Saturday's rally — an annual event called 4/20 that celebrates a holiday for marijuana enthusiasts — was the first since Colorado voters legalized use of marijuana for people over 21.
Source: Boston Globe | Massachusetts |
April 19, 2013
A massive manhunt underway this morning has led to the sudden shutdown of the MBTA’s entire network and state authorities have asked people to stay home and businesses to stay closed while they search for the second suspect in the Boston Marathon attacks. The first is dead.
Source: New York Times | New York |
April 19, 2013
As New York this week became one of the first states to unveil a set of exams grounded in new curricular standards, education leaders are finding that rallying the public behind tougher tests may be more difficult than they expected.
Since 9/11, law enforcement agencies have used federal grants to buy surveillance cameras for areas across the country plagued by crime or potentially targeted for terrorism.
First lady Michelle Obama praised a new Maryland law, saying it sets a national standard for removing barriers for veterans in transition to the civilian workforce.
Source: Reno Gazette-Journal | Nevada |
April 18, 2013
Days after two bombs killed three and injured many more at the Boston Marathon, the state Assembly approved a bill that requires hosts of events expected to garner crowds over 2,500 to take certain medical precautions.
Source: Kansas City Star | Missouri |
April 18, 2013
More than 30 other states and the Obama administration had joined Missouri in asking justices to give officers almost complete discretion in drawing blood samples without a warrant.
Critics of public charter schools have long suggested that they have an economic advantage over traditional public schools because they have attracted financial support from philanthropies.