South Carolina State

NBC News

Three Republican state senators in South Carolina who filibustered an abortion ban in the state have lost in their primary elections this month. Katrina Shealy, Sandy Senn and Penry Gustafson lost to three male candidates and were among a bipartisan group of five women state senators who filibustered a near-total abortion ban. They were nicknamed the "sister senators."

Three female GOP state senators who filibustered S.C. abortion ban lost their primaries

North Carolina State

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has vetoed a bill banning the state from implementing a US Federal Reserve-issued central bank digital currency (CBDC) despite receiving near-unanimous support in the state’s House of Representatives and Senate. Cooper, who has faced criticism for making a politically motivated decision, explained in a...

North Carolina’s CBDC ban bill vetoed by governor

Atlanta, GA

NewsOne

A Black barbershop owner who let his place of business be ground zero for the jig, aka a Blacks for Trump event, is now feeling the wrath of the orange menace.
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Black Barber Says Customers Are Dwindling After Hosting ‘Blacks For Trump’ Event

Scripps News

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez says she plans to file articles of impeachment against Supreme Court justices after a ruling that granted former President Donald Trump immunity from prosecution for official acts.

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez announces plans to file articles of impeachment against Supreme Court justices

Louisiana State

HuffPost

Although the child fainted as the Republican governor signed the bill into law, he appeared unaware of what was happening directly behind him.

Girl Faints As Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry Signs Ten Commandments Bill

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

Houston, TX

City Pulse

HOUSTON, Texas (June 16, 2024) - According to the Houston Police Department, charges have been filed against a suspect arrested in the death of a man found at 4118 Sherwood Lane about 5:45 a.m. on Sunday.

Stepson Charged with Murder in Death of Stepfather After Beating Him To Death

Saint Johns County, FL

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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

Illinois State

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Chicago, IL

Chicago Happenings

Every year, new laws that were passed the prior year go into effect on July 1. In 2024, a number of new laws will begin this Monday. Among them include higher wages for tipped employees, a gas tax increase, and driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

New Laws July 1: Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Migrants, Raises for Tipped Workers, and More

Idaho State

Buhl, ID

Kristy Tallman

ELMORE COUNTY, Idaho – Idaho State Police (ISP) have arrested a 20-year-old woman from Buhl following an incident that left another woman seriously injured. The event occurred at around 12:29 a.m. on July 3, when ISP troopers responded to a 911 call reporting a female had been run over on the 1800 block of Power Plant Rd.

DUI Rampage in Idaho: Woman Mows Down Rival Amidst Heated Argument

The Supreme Court announced Friday morning that it had ruled 6-3 (you know who voted how) to overturn Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, a case from 1984 that established a very important doctrine in federal regulation. Federal law is by necessity broad, applying as it does across so many...

Forget the debate, the Supreme Court just declared open season on regulators

Virginia State

Margaret Minnicks

Many new laws become effective in Virginia on July 1, 2024. However, a law has always existed in Virginia, but some residents might not be aware of it. According to WSET, leaving grass clippings and other debris on Virginia roads is illegal.

It is illegal to leave grass clippings and other debris on roads in Virginia

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

Salon

If Donald Trump commits a crime in office, writes Justice Sonia Sotomayor in her dissent for Trump v. United States, "he now will be insulated from criminal prosecution. Orders the Navy’s Seal Team 6 to assassinate a political rival? Immune. Organizes a military coup to hold onto power? Immune. Takes a bribe in exchange for a pardon? Immune. Immune, immune, immune."

The Supreme Court rules that Donald Trump can be a dictator

Bacon County, GA

On Monday, a search at a Bacon County home by investigators resulted in the discovery of a large quantity of illegal drugs, including methamphetamine and cocaine. However, the suspects are currently not in custody.

Drug Bust Uncovers Methamphetamine and Cocaine in Bacon County Residence

Bucks County Beacon

“[I]nvoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God,” the Constitution of the Confederate States of America composed by southern slaveholders in 1861 sought to “establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.” The authors of Project 2025, the latest playbook for restructuring the federal government in order to accomplish the policy goals of Christian Nationalists, similarly declare their manifesto will “decide America’s future” by securing their “God-given individual rights to live freely” and exercise dominion over others.

Legislating Inequality: The Christian Confederate Roots of Project 2025

New Jersey State

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

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

Maine State

Shop with Me Mama

Why Idaho Ranks in the Top 10 States Americans Are Flocking To in 2024. A lot of Idahoans are saying 'Idaho is FULL! Go find somewhere else to live!'. With that said, MANY people and their families are flocking to this state and calling it home.

Why Is Everyone Relocating To Idaho?

NewsBreak

McMaster signs SC’s judicial reform bill but urges lawmakers to enact more changes

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - Changes are coming to the way most judges are selected in South Carolina, one of two states where the legislature picks the...

McMaster signs SC’s judicial reform bill but urges lawmakers to enact more changes

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