NE's medical cannabis journey faces hurdles amid legal battles and regulations NE's medical cannabis journey faces hurdles amid legal battles and regulations Nebraska Medical cannabis Legal battles Cannabis regulations Omaha Tribe Cannabis commission Cultivators Legislation LINCOLN, Neb. — Thirteen years ago, Dominic and Shelley Gillen began their fight for medical cannabis access in Nebraska, driven...

A vehicle turns into McHugh Creek along the Seward Highway south of Anchorage on Thursday, Jan. 15. (Bill Roth / ADN) In late December, the state’s transportation department released a draft environmental assessment for a billion-dollar safety improvement project on the Seward Highway. Draft plans for the project, intended to reduce fatal crashes along a...

Water companies could be let off fines for polluting the environment under changes announced in the government’s new white paper. The environment secretary, Emma Reynolds, hailed the changes as “once-in-a-generation reforms” featuring “tough oversight, real accountability and no more excuses”. Campaigners called the proposed move to soften the approach to fines “desperate”, and said the...