Dothan: A man has been reunited with the Auburn University class ring he lost most than 50 years ago. The Dothan Eagle reports 74-year-old Victor Voss got his ring back Monday. Voss says he was wearing the ring over his gloves on a cold day in 1966 because it was too large for his finger. He took the gloves off in a parking lot, and the ring went flying. Jimmy Kilgore says his father discovered the ring years ago but was unable to find the owner at the time. Kilgore says he recently had a dream about the ring, found it in a box and tracked down Voss, whose name was engraved inside the band. Voss says the ring is still too large, so he might not wear it on his hand again.

Kodiak: The state government says it will not delay implementation of a new boat registration law. The Kodiak Daily Mirror reports that beginning this year, all vessels longer than 24 feet are required to be registered with the state Department of Motor Vehicles. A United Fishermen of Alaska official says very few fishermen are aware of the regulation and stand to be prosecuted for noncompliance. Earlier this month, UFA requested a delay in the implementation so state agencies are prepared and adequate public notice and education is given before the law goes into effect. Department of Administration Commissioner Kelley Tshibaka responded that the state would not delay implementation but intended “to help Alaskans, not penalize them.”

Tuba City: The Navajo Nation has opened a cancer treatment center on the reservation that it says will significantly cut down on travel time for patients. The Tuba City Regional Health Care Corp. in northeastern Arizona recently welcomed its first patient. It is funding the new center with hospital profits, grants and donations. Cancer treatment is considered specialty care under the federal Indian Health Service, which partially funds the hospital. Patients previously had to get a referral to be seen elsewhere, often an hour or more from home. Hospital chief executive Lynette Bonar says the treatment center is the first of its kind on any Native American reservation, though some facilities offer screenings and other services. It will serve Navajos, Hopis and San Juan Southern Paiutes in its service area.

Little Rock: A woman has been appointed to a full term on the commission that regulates hunting and fishing for the first time in state history. Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday named Anne Marie Doramus of Little Rock to the state Game and Fish Commission. Doramus is replacing outgoing Commissioner Ford Overton and will begin her seven-year term on the panel in July. Doramus is vice president of special projects and sales for Arkansas Bolt Company and currently serves on the board of directors for the Arkansas State Fair and the Game and Fish Foundation. A press release says she is an avid duck hunter and bass angler on her family’s farm in southeast Arkansas. Hutchinson praised Doramus as committed to the conservation of natural resources.

Thousand Oaks: Biologists at a national recreation area in Southern California have found a pair of golden eagle chicks – the first seen there in decades. The National Park Service announced Wednesday that a nest containing the pair of 12-week-old chicks was found in March in a cave in the Santa Monica Mountains. It’s the first golden eagle nest confirmed in the mountains since the late 1980s. Sightings of adult birds also have been vanishingly rare. The chicks, a male and a female, were given ankle bands to help scientists monitor them. Although the golden eagle is protected under the law, experts believe the population may be declining in the United States, especially in California. Researchers say loss of habitat is a major threat.

Denver: Drivers using Google Maps to get to the city’s airport last weekend and trying to avoid a traffic jam were sent on a detour that took them down a narrow, muddy dirt road. Connie Monsees told KMGH-TV about 100 cars were lined up on the road Sunday. She says some cars got stuck behind others that could not move, and other vehicles could not make it across several deep ditches. Monsees says she used her all-wheel drive vehicle to help two strangers get to the airport. Google told ABC News that it works to provide the best directions but that issues can arise due to factors such as weather, and it encourages drivers to be attentive and use their best judgment.

Hartford: A new report shows the state’s homeless population has dropped to its lowest level since officials started tracking the population in 2007. The Hartford Courant reports that the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness counted 3,033 homeless people in its annual Point-in-Time Count on Jan. 22, a 10% drop from last year’s total. The coalition organizes the one-night census every year to track the number of people in Connecticut who live outdoors, in emergency shelters or in transitional housing. Despite the overall drop, there were marginal increases in the number of youth and veterans who were homeless during the count. Coalition CEO Richard Cho says the results show a coordinated response system can help reduce homelessness, but he said more needs to be done.

Dover: The state’s insurance department says Social Security numbers and other personal data of almost 100,000 people may have been comprised over nearly a decade by a breach at a large vision and dental insurer. Someone may have obtained bank account and routing numbers, Social Security numbers, and insurance and tax information from Dominion National. The company says the information may have been compromised when a server was accessed by an “unauthorized third party” in 2010. Dominion National says there’s “no evidence that any information was in fact accessed.” The insurer said it discovered the breach in April and launched an investigation. Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro said the 95,000 people who could be affected make up roughly 10% of the state’s population.

Washington: The National Park Service has approved an application from a group of protesters to fly a “Baby Trump” balloon on the National Mall this Fourth of July in opposition to the president, WUSA-TV reports. People affiliated with the group Code Pink filed the permit application for July 4 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., asking for access to an “open grassy area nearest to Lincoln Memorial.” NPS Chief Spokesperson Mike Litterst confirmed the application had been approved but said the agency hadn’t given the group a permit yet. Earlier this year, President Donald Trump tweeted his plan to host an event at the Lincoln Memorial on the holiday, with “an address by your favorite President, me!” The presidential event is slated to be called “A Salute to America,” administration officials told the Washington Post.

Miami: Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill that authorizes counties to establish programs that allow intravenous drug users to exchange used needles for clean ones. The measure is modeled after a Miami-based program that also provides HIV screening, access to social services, the opioid-overdose antidote Narcan and other medical supplies. The program steers willing addicts to rehabilitation and social services, as well. The legislation was passed unanimously by the Senate in early May after clearing the House with broad support. DeSantis signed the bill Wednesday, and it goes into effect July 1. Dr. Hansel Tookes, founder of the Miami program IDEA Exchange, has campaigned for years for statewide authorization of needle exchanges. He says many in Florida are dying preventable deaths, and he’s heartened that lawmakers have taken note.

Athens: A University of Georgia researcher says life has gotten worse for people who remain in poverty in Clarke County. Grace Bagwell Adams, a professor in UGA’s School of Public Health, says the recent economic expansion helped some people in the county to escape poverty. And more people are employed now than two years ago. But she says more people lack health insurance now than two years ago. The Athens Banner-Herald reports Adams is partnering with the local school district, government and service agencies on the Athens Wellbeing Project. The project aims to gather information about families in the community and find ways to help them.

Honolulu: A city agency has proposed removing the Haiku Stairs. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports the Honolulu Board of Water Supply has proposed spending about $1 million to remove the popular hiking staircase. The 3,922-step metal staircase that is part of the Windward Oahu hike attracts nearly 4,000 people per year but has also been a cause of injuries and rescues. Officials say work to remove the stairs along the side of the Koolau Mountains in Kaneohe could begin next year and finish in mid-2022. The water board owns most of the property containing the stairs and says it spends $250,000 a year trying to deter trespassers from the climb. Honolulu’s Democratic Mayor Kirk Caldwell says he would like the city Department of Parks and Recreation to take possession.

Boise: A northern Idaho man says check stations set up by the state Department of Fish and Game requiring motorists to stop are violations of the Idaho and U.S. constitutions. Boundary County resident Steve Tanner, in documents filed last week in U.S. District Court as part of a lawsuit, asks that Idaho Fish and Game be prohibited from operating the stations. State officials say check stations are allowed under Idaho law to catch poachers, collect harvest information and check for diseases in game animals. Tanner is seeking more than $100,000 from the state agency. In the lawsuit he says he drove past a check station in November 2017 but was pulled over by officers with guns drawn and taken into custody.

Decatur: For those kids looking to step inside a 7-foot eyeball, the Children’s Museum of Illinois is the place to go. The (Decatur) Herald & Review reports the display called “Peek Inside” that allows visitors to see the eye from the inside out will be open to the public within a few days. The exhibit is the idea of Dr. John Lee, a local ophthalmologist. He designed it hoping that if people know more about the eye and eye diseases, they would be better equipped to spot those diseases in time to protect their sight. The giant eyeball is largely the work of welding students at Richland Community College, who built a metal frame, then added 4,000 small squares of Styrofoam, two layers of fiberglass and six coats of paint.

West Lafayette: Graduate students at Purdue University, strapped by a confusing change in their paychecks, have been filling social media with stories about trying to make ends meet with checks cut by as much as half since the end of the spring semester. In question – and appearing in a series of hard-luck stories under the hashtag #PurduePay – is a changeover from distributing checks monthly to every two weeks. In an attempt to ease the shift, Purdue delivered what it called “transition pay” starting in January. But that money was docked from paychecks once summer started. “It initially came off like it was some type of bonus,” says Brandon Allen, a fourth-year doctoral student. And it might have seemed that way: Purdue President Mitch Daniels had announced a $500 “appreciation payment” to all campus staff who made $75,000 or less. That bonus, by Purdue figures, went to 83% of all non-faculty staff members but didn’t include grad students.

Fairfield: A utility’s plan to install smart meters on hundreds of thousands of homes in the statehas some practitioners of transcendental meditation losing their cool. Hundreds have asked the Iowa Utilities Board to allow entire communities and neighborhoods to opt out of Alliant Energy’s program. Alliant says the meters meet federal regulations, are safe for consumers and will make it easier for the utility to detect power outages, among other benefits. Jonathan Lipman is an expert in Maharishi Vastu architecture, based on the teachings of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, and says practitioners “stay alert to any environmental hazards.” The Maharishi developed the transcendental meditation technique and founded the Maharishi University of Management, a college in Fairfield with about 1,700 students. Practitioners incorporated Maharishi Vedic City, about 10 miles north of Fairfield, in 2001.

Manhattan: An organization that sponsors an all-male student mock government apologized after this year’s teenage governor proposed eliminating the constitutional amendment that gave women the right to vote. The teenager from Leavenworth made the proposal in the final moments of his term during the annual Boys State gathering at Kansas State University on June 2-7, The Kansas City Star reports. The American Legion sponsors Boys State programs in most states, and the American Legion Auxiliary sponsors a separate Girls State program. The programs are aimed at teaching teenagers about government. This year’s Kansas student governor ignored Boys State staff who advised him not to suggest the executive order to repeal the 19th Amendment, said spokesman Brad Biles. When brought to the mock state Senate and House, both chambers voted it down.

Louisville: In archives across the state, Kentucky State University associate history professor Erin Wiggins Gilliam is on a search for the faces and names of slaves who worked in America’s first whiskey distilleries. She and others working on the effort know for a fact that slaves helped create what is now one of the country’s most iconic industries. They’ve seen tax records that list slaves as property alongside distillery owners’ horses and homes. Auction rolls that note slaves’ whiskey-making capabilities. And photos of black faces behind some of the bourbon world’s most celebrated pioneers. What Wiggins Gilliam and others don’t yet know is who the slaves were – and whether they might actually deserve credit for some distilling processes that are still used today. Wiggins Gilliam is now part of a small but growing group of Kentuckians who are dedicated to learning the true history of an industry that’s long taken pride in telling stories of its past.

Baton Rouge: For years, the state offered hepatitis C treatment to only the most severe cases in its Medicaid program and prisons, unable to afford broader access to high-priced medications. That will change in July, when the state rolls out a new treatment model it says can cure tens of thousands with the infectious disease. Louisiana’s health department announced what it’s calling a “subscription model” deal with Asegua Therapeutics on Wednesday. Louisiana will pay a flat fee for unlimited access to hepatitis C medication for five years, able to treat as many people as it can. Health Secretary Rebekah Gee says Louisiana hopes to treat 31,000 of the estimated 39,000 Medicaid patients and prisoners with the disease. The health department says Louisiana will pay $58 million annually for the drug access.

Portland: Authors Stephen and Tabitha King and others have donated to a fund for asylum-seekers in the state, pushing the total available to more than half a million dollars. Mayor Ethan Strimling and city spokeswoman Jessica Grondin told the Portland Press Herald city administrators received a check from the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation on Monday. The donations go to the Community Support Fund, which is set up to help hundreds of asylum-seekers who have arrived in Portland in recent weeks. Portland also received a $22,000 donation from the Karina Foundation, a Massachusetts-based charity, putting the fund over $500,000. Portland is currently housing about 600 people each night, with about 400 being recently arrived asylum-seekers. Most are fleeing from political, economic and military problems in Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Annapolis: Induction Day has come for new recruits at the U.S. Naval Academy. About 1,200 men and women in the incoming Class of 2023 reported early Thursday morning to the academy’s campus in Annapolis. First-day activities include receiving uniforms, medical exams and haircuts, as well as learning how to salute. Students in their first year at the academy are known as plebes. After taking an oath of office at 6 p.m., they met with their families for the last time until parents weekend, beginning Aug. 8. Then they officially begin what’s known as Plebe Summer, when they will learn about the traditions of the Naval Service and the academy. They also will learn about basic military skills and prepare for the upcoming academic year.

Boston: Boston College has announced that its new indoor baseball and softball training facility will be named after the alumnus who helped popularize the ice bucket challenge. BC on Wednesday unveiled plans for the 31,000-square-foot Pete Frates Center during a ceremony attended by Frates and his family. The 34-year-old Frates is a former Eagles baseball captain who in 2012 was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, commonly called Lou Gehrig’s disease. He and his family helped the ice bucket challenge spread wildly on social media in 2014, raising hundreds of millions of dollars for research into the degenerative disease that destroys nerve cells and has no cure. BC athletic director Martin Jarmond says there’s no better person to name the facility after. It is expected to open next year.

Detroit: The Detroit Institute of Arts is back with another baseball exhibition that includes collectibles, art and items commemorating two championship teams in the Motor City. “Play Ball! Transforming the Game, 1876-2019” allows visitors to explore the history of baseball. It’s the second round of the “Play Ball!” exhibition series and is scheduled to be on view through Sept. 15. This year’s exhibit celebrates the championships of the 1887 Detroit Wolverines and the 1984 Detroit Tigers. The first round of the exhibit was on display last year. The exhibit also traces the evolution of baseball cards from vending machine and candy cards of the 1920s through the cards of the mid-century to the present. Other highlights include William Morris Hunt’s 1877 painting, “The Ball Players,” from the museum’s permanent collection.

St. Paul: Swiss-based global commodities giant Glencore AG says it’s taking a 72% stake in PolyMet Mining, gaining majority control over what’s slated to become the state’s first copper-nickel mine. PolyMet announced Thursday that Glencore’s stake will rise from 29% after the completion of a stock offering to shareholders that cleared its balance sheet of debt. Glencore has long been the largest investor in the planned open-pit mine near Babbitt in northeastern Minnesota. PolyMet is formally based in Toronto but is run from St. Paul, with operational headquarters at the processing plant site near Hoyt Lakes. The company received the last federal permit it needed in March, after securing its state permits last year, and is now raising close to $1 billion in construction financing. Environmental groups are challenging the project in court.

Jackson: A nonprofit group is working to revitalize a subdivision built in the 1950s for veterans who had returned from World War II. Habitat for Humanity Mississippi Capital Area is starting a five-year project to improve 100 houses in the Broadmoor neighborhood of north Jackson. The first two rehabilitated houses were dedicated Thursday. The group’s executive director, Merrill McKewen, says the goal is to get houses back into good shape for first-time homebuyers. If a house cannot be repaired, it will be demolished through the city’s blight elimination program. Streets in Broadmoor are named after major campaigns and people associated with World War II. The neighborhood had high rates of foreclosure after the housing crash of 2008.

Independence: The Harry S. Truman Library and Museum will close for about a year starting at the end of next month to undergo a $22 million renovation and expansion. The museum announced in a news release that its last day open to the public will be July 22. The project will include a new entrance and lobby, a larger store, and expanded exhibition galleries. Besides the renovation, another $3 million is being raised for education, public programs and the library’s endowment. The museum’s fundraising arm, the Truman Library Institute, has already raised $23 million for the project. The upgrade coincides with the upcoming 75th anniversary of the start of Truman’s presidency, which began in 1945.

Missoula: A new report says while the number of out-of-state visitors to Big Sky Country fell slightly in 2018, their $3.58 billion in spending was a 10% increase over the previous year. Montana’s Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research says it’s seeing visitors spend more on experiences rather than on items to take home. The institute previously estimated about 12.4 million people visited the state in 2018, down 1% from 2017. Institute director Norma Nickerson says Glacier and Yellowstone national parks are the biggest draws. The Yellowstone region saw a 20% increase in nonresident spending, while the Glacier region saw a 12% increase. Nonresidents spent an estimated $812 million on fuel, $674 million in restaurants and bars, $454 million on hotels, $396 million on outfitters and guides, and $323 million at retailers.

Omaha: Health officials say deer ticks that can carry Lyme disease have turned up for the first time in eastern Nebraska. State health officials said this week that lab tests are being done to determine whether the deer ticks collected carry the bacteria that cause Lyme disease. The ticks were found in Douglas, Sarpy and Saunders counties. Lyme disease can cause fever, headache, fatigue and a skin rash. Health officials say most people recover completely, although some may be left with joint pain that can be treated with medication. Nebraska health officials have yet to confirm any cases of Lyme disease originating in the state.

Las Vegas: More than 1,000 members of a powerful casino workers union and other hospitality workers picketed Wednesday evening outside the Palms casino-resort, where owners have refused to bargain with the union. The workers, chanting and carrying signs that said, “No contract. No peace,” called for Palms owner Station Casinos to negotiate with employees, who voted in April 2018 to unionize. The company challenged the election’s result, but the National Labor Relations Board determined the company has been “failing and refusing to bargain collectively and in good faith” with the Culinary Union. The Palms, west of the Las Vegas Strip, is one of six Station Casinos-owned properties in Las Vegas where workers have voted to unionize in recent years. The Culinary Union represents about 900 workers at the Palms, which is undergoing a $690 million renovation.

Concord: A $13 billion, two-year state budget is on its way to Republican Gov. Chris Sununu, who is likely to veto it because it includes a rollback of planned business tax cuts. Democrats control both the House and Senate, and the budget and the enabling policy bill passed both chambers Thursday along strict party lines. Lawmakers also approved a continuing resolution to maintain current spending for three months starting July 1 if the budget is vetoed. Democrats say the budget addresses the state’s most pressing problems, including mental health care and the opioid crisis. Republicans argue it relies on one-time surplus funds for ongoing expenses and will drive the state toward an income tax. In 2015, it took three months to strike a deal after Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan vetoed the budget.

Paterson: Nearly a year after lawmakers approved tax credits to draw movie and television production back to the state, revenue from the industry is expected to more than double and could mean hundreds of millions of dollars for New Jersey businesses, experts say. “We’re going to see a tremendous jump in revenue,” says Steven Gorelick, executive director of the New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission. “It’s impossible to say exactly (how much) because we’re in uncharted territory.” Credits were approved by the Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Phil Murphy last July. It was a reversal from nearly a decade before, when Gov. Chris Christie suspended them and let them expire in an effort to curb the budget. Movies such as the upcoming “Joker” and “The Many Saints of Newark,” the 1960s-set prequel to the iconic HBO mob series “The Sopranos,” have already been shot in the state.

Santa Fe: Monthly gatherings in the city focused on creative stimulus for those living with Alzheimer’s or dementia are helping a growing trend nationwide. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the city hosts an initiative called Alzheimer’s Cafe as part of a movement to accommodate the growing number of patients with forms of dementia. The two-hour meeting focuses on snacking together and creating crafts as a way to stimulate the mind. Founded in Santa Fe by Alzheimer’s specialist and Denmark native Jytte Lokvig in 2008, Alzheimer’s Cafe grew out of a concept introduced more than a decade earlier in the Netherlands by a psychiatrist. The National Alzheimer’s Cafe Alliance says the concept caught on quickly throughout Europe, but the Santa Fe gathering was the first official Memory Cafe in North America.

New York: One of the biggest celebrations of LGBT pride in city history will culminate Sunday with not one but two processions through Manhattan, after dissidents who believe the annual parade has become too commercialized and heavily policed decided to split off with their own march. Both parades cap a month of events marking the 50th anniversary Friday of the Stonewall uprising, when patrons of a Greenwich Village gay bar fought back against a police raid and sparked a new era of gay activism and visibility. Some 150,000 people are expected to participate in the NYC Pride March, with hundreds of thousands more lining the streets to watch as New York hosts WorldPride for the first time. Organizers of the insurgent Queer Liberation March say they expect 10,000 or more at their event earlier in the day, which they say will have a protest vibe.

Beulaville: Singer Barry Manilow gifted $100,000 worth of new band gear to a high school in an area still recovering from Hurricane Florence. News outlets report the band at East Duplin High School couldn’t afford new instruments and uniforms, so they entered a national contest by the Manilow Music Project for help. In a video of the announcement at a Las Vegas show Wednesday, Manilow takes a pause from dancing and singing to crown East Duplin as the winner. Manilow says he had been “bombarded” with video entries from high schools across the country saying why they think they deserved the funds before giving East Duplin the $100,000 for new instruments and uniforms. The school’s band director says words can’t describe his gratitude.

Fargo: Backers of a Red River diversion channel around flood-prone Fargo and Moorhead, Minnesota, say their lawyers are figuring out the next step after a watershed district board denied a permit for the project. KFGO radio reports that board members of the Buffalo-Red River Watershed District voted this week against a permit for the $2.75 billion project, which has faced several hurdles since it was authorized by Congress five years ago. Fargo-Moorhead Diversion Authority Chairwoman Mary Scherling says the group doesn’t believe the watershed district followed its own rules on the vote, and authority attorneys are reviewing that process. Scherling says she hopes the two sides can work out a compromise and says that “the diversion will be built.”

Columbus: A state agency has awarded a total of more than $28 million in tax credits for the rehabilitation of 49 historic buildings in the state. The Ohio Development Services Agency announced the Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credits on Wednesday. The agency’s release says the projects are expected to leverage approximately $280 million in private investments in 13 communities. The awards will assist private developers in rehabilitating historic buildings in downtowns and neighborhoods. The tax credits are not issued to developers until project construction is complete and all program requirements are verified. Agency director Lydia Mihalik says the credits help preserve historic sites and create new opportunities for small businesses and housing.

Oklahoma City: The state Supreme Court says a lower court should first consider a case brought by a group of liquor wholesalers who are challenging a change in the state’s alcohol laws. The court rejected the request to immediately take the lawsuit and issue an injunction blocking the law signed last month by Gov. Kevin Stitt. The court sent the case to Oklahoma County District Court. The law requires top brands of wine and spirits to be sold to all Oklahoma alcohol wholesalers. Currently, manufacturers can designate a single wholesaler to distribute their products. The group contends the law unconstitutionally changes the amendment passed by voters in 2016 that also allows the sale of strong beer in grocery and convenience stores and the sale of cold, strong beer in liquor stores.

Portland: A dive team recovered dozens of electric scooters and bicycles while cleaning the Willamette River sea wall downtown. KATU-TV reports the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office River Patrol Dive Team removed 57 electric scooters and bicycles this week. The five companies participating in Portland’s electric scooter trial program have 1,975 scooters on the streets, which is slightly below the total allowed by the city. This spring, Portland began a second, yearlong phase of a pilot program intended to help the city introduce the devices while avoiding pitfalls experienced by other U.S. metropolises. A four-month experiment with the e-scooters last year was successful but also generated 6,000 complaints and raised questions about pedestrian safety and the impact of the devices on public spaces like parks. The city said the scooters also led to 176 medical center visits.

Philadelphia: A college music department has helped resurrect the music of a largely forgotten local funk band and is hoping to discover more gems in its archives. Going through thousands of donated tapes, a band called the Nat Turner Rebellion – named after the 1831 slave revolt – jumped out to listeners at Drexel University. They worked with others to assemble “Laugh to Keep From Crying,” the band’s debut album. It was recently released some 50 years after it was recorded at Sigma Sound, the studio that helped create “The Sound of Philadelphia” – the funky soul sound characterized by lush instrumental arrangements often featuring strings and horns. Students have listened to and digitized only about 10% of the music in the Sigma Sound collection and are eager to discover more gems.

Providence: Lawmakers have approved legislation that requires signs at all pharmacies to warn customers about the dangers of opioids. The signs would be similar to warning signs at stores about tobacco products. The bill, passed Wednesday, heads to Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo’s desk. Raimondo’s spokesman says the governor hasn’t reviewed the specifics yet but supports the intent. If signed, the legislation would take effect Sept. 1. It would require the health department to compile a list of the 10 most commonly prescribed drugs containing opioids or certain other controlled substances and distribute it to the Board of Pharmacy. That board would then distribute the list to every Rhode Island pharmacy, to be posted near where prescriptions are filled. Pharmacists would also have to inform patients about their option to partially fill their prescription.

Greenville: An order that would have prevented the distribution of law enforcement body-camera footage has been struck down by state Supreme Court Chief Justice Donald Beatty. He vacated the original order issued May 13 by circuit judges in Greenville and Pickens counties that would have prevented lawyers in the 13th Circuit from sharing body camera footage they received for a case. The judges said in the original order that sharing bodycam footage raised privacy concerns for victims and witnesses who appeared in the videos. The order stated that attorneys disobeying the order could be found in contempt of court. Some attorneys and public records advocates said the order potentially violated constitutional rights. Some said the order goes against the General Assembly’s intent to promote transparency and accountability when statutes were created to mandate bodycam use.

Sioux Falls: The state’s public universities and schools are asking the South Dakota Board of Regents for nearly $91.2million to complete projects they say are high-priority. The institutions’ requests for 2021 were made during informal budget hearings Wednesday. Seven public schools and universities want to build projects research and tech centers. Some requested funds for technology to enhance learning for blind and visually impaired people. An outreach program to prepare Native American high school students for college success is also proposed. The board is expected to consider the projects then approve the budget requests at its August meeting.

Nashville: Republican leaders in the state House say their caucus will meet July 24 to vote for a new leader as members prepare for Speaker Glen Casada to resign later this summer following a series of scandals. Majority Leader William Lamberth announced Wednesday that House Republicans will meet in Nashville in late July to nominate a speaker ahead of a planned special legislative session. Gov. Bill Lee has said he’ll set a date soon on when he’ll call lawmakers back to the Capitol in order to allow the full GOP-controlled House to formally vote on a new speaker. Casada has been dogged by calls to resign since it was revealed he exchanged text messages containing sexually explicit language about women with his former chief of staff several years ago, among other controversies.

Houston: Inside a locked vault at Johnson Space Center is treasure few have seen and fewer have touched. The restricted lab is home to hundreds of pounds of moon rocks collected by Apollo astronauts close to a half-century ago. And for the first time in decades, NASA is about to open some of the pristine samples and let geologists take a crack at them with 21st-century technology – all as this summer’s 50th anniversary of humanity’s first footsteps on the moon approaches. “It’s sort of a coincidence that we’re opening them in the year of the anniversary,” says NASA’s Apollo sample curator, Ryan Zeigler. Some of the soil and bits of rock were vacuum-packed on the moon – and never exposed to Earth’s atmosphere – or frozen or stored in gaseous helium following splashdown and then left untouched.

Provo: Officials say Utah County has underfunded the retirement system for its sheriff’s office for more than 20 years. The Daily Herald reports the county government had not made contributions to the Utah Retirement Systems for the scheduled hours that sheriff’s office personnel worked above the 80 hours for two-week pay periods. The sheriff’s office and the Utah County attorney’s office say they don’t know how much the retirement system is missing. The sheriff’s office says the error did not affect deputies’ pay before retirement. An attorney for the Utah County Commission did not immediately respond to the newspaper’s request for comment. The sheriff’s office says the county contributions have been correct going forward to reflect the actual hours scheduled.

Franklin: The state is trying a new treatment to address algae in a northern Vermont lake. Mynbc5.com reports that Republican Gov. Phil Scott is launching a $1 million aeration project at Lake Carmi this week. The lake near the Canadian border has been plagued by outbreaks of blue-green algae in recent years. It’s surrounded by dairy farms and is home to about 300 summer camp residences and a state park. Runoff from farms and storm water and septic system failures over the years are blamed for contributing to the increase in phosphorus in the lake, leading to the algae blooms. Residents are angry and asked the Legislature to step in. A Michigan-based firm has just completed the installation of the $1 million system to oxygenate the lake and recirculate the water.

Chincoteague: Flames have destroyed a famous horse barn on Chincoteague Island. Firefighters were called Tuesday night to the Misty barn at the Beebe Ranch. Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company spokeswoman Denise Bowden says flames were shooting 30 feet in the air when firefighters arrived. Four horses, a goat and a cat made it out of the barn safely. No injuries were reported. Officials say the barn is a total loss. The barn was once home to Misty, a pony immortalized in Marguerite Henry’s 1947 novel, “Misty of Chincoteague.” Bowden says some of the horses who survived the fire are Misty’s descendants. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Olympia: The state intends to move ahead with a new voter-registration system ahead of the Aug. 6 primary despite concerns from election officials in a handful of counties about problems they’ve encountered. The Seattle Times reports that concerns stem from the transition from the previous system to the new $9.5 million project, called VoteWA. In addition to shutting down the state’s online voter-registration system for roughly a month – about two weeks longer than planned – some counties said they encountered issues when they made the switch. Those issues included apartment numbers for voter addresses not appearing, address formatting and problems with translating materials in various languages. The Secretary of State’s Office has said those problems have been fixed, and the system is ready to go.

Morgantown: Patients and caregivers waiting for the state’s medical cannabis program to officially start in July shouldn’t expect their program cards or physicians certificates anytime soon. The Dominion Post reports the state has had little time to prepare because the enabling legislation only passed in March and May. One bill addressed a banking issue, as cannabis money is still federally illegal. The other will allow growers, processers and dispensaries to profit as singular companies. Department of Health and Human Resources spokeswoman Allison Adler says it will take two to three years before patients can procure medical cannabis. Meanwhile, terminally ill cancer patients can get medical cannabis through reciprocity agreements with other states. Other patients will have to wait.

Madison: It’s time to bring the heat – literally. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have determined heat can kill the cocoons of jumping worms, the invasive earthworms that have spread dramatically throughout the state in recent years. While the full ecological impact of these wriggly invaders is not fully known, research suggests they can significantly alter the soil structure in an infested area – and potentially all that grows there. The new UW study offers a potential new way to slow their spread. “These are a nonnative, invasive species that’s spreading, and we don’t know what the ecological and economic impacts are,” said Bradley Herrick, an ecologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum. “It’s important that we do our best to learn what the consequences are.”

Cheyenne: Workers have discovered oil paintings hidden on six vault doors in the Capitol. The Casper Star-Tribune reports the discovery of the artworks uncovered during renovations in late May was announced Tuesday. Officials say EverGreene Architectural Arts workers removed several layers of brown paint over the paintings on the historic vault doors. The process took between one and two days for each door in the lower level of the building. A spokeswoman says the discovery was “a very big surprise.” Officials say the vault doors likely date to building phases in 1888 or 1890. The renovation oversight chairman believes the art represented Wyoming showing it was ready for the statehood it received in 1890. “We’re not just rodeo and horses; we have sophistication,” Tony Ross said.

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