- The Colorado Supreme Court has ruled that Donald Trump is ineligible to appear on primary ballots next year, owing to the "disqualification clause" of the 14th Amendment to the US constitution, overruling a lower court. Needless to say, Trump and his followers are going absolutely mad; Republicans are threatening to remove Biden from the ballot in states they control.
- The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority is calling on nurses to take extra shifts to help deal with staffing shortages at two hospitals. Not clear how many will answer the call.
- Manitoba's auto dealers are calling on the province to provide incentives to the public to encourage the purchase of electric cars, in response to a federal directive to phase out internal combustion powered vehicles entirely by 2035. The NDP is receptive, having promised such incentives during the election campaign. Meanwhile Alberta's government plans to fight the mandate because, you know, Alberta.
- Following a court decision in April which ruled that the city of Berkeley is unable to prohibit the use of natural gas appliances in new construction, cities across the US are looking for workarounds. Seattle, for instance, has introduced a law requiring even existing multi-family and commercial buildings to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, which will necessitate replacing natural gas appliances.
- A study in California of the effects of providing homeless people with $750 per month has concluded that most of the money was spent on things like food, housing, and transportation, with only 2% spent on drugs (including alcohol and tobacco). Yet another argument for universal basic income, it would seem.
- In Ohio, a referendum earlier this year to put abortion rights in the state constitution passed by a landslide. The Republicans aren't taking this lying down; they're trying to introduce legislation to undo what they consider an "immoral" choice made by voters.
- Solar and wind power are expected to overtake coal next year in terms of share of the US electrical supply.
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