End food deserts with publicly owned grocery stores
End food deserts with publicly owned grocery stores
When market actors such as grocers divest from a community, policymakers turn to incentives to lure them back. Now is the time to rethink this approach.
Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
With Cook County probation units disbanded, tens of thousands of random curfew checks ended
With Cook County probation units disbanded, tens of thousands of random curfew checks ended
Supporters of doing away with so-called intensive probation units say it was a “gotcha” system that didn’t reduce crime. Others say it helped get guns and drugs off the streets.
Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
Connecticut Gov. Lamont Signs Budget Bill Including MDMA And Magic Mushrooms Provisions
Connecticut Gov. Lamont Signs Budget Bill Including MDMA And Magic Mushrooms Provisions
Connecticut Democrat governor, Ned Lamont signed a budget bill into law that includes provisions that will give patients access to MDMA and psilocybin.
Benzinga
Benzinga