By Robbie Sequeira, Stateline.org Opponents are turning to legal challenges to try to block or delay major public transit expansions — even after voters approve them. Related Articles Election officials from across the US meet to consider Trump’s order overhauling … Continued
By MATT O’BRIEN, AP Technology Writer Ashley Dayer’s dream of winning a National Science Foundation grant to pursue discoveries in bird conservation started when she was an early-career professor with an infant in her arms and a shoestring laboratory budget. … Continued
By REBECCA BOONE Attorneys for the Department of Homeland Security say the agency didn’t violate a judge’s order detailing when people may be deported to countries other than their own because it was the Defense Department — not DHS officials … Continued
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — State and local election officials from across the country are meeting Thursday to consider President Donald Trump’s executive order that seeks major changes to how elections are run, the first time those … Continued
By JANIE HAR SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge in California on Thursday barred the Trump administration from denying or conditioning the use of federal funds to “sanctuary” jurisdictions. U.S. Judge William Orrick said a preliminary injunction was appropriate … Continued
A stretch of Interstate 35W between Burnsville and Bloomington will be closed in both directions beginning Friday night and opening up again on Monday morning, according to state department of transportation officials. The closure will begin at 9 p.m. Friday … Continued