Student organization applauds end of federal travel mask mandate
A student organization that fought mandates on college campuses in Illinois and elsewhere during the pandemic is applauding a judge’s ruling dropping the travel mask mandate. A federal judge in Florida struck down the Biden administration’s mask mandate for airplanes and other public transportation modes Monday. The state of Illinois did the same the following day. U.S. […]
FIFA and EA sports are splitting; a look at 30 years of game innovation, and what fans can expect next
EA Sports and FIFA will part ways after almost 30 years of collaboration. This is surprising for a number of reasons, not least because it is such a large part of EA’s success: FIFA, a video game franchise using the world governing body of soccer’s official licence, is regularly played by 35 million people. 325 […]
Maryland state park budget increase to prepare parks for next century
With additional funding in the coming fiscal year, Maryland state parks will be seeing improvements that will include investments in infrastructure, personnel and new sites. The Free State will see a $70 budget for fiscal year 2023, a $13.7 million increase over last year’s $57.3 million, said Gregg Bortz, media relations manager for the Maryland […]
Washington State Patrol ends up on wrong end of traffic ticket in Scotland
Washington State Patrol officers are far more likely to give tickets than get them, but that’s what happened when a team from the agency’s Executive Services Section improperly used a bus lane in Glasgow, Scotland. That’s how a snap from a traffic camera in Scotland cost taxpayers in Washington nearly $100. A security detail for […]
Top athletes have special advantages entering college, like children of alumni
In recent years, colleges have paid more attention to complaints that their admissions decisions give unfair advantages to children of their alumni. Lawmakers in Congress and state legislatures are deciding whether to address the advantages given to these so-called “legacy” admissions. But as a scholar of higher education and intercollegiate athletics, I see another group of college applicants also getting preferential treatment: recruited athletes. Recruited […]
Iowa will recognize abortion rights if SCOTUS reverses Roe v. Wade
At this point, Iowans won’t see an immediate impact if Roe v Wade is overturned, an Iowa attorney general spokesman says. The Iowa Supreme Court has recognized a right to abortion in the state’s constitution, Office of the Attorney General Chief of Staff Lynn Hicks told The Center Square in an emailed statement Wednesday. Iowa legislators and […]
North Carolina tourism increased to near-record numbers in 2021
Gov. Roy Cooper is touting the recovery of North Carolina’s tourism industry following the COVID-19 pandemic, which last year nearly matched record visitor spending in 2019. Visitors to North Carolina spent $28.9 billion in 2021, or just 1% below record 2019 spending levels and 45% more than 2020, when travel restrictions tied to the pandemic […]
Lydia Ko’s ‘time of the month’ comment showed how far sportswomen have come – and how much still has to change
Last weekend’s LPGA event in California will likely be remembered as much for what was said as the golf that was played. Asked about some on-course treatment she’d needed for back pain, world number three Lydia Ko replied matter-of-factly, “It’s that time of the month.” The candid reference to her menstrual cycle had Golf Channel commentator Jerry […]
Frosh announces Maryland part of settlement with Inuit over tax products
More than $2 million will be returned to Maryland residents from a settlement with Intuit, Attorney General Brian Frosh said. The attorney general announced the agreement Wednesday stemming from a case that the TurboTax owner took advantage of state residents by deceiving low-income individuals into paying for what should have been free tax services. “TurboTax lured potential […]
New Jersey transit board approves more than $40 million in project contracts
More than $40 million in contracts for a series of projects ranging from a tunnel rehabilitation to helping the agency prepare for severe weather have been approved by the New Jersey Transit Board of Directors. The board approved a $6 million contract with Union Paving, the first for “early action” work on the Delco Lead […]
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