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![Court wades into battle over starving tule elk population](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/02/attachment-California-elk.jpg?w=980&q=75)
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](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/09/attachment-elections-voting.jpg?w=980&q=75)
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](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/03/attachment-nevada.jpg?w=980&q=75)
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.
![California bond measure aimed at homelessness passes](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/03/attachment-homeless-california.jpg?w=980&q=75)
California bond measure aimed at homelessness passes
California voters have approved Proposition 1, a ballot measure aimed at boosting mental health resources and addressing the state’s homelessness crisis.
![Wolf trapping blocked in much of Idaho to protect grizzlies](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/11/attachment-Grizzly.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Wolf trapping blocked in much of Idaho to protect grizzlies
The judge ruled wolf traps were likely to ensnare grizzly bears even if all procedures were properly followed.
![Arizona House to vote on Ten Commandments in the classroom](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/03/attachment-bible.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Arizona House to vote on Ten Commandments in the classroom
State Senator Anthony Kern said American heritage and values are based upon the Ten Commandments and the Old Testament of the Bible.
![EPA bans remaining uses of asbestos](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2021/12/asbestos.jpg?w=980&q=75)
EPA bans remaining uses of asbestos
Federal regulators on Monday banned the final uses of the carcinogen asbestos in the United States, with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency strengthening an existing partial ban on the substance.
![Arizona governor blocks bill to increase starter home affordability](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/01/attachment-Capitol-Arizona.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Arizona governor blocks bill to increase starter home affordability
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed a bipartisan effort to make first-time home buying more affordable by prohibiting municipalities from establishing size and structure requirements for new single-family homes.
![Experts urge whole-of-government approach to combatting wildfires](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2021/08/Finley-Fire.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Experts urge whole-of-government approach to combatting wildfires
The federal response to more frequent wildfires should resemble strategies addressing other natural disasters, such as hurricanes, a panel of fire safety and emergency response professionals told lawmakers.
![Oregon governor backs drug recriminalization, affordable housing](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2020/02/Oregon-.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Oregon governor backs drug recriminalization, affordable housing
Along with a $376 million package to tackle Oregon’s housing shortage, Governor Tina Kotek announced her support of reversing a law that reduced penalties for small drug quantities.