SUMMARY: Family vacations are often meant for relaxation but can bring stress, especially for parents—typically moms—who shoulder most of the mental load. Positive psychology coach Diane Lang recommends self-awareness and planning, like making a checklist, delegating packing to older kids, and setting clear boundaries. She emphasizes the importance of guilt-free personal time, such as scheduling a daily walk or massage. Bringing grandparents can help distribute responsibilities. Lang notes that saying “no” is valid and teaches children self-worth. Preparing in advance and openly communicating your needs can reduce stress and help ensure vacations are truly restful and rejuvenating for the entire family.

It’s summer break and that means many families are on vacation or planning their next one. It’s a time to relax and unwind but that doesn’t always happen.

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SUMMARY: On June 13, 2025, News 5 NOW covered key local headlines: new security measures at Sanger Theater’s night of worship after a recent shooting; two water system breaks in Santa Rosa County prompting boil water notices; a baby born in a hospital parking lot in Mobile; a juvenile’s fatal shooting at Rickerby Park and plans for enhanced park security cameras; and four affordable housing developments launching in Mobile, offering 218 units at a cost of $82 million. The broadcast also discussed public opinions on handling crimes involving mental health issues, highlighting a related local case, and polled viewers on the need for an inpatient mental health facility on the Gulf Coast.

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by Ariana Figueroa, Alabama Reflector
June 13, 2025

WASHINGTON — A Massachusetts federal judge on Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order requiring states to mandate voters in federal elections provide documents proving their citizenship, ruling the measure would cause a significant burden to states and potentially harm voters.

U.S. District Judge Denise J. Casper issued a preliminary injunction stopping the order from going into effect while the case is pending.

“There is no dispute (nor could there be) that U.S. citizenship is required to vote in federal elections and the federal voter registration forms require attestation of citizenship,” Casper wrote in her order.

“The issue here is whether the President can require documentary proof of citizenship where the authority for election requirements is in the hands of Congress, its statutes … do not require it, and the statutorily created (Election Assistance Commission) is required to go through a notice and comment period and consult with the States before implementing any changes to the federal forms for voter registration,” Casper, who was appointed by former President Barack Obama, continued.

Democratic attorneys general in 19 states brought the suit in U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts after the president signed the order in March.

The order directed the federal Election Assistance Commission, which distributes grants to states, within 30 days to start requiring people registering to vote to provide proof of citizenship, such as a passport or state-issued identification that indicates citizenship.

Harm to voters

In her decision to grant the preliminary injunction, Casper said the states had shown that without a pause on the executive order, “citizens will be disenfranchised.”

“The States have also credibly attested that the challenged requirements could create chaos and confusion that could result in voters losing trust in the election process,” she said.

The executive order posed risks of irreparable harm to states “for at least three reasons,” Casper wrote.

She noted the cost and resources to implement the executive order, the federal funding states are at risk of losing if they do not comply with the order and discouraging voter participation.

Chilling voter participation is “the antithesis of Congress’s purpose in enacting the (The Uniform Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act) and the (National Voter Registration Act),” she wrote.

The order also would prohibit the counting of absentee or mail-in ballots that are received after Election Day. States set their own rules for ballot counting and many allow those that arrive after Election Day but postmarked before.

The states that brought the challenge to the executive order are: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wisconsin.

Crackdown on immigrants

The executive order that Trump signed in March was a culmination of his rhetoric on the campaign trail about people without U.S. citizenship voting in federal elections and his vow to crackdown on immigration and carry out mass deportations.

Republicans have sought to use the rare examples of people without citizenship voting in federal elections, and local governments that allow immigrants to vote in local elections, to tighten restrictions on voter registration.

U.S. House Republicans in April passed a bill to codify the executive order.

The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, conducted an analysis of election conduct from 2003 to 2023 and found 29 instances of noncitizens voting, just more than one per year.

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Political Bias Rating: Center-Left

This content presents the judicial blocking of a Trump administration voter ID policy focusing on its potential negative impacts on voter access and state burdens. It highlights critiques from Democratic officials and emphasizes concerns about disenfranchisement, which aligns more with a Center-Left perspective that often supports easier voting access and is skeptical of strict voter ID laws seen as restrictive. While it reports facts and quotes from multiple sources, the framing and the selection of voices primarily reflect concerns common to Center-Left viewpoints on voting rights issues.