North Carolina State

Columbus, OH

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

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

(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

North Carolina Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved an amended version of House Bill 942, also known as the “Shalom Act,” that would establish a definition of anti-Semitism in state law. The vote was 47-2. Lawmakers removed a provision in the bill that would have appropriated $10,000 from the...

State lawmakers approve bill enshrining controversial anti-Semitism definition in state law

(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'

Tennessee State

The US Sun

DRIVERS have received a warning after a new road law is tightening limits on drunk driving. Motorists will face harsher penalties for excessive drunk driving, with the threshold for these penalties requiring fewer drinks. Tennessee State lawmakers passed a new road law that will drop the blood alcohol content for excessive DUI offenses. It is […]

Officials pass law to lower the drinking limits before getting behind the wheel – but with steeper penalties than before

Kentucky State

WEKU

A federal judge in Kentucky blocked a new Title IX rule that would have shielded LGBTQ+ students from discrimination.

Judge blocks Biden Title IX rule in 6 states, including Kentucky

Charlotte, NC

ABC News

Ashlee Stallings, 36, allegedly left her daughter in the vehicle "in hot weather conditions" and the 8-year-old suffered a fatal medical emergency, police said.

8-year-old dies after mom allegedly left her in car during high heat to go to work

Arkansas State

Crete, NE

Seven people were wounded in a Nebraska home Friday after a gunman allegedly opened fire, according to investigators.

4 children, 3 adults wounded in Nebraska home after neighbor opens fire: Police

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?

Hawaii State

Fernandina Beach, FL

A man was fishing in Florida when a shark attacked him, severely injuring his arm, officials said.

Shark attacks man while he's fishing in Florida

Milwaukee, WI

Milwaukee County, WI

One 17-year-old was found dead and two others were rescued in Lake Michigan after they became distressed in the water while swimming.

1 teen dead, 2 others rescued from Lake Michigan in apparent drowning

WTAJ

Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.), the top-ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, and other Republican senators on Wednesday blocked a bill requiring the Supreme Court to adopt a code of conduct and create a mechanism to enforce it in the wake of several high-profile controversies. The legislation, the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal and Transparency Act, […]

Republicans block bill requiring Supreme Court to adopt enforceable ethics code

ABC News reports on the dwindling clean water supply in one of the world’s largest cities, forcing many residents to resort to drastic measures.

Mexico City residents, faced with water crisis, resort to drastic measures

California State

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Alameda Post

California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

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

Virginia State

VIRGINIA (WDBJ) - The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (ABC) has announced new legislation that will go into effect starting July 1. The legislation, passed by the Virginia General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Glenn Youngkin, will impact ABC operations, licenses, and the ABC license application process. According...

New Virginia ABC-related laws going into effect on July 1

Colorado State

Denver, CO

David Heitz

The Finance and Governance Committee of the Denver City Council voted Tuesday to ask voters whether the U.S. citizenship requirement for police and firefighters should be dropped.

Committee OKs removing citizenship requirement for police, firefighters in Denver

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

Iowa State

Melbourne, FL

Severe storms ravaged the country from Montana to Florida on Thursday, with winds gusting to 91 mph in South Dakota.

Severe weather moving east this weekend: Latest forecast

NewsBreak

North Carolina's restrictions on public mask-wearing are now law after some key revisions

RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina's contentious restrictions on public mask-wearing became law on Thursday after GOP lawmakers successfully overrode a veto by the state's Democratic governor....

North Carolina's restrictions on public mask-wearing are now law after some key revisions

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