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WWNO’s Michael McEwen spoke with Samantha Pourciau, a senior staff attorney at the Promise of Justice Initiative, about the case. -
Brooke ThoringtonAfter hearing emotional testimony from the sibling of a child sexual abuse victim, the House Civil Law and Procedure Committee advanced legislation to make non-disclosure agreements involving child sexual abuse unenforceable. -
Wes Muller/Louisiana IlluminatorA Louisiana legislative committee that oversees redistricting will meet Friday to hear public comments on a new congressional district map after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last week to overturn the existing version. -
Christiana Botic/Verite NewsUnder the settlement, the city will lower sales tax collection fees and eliminate property tax collection fees, practices that district lawyers argued are illegal.
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Olin Feuerbacher/U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceThe Devils hole pupfish lives in just one spot in Death Valley. Wildlife officials have managed this iconic fish for decades, and last spring, just as the Trump administration was laying off all kinds of scientists, the wild population of this fish plummeted to only 20 individuals. Officials then took an irrevocable step. -
Rod Lamkey/APThe American Psychiatric Association says too few patients can access comprehensive mental health care in the United States. It welcomes new investments in improving access to evidence-based care.
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The war in Iran has pushed global oil prices higher, which boosts oil company revenues. But major U.S. oil companies aren't signaling plans to increase production to bring down prices at the pump.
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