Supreme Court Declines to Overturn ACA — Again

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The Supreme Court on Thursday turned back its third chance to upend the Affordable Care Act, rejecting a lawsuit filed by a group of Republican state attorneys general claiming that a change made by Congress in 2017 had rendered the entire law unconstitutional.

Police Blotter, June 5 - 10, 2021

Anacortes Police 4 minutes read

Photo by Marilyn Griffith Pinquoch

Police investigated blue spray paint damage to numerous trees around Mt. Erie and Sugar Loaf in the Anacortes Community Forest Lands this week.

Parking reform could reenergize downtowns – here's what happened when Buffalo changed its zoning rules

Art Shotwell 6 minutes read
For urban planners, parking rules established decades ago have become a contentious 21st-century challenge. Parking takes up about one-third of land area in U.S. cities; nationwide, there are an estimated eight parking spaces for every car.

Is tax avoidance ethical? Asking on behalf of a few billionaire friends

Art Shotwell 6 minutes read
Some of the U.S.‘s wealthiest individuals reportedly pay just a tiny fraction of the billions of dollars added annually to their fortunes in federal income tax – sometimes they pay nothing at all.

Supreme Court weighs voting rights in a pivotal Arizona case

Art Shotwell 6 minutes read
Would you vote by mail if you had to drive hours to a post office to mail your ballot? That question confronts the United States Supreme Court this session in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, which analysts see as one of the most important voting rights cases in a decade.

Police Blotter, May 29 - June 4, 2021

Anacortes Police 4 minutes read
A local woman bought nearly $10,000 worth of gift cards to clear what she thought was a bank problem that turned out to be a scam.