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Columbus, OH

North Carolina State

The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Medical marijuana legalization in North Carolina has taken a small step, with passage on the first of two required votes in the Senate.
                The second is on the calendar for Monday.
                Whether it’ll get any floor time in the House of Representatives, however, remains skeptical. There, Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, says there’s not enough votes.
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Medical marijuana legalization gets second Senate vote Monday

Louisiana State

Three Jewish families are among a group of nine Louisiana families with children in public schools who have filed a suit in federal court challenging a new state law that requires the Ten Commandments be displayed in all public school classrooms. The lawsuit — filed on the families’ behalf by...

Jewish parents join lawsuit challenging Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in schools

The Louisiana Ten Commandments law is now being challenged by families in the state with children in public seminaries. The controversial law, known as HB 71, mandates that every public school, from kindergarten to the collegiate level, must display the Ten Commandments on a poster or framed document at least 11 inches by 14 inches in size.

Louisiana Families Sue Over New Law Mandating Ten Commandments in Public Schools

Ohio State

The Hill

Republicans in Ohio’s state House passed a bill Wednesday banning transgender students from using bathrooms and locker rooms in K-12 schools and colleges that correspond with their gender identity.  The measure was added at the last minute as an amendment to a Senate bill focusing on the state’s college credit program. The state Legislature went…

Ohio House passes trans bathroom ban

(The Center Square) – How to handle a sheriff who failed to cooperate if law was enacted forcing county lawmen and jailers to comply with federal immigration requests was the hurdle lawmakers could not clear before ending the short session Thursday.
                The Senate and House of Representatives had hoped to get to the finish line amid rising worries of immigrants flooding into America illegally and committing crimes. News reports nationwide are escalating with cases of vicious crime tied to people who entered the country illegally,...

North Carolina's ICE cooperation legislation stuck in conferee committee

Dover, DE

The Spun

Veteran NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace has made it clear which way he leans politically over the years. Walace, who races for 23XI Racing, hasn't held back with his criticism of Donald Trump or his supporters in the Republican Party. He clapped back at those who suggested he's brought politics into ...

Bubba Wallace Has Made It Clear Which Way He Leans Politically

Washington County, PA

CBS Pittsburgh

NORTH STRABANE TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) - A now-former assistant district attorney in Washington County has been charged with DUI.Rachel Wheeler, 37, who had been acting as an assistant district attorney, was charged Friday with two counts of DUI and failing to stop at a red light.According to the criminal complaint, Wheeler was subjected to a breathalyzer test and registered a blood-alcohol content of 0.147, above the legal limit of 0.08.The complaint states Wheeler drove through a steady red light while driving north on Route 19 at the intersection with Racetrack Road shortly before 10 p.m. on June 21. Wheeler eventually came to a stop in a shopping plaza at Wildflower Circle. The responding officer could smell a strong alcoholic odor coming from Wheeler's vehicle, the complaint added.After the failed breathalyzer test, Wheeler was placed into police custody and transported to the North Strabane police station for further questioning.While at the station, Wheeler initially refused to take another breathalyzer test but eventually agreed, according to the complaint. The second test showed a blood-alcohol content of 0.141.Wheeler tendered her resignation effective as of July 2, according to Washington County district attorney Jason Walsh.A preliminary hearing has not been set.


Now-former Washington County assistant DA charged with DUI

As supporters of HB 71 know, more than 40 years ago, in Stone v. Graham, the Supreme Court declared that a Kentucky statute nearly identical to theirs violated the Constitution.

Opinion: Thou shalt not require the Ten Commandments to be posted in public schools

Newark, NJ

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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

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

Delaware County, PA

CBS Philly

UPPER PROVIDENCE TOWNSHIP, Pa. (CBS) -- Three people were killed after a small bus rear-ended a truck and caught fire on the Route 1 Media Bypass in Delaware County on Tuesday.The driver of a paratransit bus rear-ended a truck hauling a dumpster. The bus then caught fire, a spokesperson for the Delaware County District Attorney's Office said.The three people killed were all in the bus, the spokesperson added.The driver of the bus was pronounced dead on the scene.Passing drivers tried to pull two people from the wreckage of the bus via the rear door but those victims were also pronounced dead.The driver of the truck was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.The crash was first reported just before 8 a.m.Traffic heading southbound on the bypass was blocked all morning through noon. The lanes have since reopened. This article has been updated to reflect which vehicle struck the other according to police.


3 killed in crash on Route 1 bypass in Pennsylvania

Deseret News

Louisiana will require the Ten Commandments to be prominently displayed in every public school classroom under a new law signed by the governor on Wednesday.

What the Supreme Court has said about displaying the Ten Commandments in schools

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s medical cannabis program has taken significant steps toward ensuring those with qualifying conditions have access to medical cannabis as soon as possible, said Gov. Andy Beshear this week.

State to open licensing applications for medical cannabis businesses beginning July 1

Snopes

Registering for the draft does not mean you are getting called up to serve in the military next week.

Fact Check: US House Passed Bill Automatically Registering Men 18-26 Years Old for Draft?

NC Newsline

On a 36-10 vote, the North Carolina Senate passed sweeping legislation Monday evening that would allow for the use of medical marijuana while strictly regulating hemp-derived consumables. Senator Tom McInnis (R- Cumberland, Moore ) said he had no doubt that the bill sponsor was well-intended in bringing forward House Bill 563, but he could not […]
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NC Senate passes medical marijuana; legislation faces uncertain future as it heads to the House

Moon, PA

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) -- A new megachurch in Moon Township has found itself in the middle of controversy over noise. Neighbors who live near the church say the outdoor worship services are breaking the township's noise ordinances.  Numerous complaints have been filed with the police department, but neighbors say they aren't enforcing the laws.Whether you live across the street or a 1/2 mile away from the Revival Today Church, neighbors say they can hear the worship services as if they were actually there, and they're fed up."The noise level is more like a concert than a church," Ethan Bowman said. Bowman...

New Moon Township megachurch's week-long event prompts noise complaints from neighbors

Ali Carney, 46, of Newark, received a 65-month prison sentence for conspiring to distribute narcotics, including fentanyl and heroin, and possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl, according to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Gang Member Sentenced to 65 Months for Drug Trafficking

Dauphin County, PA

(Harrisburg, PA) -- The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is issuing a judicial emergency in Dauphin County following the resignation of the Clerk of Courts. Clerk Bridget Whitley and first deputy Cole Goodman resigned while second deputy Rogette Harris was fired after the Court says investigators found "substantial deficiencies and an unacceptable backlog in filing, scanning, and processing orders and documents." The emergency allows County President Judge Scott Evans to appoint an acting Clerk of Courts for the time being. The county executive branch will find a permanent replacement.

Judicial Emergency Issued After Resignations

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School board organization could become subject to Pa.’s open records law

The organization that represents Pennsylvania’s 500 school districts would be required to live under the same transparency rules as most other governmental agencies under...

School board organization could become subject to Pa.’s open records law

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