...deaths occurred despite another aggressive campaign by state biologists and wildlife groups and citations handed to chronic offenders for leaving out trash. Two black bears were struck by vehicles, bringing to 21 the total number of bears killed...

...the legal blood alcohol level for drivers from 0.10 to 0.08, while another sets up "therapeutic courts" for chronic offenders. Tobacco also has been a lightning-rod issue with the decision by a Senate committee not to put any money from...

...Michigan's Perry Preschool showed that at-risk children not in high-quality programs were five times more likely to be chronic offenders by age 27 than children who did attend. They were 86 percent more likely to be sentenced to jail or prison by age...