking investigation, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Civil Rights Center found earlier this month that Florida’s unemployment system is filled with civil rights abuses. Because of difficult “skills tests,” Florida’s denial rate for unemployment applications jumped nearly 70 percent in the first three months of 2012, as the percentage of unemployed people in […]
