Community Rallies Around West Ada Teacher’s Welcome Message: Not ‘An Inkling Of Hesitation’
by Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman
The West Ada School District made national headlines recently when administrators ordered a school teacher to remove signs containing welcoming messages from her classroom. Community members quickly responded, ensuring the signs’ messages would be seen far beyond a single classroom. On Sunday afternoon, West Ada parents staged a Chalk the Walk event, painting the sidewalks outside several West Ada schools with welcoming words. Hundreds of people gathered outside the West Ada School District’s administrative offices in Meridian to send a message to school leaders through chalk.
Development Near Phoenix Tests Whether Car-Free Living Is Sustainable In Sprawling Cities
by Stephanie Sy and Lena I. Jackson, PBS News
The sprawling metropolis of Phoenix is an unlikely place to build an apartment complex without parking for residents. Car dependency is just part of life for most people there. But a new development in the suburb of Tempe is providing a blueprint for more environmentally-friendly and car-free living. The vast suburbs of Phoenix make driving a necessity for most people who live here. But developer Ryan Johnson, who grew up in the area, has a different vision for its future. And it starts with this apartment complex in the city of Tempe.
West Virginia Passes Law Prohibiting The Use Of Seven Food Dye Ingredients
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On March 24, 2025 Governor Patrick Morrisey of West Virginia signed into law H.B. 2354 which will impose a ban on the use of specified food additives, including seven food dyes, in food, drink, confectionery, or condiment products in the state. In passing this law, West Virginia became the first state to broadly ban food dyes, other than Red Dye No. 3, from foods sold broadly throughout the state. West Virginia’s actions come in the context of a larger trend of increased scrutiny of food and color safety, including specifically for food dyes.
Potawatomi To Reclaim Tribal Land In Dekalb County
by Peter Hancock, WTTW
More than 175 years after their reservation in Illinois was illegally sold at auction, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation is now in line to get their land back. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation Friday authorizing the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to hand over to the tribe the ownership title to Shabbona Lake State Park, a 1,500-acre tract in southern DeKalb County that largely overlaps the tribe’s original reservation. “This moment reflects the power of collaboration and the shared desire to build a future rooted in justice and respect,” Prairie Band Potawatomi Chairman Joseph ‘Zeke” Rupnick said in a statement.
California Adds More Than 26,000 EV Chargers In Six Months
by Nadia Lopez, Axios, San Francisco
California continues to make progress on building out its charging infrastructure for electric vehicles with the addition of thousands of new chargers. Beginning next year, 35% of all new car models sold in the state must be zero-emissions, ramping up to 100% by 2035. In order to accommodate the influx of more EVs, the state must build public charging stations at an unprecedented rate. From August 2024 to February, California saw a 17.1% increase in the number of public and shared private chargers in the state. It now has a statewide network of more than 178,500 EV chargers, with 26,193 having been built since August.
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