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Cranbrook recognized for greenhouse gas reductions

Staffers in both the Massachusetts and California legislatures seek to unionize, but their ostensibly pro-labor bosses have refused to let them.

Legislative staff have waited around four months to learn whether Senate President Karen Spilka would recognize their unionization effort with IBEW Local 2222,...

They aim to change laws necessary to allow for a union.

Senate President Karen Spilka is not answering questions about staff organizing efforts, which she says are under legal review.

Senate employees launched a petition to form a union, hoping to become the second collective bargaining unit of legislative staff in the nation after staffers in Oregon unionized last year.

In honor of Earth Month, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University is highlighting work throughout its academic units and centers that addresses climate change from multiple perspectives. Scholars in the humanities, natural sciences and social sciences are researching innovative solutions for a healthier, more sustainable planet.

Eggs soon may cost more and be difficult to purchase come Jan. 1, 2022, unless legislators amend a 2016 voter law governing animal welfare.

The Crimson Tide players earned themselves the title of Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week for their efforts against Arkansas this past weekend.

Community buildings in the Columbia Basin will see upgrades this year as part of the Trust’s Energy Sustainability Grants program the Columbia Basin Trust said in a media release. The CBT said nearly $634,000 will support 15 projects to increase energy efficiency and generate energy to reduce costs and improve sustainability in public buildings, including the Scouts Community