Illinois State

USA TODAY

A bill that would prevent college athletes from becoming employees was approved by a U.S. House committee. The measure could now go to the House floor.

House committee approves bill that would prevent college athletes from being employees

Los Angeles, CA

The governing board of the Los Angeles Unified School District has voted to ban cellphone and social media use for students during school days.

2nd-largest school district votes to ban cellphones and social media for students

School shootings have left officials struggling with how to best protect students and staff and secure campuses. During this past year, several states have either approved or are considering measures allowing a teacher to carry a gun in the classroom. We hear varying opinions about this from parents, teachers and educators, and Stephanie Sy discusses more with a school security expert.

Parents, educators weigh in on safety and arming teachers

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

Highland Park, IL

CBS Chicago

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (CBS) — Pro-Palestinian protesters held an overnight demonstration in the wee hours Saturday outside the home U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Illinois) in Highland Park, prompting noise complaints and alarm from neighbors. Several neighbors remained on edge Saturday night, particularly as the protesters promised to return. They also wondered why more wasn't done in response at such an hour.In a community advisory alert, city officials said that around 2:43 a.m., the dispatch at the City of Highland Park Police Department received about 30 calls for a noise complaint of people shouting in the vicinity of Woodland Road. CBS...

Neighbors remain on edge after overnight protest outside Rep. Brad Schneider's home in Highland Park

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

New Hampshire State

InDepthNH.org

CONCORD — Expanding the Education Freedom Account failed to graduate from the 2024 legislative session Thursday failing on a 185-168 vote of the House. House and Senate negotiators last week reached agreement on expanding the program that would have increased the income threshold for a family of four by $23,400 beginning next school year.

House Kills Education Freedom Account Program Expansion

Gloucester County, NJ

Franklinville, NJ

FRANKLINVILLE, N.J. -A Gloucester County, New Jersey, man admitted today that he defrauded the government of more than $200,000 in Social Security and Medicaid benefits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Man Guilty of $200K Social Security & Medicaid Fraud

Thomasville, GA

Vanishing Georgia

This Craftsman cottage was the home of J. Festus Flipper, Jr. (1872-1943). Festus was the brother of 2nd Lt. Henry Ossian Flipper, who was the first Black graduate of West Point. Like his father, J. Festus Flipper, the junior Flipper was a shoemaker. He and his wife, Mary Frances Davies Flipper (b. 1871-death date unknown […]

Festus Flipper House, 1928, Thomasville

Louisiana State

Law & Crime

Families of Louisiana schoolchildren who sued over a law requiring a Ten Commandments display in every classroom are now asking a court to block the law before children return to school in August.
The post Families urge judge to block law forcing display of ‘Protestant version of the Ten Commandments’ before kids return to public school in Louisiana first appeared on Law & Crime.

Families urge judge to block law forcing display of ‘Protestant version of the Ten Commandments’ before kids return to public school in Louisiana

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Get all the details about the interesting new law here!

'First-Of-Its-Kind' Illinois Law Impacting Children Officially In Effect

Georgia State

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Coffee County, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Over the last few weeks, several individuals appeared before Judge Dwayne Gillis and entered guilty pleas on felony charges in the Superior Court of Coffee County. The majority of the defendants received probation, while some will soon be transported to a Georgia prison to serve their sentences. Among the twenty-one cases, ten of the defendants faced felony drug charges.

More than 20 Individuals Plead Guilty and Sentenced on Felony Charges in Coffee County

Virginia State

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Cheryl E Preston

In Virginia, Drinking in public or offering another person alcohol in a public space is prohibited. This is a class 4 Misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $250.00. Under a new law that goes into effect on July 1, this will change to a degree.WDBJ7 reports that the prohibition on drinking or offering an alcoholic beverage to someone else in public will no longer apply under the following conditions.

Drinking in public will no longer be prohibited on private Campgrounds in Virginia beginning July 1

The Center Square

(The Center Square) – An amended Senate bill awaiting action from Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker about battery storage has some worried it could burden small businesses around the state.
                The crux of Senate Bill 3481 that awaits the governor's signature requires companies that store certain battery types to register with the Environmental Protection Agency prior to February 2026 and maintain records related to the weight or volume of batteries stored.
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Illinois EV battery fire ignites proposed law regulating battery storage

New Jersey State

NEWARK, N.J. – Naiem Moore, 34, of Newark, admitted to possessing cocaine and heroin for distribution and illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Moore entered his guilty plea before U.S. District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo in Newark federal court.

Man Admits Drug Trafficking & Illegal Firearm Possession

Kansas State

Wichita, KS

The Independent

 Educators in Kansas’ largest public school district discriminated against Black and disabled students when disciplining them, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, which announced an agreement Tuesday that will have the district revising its policies.Changes the Wichita district has agreed to include restraining unruly students less often and ending the practice of putting misbehaving students alone in rooms by Jan. 1, 2025, the DOJ said.The district also agreed to offer counseling or tutoring to every student who was confined alone in a room during the past three schools years, with the number of hours matching those for which...

Discipline used in Kansas' largest school district was discriminatory, the Justice Department says

North Carolina State

(The Center Square) – One of North Carolina’s No. 1 farming industries and its relationship to the state agriculture commissioner has some tweaks in the North Carolina Farm Act of 2024.
                The Senate bill was signed into law by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper on Wednesday, one of three signatures he affixed. Cooper also tried his hand with the veto stamp for the 99th time of his tenure on two pieces of legislation, one pertaining to speed limit of off-road vehicles and another related to tenants...

Farm Act signed into law

(The Center Square) – Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have been encouraged to vote against a bill that implements greater safeguards to ensure that non-citizens aren’t registered to vote in federal elections and imposes consequences if they are. U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, filed the Safeguard...

House Democrats encouraged to oppose bill banning non-citizens from voting

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has found that Kansas’ largest school district, Wichita Public Schools, discriminated against Black and disabled students when disciplining them. On Tuesday, DOJ released the following press release about its settlement of the matter with the district. The Justice Department announced today a settlement...

DOJ Finds Kansas School District Discipline Practices Discriminated Against Black, Disabled Students

Oklahoma State

The Guardian

Ryan Walters calls Bible ‘necessary document to teach kids’ and says Ten Commandments will also be required learning

Oklahoma state superintendent orders public schools to teach the Bible

NewsBreak

Illinois high schools to use ACT as statement assessment exam

SPRINGFIELD (WGEM) - Illinois high school juniors are now required to take ACT. The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) voted to start using the ACT...

Illinois high schools to use ACT as statement assessment exam

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