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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

Sheri Biggs, left, and Mark Burns, right, faced off Tuesday, June 25, 2024, in the 3rd Congressional District GOP primary runoff. (Sheri Biggs campaign, File/Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) Nurse practitioner Sherri Biggs has defeated pastor Mark Burns in a contentious runoff for the Upstate 3rd Congressional District. With 96% of...

Nurse practitioner backed by Gov. McMaster wins 3rd District GOP runoff

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

Florida State

President Joe Biden, right, and the Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump, participate in the CNN Presidential Debate at the CNN Studios on June 27, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) The day after President Joe Biden’s debate debacle in Atlanta, Florida Democrats willing to...

Despite poor debate performance and questions about age, FL Dems insist Biden remains their man

The Hill

South Carolina state Sen. Katrina Shealy was defeated by fellow Republican Carlisle Kennedy in a runoff election Tuesday, becoming the third Republican woman who filibustered against South Carolina’s abortion ban two years ago to lose a primary. Shealy is the last of the “Sister Senators” to lose their primary to a male challenger. Kennedy garnered…

Third GOP ‘Sister Senator’ who filibustered South Carolina abortion ban loses primary

North Dakota State

Col. Brandon Solberg, superintendent of the North Dakota Highway Patrol. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor) North Dakota Highway Patrol Superintendent Col. Brandon Solberg will retire from law enforcement and transition to director of facility management for the Office of Management and Budget effective Dec. 1, Gov. Doug Burgum announced Friday. Solberg...

Highway Patrol superintendent to retire, take new state government role

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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

Utah State

Three Trump-endorsed candidates also lost in Republican primaries. June 25 was one of the most jam-packed primary election days of the year: Democrats and Republicans in Colorado, New York, Utah and parts of South Carolina picked their party's nominees for this fall's elections. Two incumbent representatives — Jamaal Bowman and...

New York, Colorado and Utah primaries 2024: Bowman loses, Boebert wins

Missouri State

Jefferson City, MO

Othel Moore died at the Jefferson City Correctional Center in December while restrained and in isolation (Caspar Benson/Getty Images). Four former Missouri correctional officers face murder charges and a fifth is charged with involuntary manslaughter for the December death of a man incarcerated at the Jefferson City Correctional Center. Othel...

Missouri corrections officers charged with murder in death of inmate in restraints

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

Baltimore, MD

Remnants of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Photo from the Maryland Department of Transportation Flickr account. The White House on Friday reiterated its support for full federal funding to replace the Francis Scott Key Bridge in a request to Congress for $4 billion in emergency disaster relief funding. The letter...

Biden administration asks for emergency funds for Key Bridge replacement

Washington State

Andrea Suarez dismantles a tent as garbage lies piled at a homeless encampment on March 13, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) The nation’s high court cleared the way Friday for cities and counties to outlaw sleeping outdoors in public places, igniting fear it will lead to more homelessness in Washington.

Washington cities can now penalize those sleeping outdoors, but will they?

Ohio State

Several weeks ago, State Rep. Brian Stewart lamented on social media that 75% of Ohio’s lawyers are concentrated in the six largest counties. For many Ohioans, that fact oozes with unfairness. It suggests that people in rural communities aren’t receiving adequate legal representation. Who wouldn’t sympathize, right? That...

Concern for shortage of rural lawyers exposes Ohio’s disproportionate white male rule

South Dakota State

Pierre, SD

A neon sign advertises delta-8 products at a store in Sioux Falls. (John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight) A new law barring the production or sale of high-inducing, hemp-derived cannabis products will take effect Monday after a judge declined to block it. Hemp Quarters 605, a Pierre-based shop that sells those products,...

‘Fake weed’ ban will take effect Monday as lawsuit against it proceeds

Georgia State

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Douglas City, CA

Daily Coffee Press

This afternoon, Kentaiwon Durham, the Douglas City Commissioner of Ward 2, entered a guilty plea for wire fraud in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. Consequently, Durham is mandated to resign from his position as a city commissioner.

Georgia City Commissioner Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud in $20K PPP Fraud Scheme

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

Colorado State

Aurora, CO

A view of the Rocky Mountain Regional Medical Center on April 3, 2018. (Capt. Ryan Hignight U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District) Two inspector general reports released this week found that an Aurora hospital for veterans delayed cardiac surgeries for almost a year and created an unsafe work environment for its staff.

Inspector general finds surgery delays, poor staff culture at Aurora VA hospital

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

Iowa State

Des Moines, IA

Campbell's Nutrition, Center, which has a store in Des Moines, is one of several companies suing the State of Iowa over its new hemp law. (Photo via Google Earth) A second group of companies is suing the State of Iowa over its implementation of a new hemp law that restricts the levels of THC in consumables.

Eight more Iowa companies sue the state over rollout of new hemp law

Indiana State

Fort Wayne, IN

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb discusses the state's move to seek an execution date for convicted Fort Wayne murdererJoseph Corcoran on Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Indianapolis. (Casey Smith/Indiana Capital Chronicle) Gov. Eric Holcomb doubled down Thursday on the state’s move to seek an execution date for Fort Wayne’s Joseph Corcoran,...

Holcomb defends Indiana’s move to carry out execution, saying ‘justice will be served’

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Tim Scott is on Trump’s VP short list. What happens if he leaves the Senate?

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) speaks during a campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump at the Grappone Convention Center on Jan. 19,...

Tim Scott is on Trump’s VP short list. What happens if he leaves the Senate?

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