Delaware State

Virginia State

DC News Now

Military families in Virginia are breathing a sigh of relief after the House of Delegates took the first step in repealing recent changes to the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program (VMSDEP).

House of Delegates passes repeal of recent changes to VMSDEP, Senate set to return Monday

POLITICO

"You have to have a place to start, a negotiating position," Rep. Tom Cole said.

House sends far-right Pentagon bill straight into Senate woodchipper

Texas State

The Independent

 A Republican congressman from Texas is proposing legislation that would call on Vice President Kamala Harris to convene President Joe Biden’s cabinet and invoke the 25th amendment of the US Constitution. Representative Chip Roy of Texas proposed the legislation after Biden’s lackluster debate performance against former president Donald Trump in Atlanta on Thursday. Under the 25th amendment of the US Constitution, the vice president and the majority of cabinet officers can declare “that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office” and that the vice president may assume the duties of the presidency. The...

Republican congressman Chip Roy puts forward legislation that would use the 25th amendment to remove Biden

Hawaii State

A House bill passed during the legislative session that would reign in a Hawai‘i State governor’s emergency powers is slated to be vetoed. HB 2581, which removes the ability of a governor or county mayor to suspend electronic media transmission during a state of emergency, was among the 17 bills on Gov. Josh Green’s intent to veto list despite the measure having unanimous support through all its committees and both the Senate and House of the Legislature as well as strong public support.

Bills intended for veto includes measure that would limit governor’s emergency powers

North Carolina State

The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Saying the potential law would “rescue extreme right-wing candidates” from election loss, Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday vetoed a bill involving campaign finance and wearing of personal masks.
                The bill originally filed March 1, 2023, changed significantly over time, and in part due to the events in the state reactionary to a war in the Middle East between Hamas and Israel.
                The addition of a campaign...

Governor: Bill would 'rescue extreme right-wing candidates'

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NewSantaAna

The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

California State

BlackStars News

The California State Senate has recently passed three reparations bills as part of a broader legislative effort to provide restitution to descendants of slaves. The bills, authored by Democratic State Senator Steven Bradford, will create

This is what California’s three reparations bills mean for Black Americans

Coffee County, GA

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Daily Coffee Press

Last month, more than twenty individuals were indicted on felony charges in Coffee County. Several of them have recently made local headlines, including Guillermo de la Cruz-Morales, the sole person charged in connection with the disappearance of Maria Diaz, and Cornelius Jamison, accused of cocaine trafficking.

Grand Jury Indicts Over Twenty Individuals on Felony Charges in Coffee County

Reading, PA

Mahanoy City, PA

The Shenandoah (PA) Sentinel

MAHANOY CITY – Two members of a motorcycle club were convicted on federal charges, accused...
The post Convicted motorcycle club members orchestrated ‘brutal’ home-invasion in Mahanoy, feds say first appeared on The Shenandoah Sentinel.

Convicted motorcycle club members orchestrated ‘brutal’ home-invasion in Mahanoy, feds say

U.S. legislators have considered 617 anti-transgender bills in 2024 so far, the fifth consecutive record-breaking year for bills targeting trans rights, according to the independent research organization Trans Legislation Tracker. Of the total number of anti-trans bills, 258 are 2023 bills that were carried over from state legislatures or Congress,...

With 617 Bills Nationwide, 2024 Is a Record-Breaking Year for Anti-Trans Legislation

Nevada State

NBC News

WASHINGTON — Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., tore into Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, on Monday over remarks he made about bump stocks as the Senate grapples with whether to ban them. Vance, who is widely considered a vice presidential contender on the GOP ticket with former President Donald Trump, called efforts by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York and other Democrats to ban the devices “a huge distraction.”

'Shame on him for disrespecting the dead': Nevada senator erupts after Sen. JD Vance's bump stock remarks

House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, gavels the House into session on the House floor during session at the state Capitol in Austin on April 11, 2023. (Evan L'Roy/The Texas Tribune) Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential...

Majority of incoming Texas House Republicans calls for end to Democratic committee chairs, narrowing path for Phelan

Georgia State

Maryland State

Fox News

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said he was 'infuriated' by the gruesome murder of Rachel Morin, who was reportedly killed by an illegal immigrant, but refused to call out Biden for his border policies.

Democratic governor 'infuriated' by murder of Rachel Morin, refuses to criticize Biden for migrant crimes

Wilmington, DE

Second Amendment groups say the law used to convict Hunter Biden on federal gun charges is unconstitutionally broad, and one has offered to assist with a challenge.

Gun rights groups call law used to convict Hunter Biden unconstitutional

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Former teacher Jeffrey Clayton, convicted of lewd behavior with a student at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, walked briskly up to the Duval County Courthouse on Friday carrying a small backpack.

Former Douglas Anderson teacher sentenced to 10 years

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

Denver, CO

David Heitz

The mother of a Denver homeless man told the City Council Monday that city-sponsored services have failed her son. Barbara Hallick Yeomans made her remarks during public comment period of the City Council meeting. She said her son grapples with substance abuse and mental illness and repeatedly has been harassed by police. She said her son also suffered verbal abuse by a guard in the Denver County Jail. Yeomans said she heard the guard harassing her son over the phone.

Mother says Denver homeless services have failed her son

Nebraska State

UPI News

Senate Democrats on Tuesday failed to restore the Trump administration's ban on bump stocks after the recent Supreme Court ruling which struck it down.

Nebraska Republican blocks Democrats' attempt to fast-track bump stocks ban

South Dakota State

South Dakota leaders are reacting to President Biden's executive order restricting asylum at the southern border. The state has been active at the southern border crisis, spending over $2 million in aid from its emergency fund. Sen. John Thune said Biden's order is nothing more than a political ploy for...

South Dakota leaders react to Biden executive order

Representative Hakeem Jeffries, the top Democrat in the House, reprimanded 192 of his Republican colleagues who voted in favor of restoring a Confederate statue, depicting a Black “mammy,” in Arlington National Cemetary — calling the decision “shameful.”“What is this rationale?” Jeffries said in a news conference on Friday. “In a time where America is facing a dangerous world with challenges all across the globe, to decide you want to restore a confederate monument to Arlington National Cemetary.”On Thursday evening, the group of House Republicans, led by Georgia Rep. Andrew Clyde, voted to restore the Reconciliation Monument as part of an...

Dems slam ‘shameful’ House Republicans who voted to restore ‘mammy’ statue in Arlington

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Del. Senate sends death penalty repeal bill to Gov. Carney

DOVER, Del. – The Delaware Senate has sent legislation to Governor John Carney that would remove the death penalty from state law. House Bill 70 would...

Del. Senate sends death penalty repeal bill to Gov. Carney

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