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Nearly a year after the West Hollywood City Council approved the creation of a drag laureate, staff for the Southern California LGBTQ enclave have etched out a proposal for how to launch the position this November. It will be the first such representative for drag performers and LGBTQ nightlife issues established by a U.S. municipality. San Francisco may become the second, as the idea is under discussion by City Hall officials and could be brought forward later this year. As the Bay Area Reporter has previously noted, the concept of having an ambassador for the local drag community was first ...

PUBLISHED 9:57 PM ET Jul. 08, 2021 PUBLISHED 9:57 PM EDT Jul. 08, 2021 SHARE Opioid-related deaths have been on the rise across the nation. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, May 2019 through May 2020 set the record for the most drug overdose deaths in a single year. For this reason, county leaders across New York are preparing to use money the state has recently collected from settlements with opioid drug manufacturers for substance abuse treatment and prevention programs. “We owe it to the next generation to...

Technology that could reduce drink-driving has evolved faster than the willingness among political and auto industry leaders to put it to use, US safety advocates say.

System can passively detect whether a driver is intoxicated and prevent car from starting

Laying It Out: Uniting just to win just means everyone loses Poll Yes “The lesson of Alberta’s 2015 and 2019 elections is that when conservatives are united, they win. When they aren’t, they lose. It’s up to the UCP caucus members to decide which it will be.” – Katy Merrifield, National Post op-ed Former communications director to Premier Jason Kenney, Katy Merrifield, is getting pretty outspoken within her new, non-government role as B.C. vice president for Wellington Advocacy, the highly active and suspiciously successful lobbyist group where all Kenney’s best pals seem to end...