More and more police departments are participating in a new program meant to help drivers who are on the autism spectrum who may panic when stopped by police while driving. The Blue Envelope Program ...

The wail of police sirens and the flashing red and blue cruiser lights during a traffic stop can be quite unnerving for most people, but for autistic and neurodivergent drivers, the situation can lead ...

To de-escalate interactions between police officers and drivers on the autism spectrum, the Healey administration announced the launch of the Blue Envelope Program. This voluntary program will offer ...

As the calendar turned to 2026, more than a dozen new laws took effect in Arkansas, including two that are designed to make ...

State police in Massachusetts have begun implementing a program to improve interactions with people on the autism spectrum, building upon legislation that won Senate approval in January and remains ...

Some ideas are too good to wait for the slow-moving legislative process in the Massachusetts State House. So last week, the Massachusetts State Police implemented that agency’s own Blue Envelope ...

This story originally appeared in The Centre County Gazette. BELLEFONTE — A routine traffic stop can be a stressful experience for any driver, but for individuals with autism, intellectual ...

BOSTON — The first 5,000 blue envelopes that were printed for a special program designed to identify motorists diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and created for use in a special state police ...