Rival app stores. New mobile ecosystems – and the main players in a battle that has been raging for four years remain the same. Epic’s fight against Apple’s app store practices has found a beachhead in Europe, where new laws have redrawn the competitive landscape. The same concerns about app store creation, in-app payments and […]
by Carolyn Bick At least 70 activists showed up in person and online at the Seattle City Council’s Public Safety Committee special meeting on August 13 to discuss proposed drug and sex work exclusion zones. Public comments were both for and against, particularly when it came to the Stay Out of Area of Prostitution (SOAP) […]
It hardly seems fair that Central Nebraska Regional Airport on Grand Island receives federal funding to accommodate two airlines while Lincoln Airport struggles to attract a second airline to serve a far more populous city. But that’s exactly what’s happening under the federal Essential Air Service program, which provides financial support to all of Nebraska’s […]
BOSTON (AP) — The use of elephants, lions, giraffes and other animals in traveling acts such as circuses is now banned in Massachusetts after Governor Maura Healey signed a law banning the practice. Supporters of the law, which Healey signed on Friday, said the goal is to prevent the mistreatment of animals. From January 1, […]
3 minutes reading time Katie Squires | Special to the USA TODAY Network Just last year, the for-profit Princeton Care Center closed abruptly and chaotically around the clock, disrupting the lives of 72 residents and their families, leaving them homeless and, in some cases, traumatized. Although the closure had been planned months in advance, residents […]
3 minutes reading time Katie Squires | Special to the USA TODAY Network Just last year, the for-profit Princeton Care Center closed abruptly and chaotically around the clock, disrupting the lives of 72 residents and their families, leaving them homeless and, in some cases, traumatized. Although the closure had been planned months in advance, residents […]
WEST CONCORD, Mass. — August 13, 2024 — Divert, Inc., an impact technology company with a mission to Protect the Value of Food™, today announced the release of the Food Waste Legislative Tracker, which provides insights into ongoing and existing policy issues related to food waste in the United States. Developed in collaboration with the […]
How much does it cost to rent the historic, 56-year-old Thalia Mara Hall in the city centre, which seats over 2,000 and is currently temporarily closed for much-needed renovations? That would be $1,200, an amount that Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba described as “woefully inadequate.” “You can rent Thalia Mara Hall for your birthday party,” […]
The editorial staff of the Star | Ventura County Star Governments often take a long time to adapt their laws to societal change, and sometimes it takes even longer to get it right. Take, for example, the taxation of online retail in California. Sales there began to rise around the turn of the century, shortly […]
Albany — Residents of the Danker Village Apartments on Lincoln Avenue in Albany are fighting back after being told they would be raising their rent by as much as 30 percent. This case is being watched by many as it is one of the first cases of the city’s good cause eviction law being enforced. […]
