Courthouse News
Texas sues Harris County over guaranteed income program
Uplift Harris, established using a $20.5 million federal grant under the American Rescue Plan Act, would give 1,928 Harris County residents $500 per month for 18 months, which they can use as they see fit.
Montana groups lose appeal to stop trail relocations on Crazy Mountains
Four environmental and sporting groups lost an appeal to the Ninth Circuit on Monday following a failed federal challenge to the U.S. Forest Service’s plan to reroute once-public trails on Montana’s Crazy Mountains.
Final Four brings surge of fans, revenue to the Phoenix metro
Phoenix and Glendale are hosting fan events including outdoor concerts all weekend to celebrate the finale of March Madness.
Job gains again surprise, picking up more than 300,000 in March
To the consternation of Wall Street and joy of Main Street, the labor market in the United States remains resilient, gaining 303,000 jobs last month.
Snow drought plaguing Pacific Northwest, Rockies
Experts fear recent storms across the Western U.S. have not done enough to bring drought relief to many mountain ranges.
Electric vehicles linked to decreased Bay Area carbon emissions
UC Berkeley researchers said that the very high number of electrical vehicles in the Bay Area will help California reach its net zero emissions goal, but the state has more work to do.
Tropicana Las Vegas closes for Oakland Athletics’ new $1.5B stadium
The Tropicana Las Vegas casino and resort was closing operations on Tuesday to pave the way for a groundbreaking $1.5 billion, 33,000-seat stadium for the Oakland Athletics — Las Vegas' inaugural Major League Baseball team.
Court wades into battle over starving tule elk population
Advocates for a tule elk population living in the north San Francisco Bay area urged a Ninth Circuit panel Monday to revive their fight over the National Park Service’s management of the elk during a drought.
Montana high court finds raft of election laws unconstitutional
A split Montana Supreme Court panel has upheld a block of the four recent election laws that restrict voter access, finding them unconstitutional.
BLM sued for failing to manage Nevada national monuments
The Center for Biological Diversity points to increasing visitor pressure and unregulated cattle grazing as part of the threat to desert tortoise habitats in Nevada's Basin and Range and Gold Butte national monuments.