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Hamilton, MA

Mississippi News Group

On June 7, 2024, Monroe County Sheriff's Deputies, the MCSO SWAT team, the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics (MBN), and the North Mississippi Narcotics Unit (NMNU) executed a search warrant at 40014 Macks Circle in Hamilton, MS. This action concluded a joint investigation into narcotics trafficking in the area according to a press release from the MCSD.

Joint Undercover Drug Operation Ends with Multiple Arrests

Saint Johns County, FL

Hastings, FL

Jacksonville Today

Eight people have been arrested on drug charges stemming from an undercover investigation at a convenience store in Hastings, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.

8 arrested in Hastings drug and gambling bust

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

New Jersey State

NJ Spotlight

In the final week before the annual budget deadline, state lawmakers have once again added hundreds of last-minute line items to a spending bill they are now planning to send to Gov. Phil Murphy for final approval on Friday. The negotiated budget that Democrats who control the Legislature plan to...

Lawmakers bulk up budget with $600M in last-minute spending

House Republicans on Wednesday passed their first funding bill for fiscal 2025, laying out a proposed blueprint for the Veterans Affairs (VA) Department and military construction that also includes a list of partisan riders in areas such as abortion that are non-starters for Democrats. The House passed the legislation 209-197 on Wednesday morning, despite a…

House Republicans pass first funding bill despite White House veto threat

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

Fox News

The House of Representatives voted to defund the salary of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday.

House votes to defund Mayorkas' salary in DHS funding bill

NEW JERSEY - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that Walmart has agreed to pay $1.64 million to settle allegations of unlawful unit pricing practices across its 64 New Jersey retail stores. The settlement, which includes a $1.61 million civil penalty, marks the largest ever obtained by the Division’s Office of Weights and Measures (OWM).

Walmart Pays $1.64M Settlement for Unlawful Pricing in NJ

Arizona State

ABC News

An Arizona abortion rights group submitted a petition on Wednesday for a ballot measure that would enshrine abortion rights in the state's constitution.

Arizona voters 1 step closer to enshrining abortion in state constitution

Nevada State

As the November elections loom, and democracy andLGBTQ+ rights are on the ballot,Republican candidates around the country pose a significant threat to equality. InNevada, that’s Sam Brown. Brown, challenging incumbentDemocratic Sen. Jacky Rosen for a U.S. Senate seat, embodies a particularly stark strain of anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment that has become increasingly visible within the Republican Party that supports "don't say gay" laws and refuses to protect marriage equality.

Raising the alarm about Nevada’s extremist anti-LGBTQ+ Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sam Brown

NEW JERSEY - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced a settlement agreement with Verizon New Jersey, Inc. to address allegations that the company violated New Jersey's consumer protection laws in its marketing and sale of Fios services.

Verizon Settles Fios Marketing Lawsuit - Pays NJ $175K

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

Legislation in the United States House of Representatives that would deschedule marijuana and facilitate expungements has gained three new sponsors. Yesterday, Congressmembers Lee Summer (D-PA), Frank Mrvan (D-IN) and Gregorio Casar (D-TX) joined as a cosponsor to the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act. This brings the total number of sponsors to 92. The SAFE Banking Act is the only marijuana-related bill in US Congress with more sponsors (124).

US House Bill to Decriminalize and Deschedule Marijuana Gains 3 New Sponsors, Now Has 92

Florida State

Hollywood Unlocked

In a recent decision, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed a bill that aimed to ease restrictions on ex-convicts seeking cosmetology or barber licenses. Individuals convicted in the last five years can be denied a license solely based on their criminal history. RELATED STORIES: New Florida Law Permits Non-Hospital Clinics To Perform C-sections The bill was ... Read more
The post Governor Ron DeSantis Rejects Bill Helping Formerly Incarcerated Pursue Barber & Cosmetology Careers appeared first on Hollywood Unlocked .

Governor Ron DeSantis Rejects Bill Helping Formerly Incarcerated Pursue Barber & Cosmetology Careers

Montana State

Senate Minority Leader Pat Flowers, D-Belgrade, discusses Democrats' property tax proposals for the 2025 session at the State Capitol on Monday, July 1, 2024. (Photo by Blair Miller, Daily Montanan) Democrats in the Montana Legislature unveiled a property tax plan Tuesday they will bring forward on the first day of...

Legislative Democrats unveil Montana property tax proposals for 2025

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

Allentown, PA

The Shenandoah (PA) Sentinel

MOREA – An Allentown woman is in Schuylkill County Prison, accused of trying to smuggle...
The post PSP: Allentown woman tried to smuggle synthetic opioid strips into prison first appeared on The Shenandoah Sentinel.

PSP: Allentown woman tried to smuggle synthetic opioid strips into prison

Georgia State

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Coffee County, GA

Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 49-year-old woman from Douglas was recently arrested for allegedly submitting a life insurance policy for her ex-husband without his knowledge. According to a Coffee County Sheriff’s Office incident report, detectives met with a man on May 7 at the Coffee County Law Enforcement Center concerning a reported case of insurance fraud.

Georgia woman charged for allegedly filing life insurance policy application on ex-husband

Clifton, NJ

Newark, NJ – Evangelos Megariotis, a 72-year-old orthopedic surgeon from Clifton, admitted to multiple counts of unlawfully prescribing pain medications to his patients. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced the guilty plea today.

Surgeon Guilty of Illegal Narcotic Prescriptions, Faces 20 Years

Reading, PA

Mahanoy City, PA

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

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Pritzker approves plan allowing workplace readiness week for high school students

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Illinois public and charter high schools now have the option to annually observe a week for students to learn about workers' rights....

Pritzker approves plan allowing workplace readiness week for high school students

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