Around the nation News from every state.

ALABAMA Birmingham: The city’s airport is experiencing strong growth in passenger traffic, new data show. Over 2.9 million passengers passed through in 2018, Al.com reports – a 10 percent increase from 2017.

ALASKA Juneau: A proposed ballot measure seeks to move legislative sessions to Anchorage without moving the capital. Juneau isn’t on Alaska’s road system, requiring lawmakers and constituents to fly or take ferries to the city.

ARIZONA Phoenix: School districts in the state spent $119 million more last year than in 2017, with most of that money going to the classroom, according to a new state report.

ARKANSAS Bella Vista: A fire 70 feet underground at an illegal dumping site has been smoldering for at least seven months. Cleanup costs could be as high as $37 million.

CALIFORNIA Anaheim: The city’s fire department inflamed some social media users but amused others by posting pictures of the busted-out windows of a car parked in front of a fire hydrant as a teachable moment.

COLORADO Denver: The city will give homeless people notice before confiscating their belongings and make it easier for them to retrieve seized items, under a proposed settlement of a federal class-action suit.

CONNECTICUT New Haven: The Yale School of Architecture has received a gift of $5 million to support scholarships in celebration of the 90th birthday of architect Frank Gehry, who has been a visiting faculty member in stints since 1979.

DELAWARE Dover: State agriculture officials have declared an emergency quarantine for several areas in northern Delaware in an effort to combat the spread of an invasive, vegetationmunching bug, the spotted lanternfly.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington: The mayor announced a plan months ago to cut opioid deaths in the district by half by 2020, but key programs are still in development, The Washington Post reports.

FLORIDA Sanford: A school district says a teacher should have asked before reading a picture book about gay bunnies. The Orlando Sentinel reports Seminole County Public Schools issued a report after parents complained that teacher Tyler Bond read “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Presents a Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo” to students.

GEORGIA Atlanta: A legal advocacy group, the Southern Center for Human Rights, says judges in the city are illegally imposing sentences on poor people that require them to pay a set fine or spend time in jail.

HAWAII Honolulu: The rate of shark bites in this island state has been increasing slightly in recent years but remains extremely low. New research says the risk is about 5 in 1 million.

IDAHO Boise: State Police may get the funding to purchase equipment that would allow investigators to distinguish hemp from marijuana after a high-profile case last month prompted a federal lawsuit.

ILLINOIS Chicago: Chicago State University has received $100,000 from Alpha Kappa Alpha, the nation’s oldest black sorority.

INDIANA Lafayette: The city plans to buy the Lafayette Theater in an effort to pump more life into downtown.

IOWA Des Moines: A utility is demanding that the Blank Park Zoo start paying its water and sewer bill, but the foundation that runs the zoo says that could jeopardize programs such as free tickets for children.

KANSAS Topeka: Corrections officials are focusing on treating the most advanced cases of hepatitis C among the nearly 600 inmates with the disease, citing budget limits.

KENTUCKY Golden Pond: An increase in the number of wild hogs at Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area has officials considering options to get rid of the animals, including aerial gunning.

LOUISIANA New Orleans: Grammy winner PJ Morton has been added to the lineup for this year’s New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.

MAINE Portland: Monthly benefits for certain working families who receive food assistance are more than tripling starting this month.

MARYLAND Clear Spring: Authorities say a tractor-trailer hauling ranch dressing crashed near a creek, spilling dressing and about 75 gallons of diesel into the water.

MASSACHUSETTS Aquinnah: The Aquinnah Wampanoags tribe says construction is set to begin this month for a gambling hall on the resort island of Martha’s Vineyard.

MICHIGAN Hamtramck: A crowdfunding campaign is underway to restore historic Hamtramck Stadium – one of the nation’s few remaining Negro League ballparks – and rocker Jack White was first up to bat with a donation of $10,000.

MINNESOTA St. Paul: A new study says Minnesota is among the top states in the country working to protect declining bee and butterfly populations.

College MISSISSIPPI has received Clinton: authorization Mississippi to begin a new master’s program in nursing.

MISSOURI Neosho: Officials at a federal fish hatchery are hoping new, circular water tanks will provide a better breeding environment for endangered pallid sturgeon.

MONTANA Missoula: The University of Montana has been awarded a $730,000 grant that will help the state’s rural and tribal areas grow their economies.

NEBRASKA Lincoln: Aviation buffs are discussing starting a museum at what was once the Lincoln Air Force Base.

NEVADA Elko: A northeastern Nevada ranch once owned by Bing Crosby is for sale for $7,280,000.

NEW HAMPSHIRE Concord: The state House has passed a bill that celebrates a children’s literary heroine. The bill would proclaim the second Saturday in June as “Pollyanna of Littleton, New Hampshire, Recognition Day.” The 1913 bestselling novel “Pollyanna” was written by Eleanor H. Porter, a Littleton resident.

NEW JERSEY Trenton: The state is adding 749 miles of rivers and streams in 67 municipalities to its inventory of waterways that have a high level of protection from pollution and development.

NEW MEXICO Las Cruces: Several of New Mexico State University’s Hispanic student organizations are coming together to host Latino Week events, beginning with a Folklorico dance performance Tuesday.

NEW YORK New York: The clothing brand Coogi has launched a fullcourt press against the Brooklyn Nets over a Notorious B.I.G.inspired jersey. The New York Times says a special version of the team’s jersey is at the center of a copyright lawsuit against the Nets, the National Basketball Association and Nike. Coogi is heavily associated with the late rapper.

NORTH CAROLINA Asheville: With springtime comes a flood of kittens to local humane societies and animal shelters. Brother Wolf Animal Rescue is rallying volunteers to help cope with the influx.

NORTH DAKOTA Bismarck: American Indian students in the state would be allowed to wear eagle feathers or plumes at school graduations under a measure being considered by the Legislature. OHIO Columbus: State officials say more than 100,000 rainbow trout will be stocked this spring in 66 lakes.

OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City: Medical marijuana sales are continuing to climb in the state, topping more than $7.2 million in February.

OREGON Bend: An Oregon State University project backed by more than $2 million in federal money could help firefighters better predict how wildfires behave.

PENNSYLVANIA Pittsburgh: Companies testing autonomous vehicles in the city will have to immediately report crashes resulting in injuries and have three days to reveal those that result in any damage.

RHODE ISLAND Providence: Gov. Gina Raimondo is holding her annual Governor for a Day essay contest to encourage girls to become leaders.

SOUTH CAROLINA Greenville: Acclaimed autism expert and bestselling author Temple Grandin will be the keynote speaker at this weekend’s Converge Autism Summit.

SOUTH DAKOTA Aberdeen: The coordinator of a University of South Dakota program that provides human bodies to schools for anatomy and physiology classes says there’s a severe shortage of donors.

TENNESSEE Gatlinburg: The Great Smoky Mountains National Park has selected a new chief ranger. The park says Lisa Hendy’s new post will also be a homecoming. She grew up in Chattanooga and had her first backcountry experiences in the Smokies.

TEXAS Houston: Cardi B paid tribute to the Queen of Cumbia over the weekend, when the Grammy winner took the stage at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo at NRG Stadium on Friday to perform for 75,580 people – the venue’s most heavily attended show of all time. The rapper told fans on Instagram that she was sick before taking the stage and wasn’t able to rehearse. However, once she saw a photo of the late Tejano singer Selena backstage, she knew it was going to be a good night.

UTAH Salt Lake City: Planes at Salt Lake City International Airport collided with 280 birds last year, including one incident in which a flock hit a plane carrying 223 passengers and narrowly missed hitting the engine.

VERMONT Montpelier: On the state’s Town Meeting Day on Tuesday, several cities are considering whether to ban plastic shopping bags and other plastic food-service items.

WASHINGTON Spokane: Researchers at the University of Washington say white-tailed deer and mule deer react differently when hungry wolves near.

WEST VIRGINIA Berkeley Springs: The state Supreme Court will conduct a civics education program next month in Berkeley County.

WISCONSIN Cornucopia: Despite all the ice on Lake Superior, visitors likely won’t be able to venture out to see the ice caves at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore this winter. Park Service officials say they found the ice sheet along the length of caves “really fractured” and rough.

WYOMING Cheyenne: The state Department of Education is about to stop taking public comment on proposed K-12 computer science standards. The agency is gathering comments online through Tuesday.