BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker did not overstep his authority when he issued sweeping orders to close businesses and limit gatherings to control the spread of the coronavirus, the highest court in Massachusetts said in a ruling released Thursday. …
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor and top health officials are trying to fend off a flurry of lawsuits by businesses owners who say financial losses caused by the state’s pandemic health orders amount to a regulatory taking …
American agriculture is bracing for tougher scrutiny of practices from environmental protections to workplace safety in the transition from the anti-regulatory regime under President Donald Trump to the Biden administration. The key question will be the magnitude of pressure, amid …
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the governor’s authority to issue coronavirus-related orders putting restrictions on businesses and individuals to try to the contain spread of COVID-19. The ruling delivered a victory for Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear …
More states in the U.S. South and Midwest signaled readiness on Wednesday to reopen their economies in hopes the worst of the coronavirus pandemic had passed, but California’s governor held firm to sweeping stay-at-home orders and business closures. The patchwork …
Burning restrictions are in place across much of southern Minnesota this week because of the high fire risk. The National Weather Service has posted red flag warnings for much of the southern part of the state because of the fire …
The state Assembly has approved restrictions on governments’ use of cameras to catch drivers who run red lights. The bill requires that red-light cameras be used for public safety, not to generate revenue from traffic fines. It also would force …
Fire-use restrictions go into effect this week throughout the Prescott region and other parts of Arizona. In an unusual move, the higher-elevation Coconino and southern Kaibab national forests started fire restrictions on Friday ahead of the ones for the Prescott …