A federal judge in North Carolina has blocked the state’s General Assembly from accessing investigation files on the Charlotte light rail stabbing that killed Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska.…
Read more Judge locks NC lawmakers out of Charlotte light rail stabbing investigation filesDay four of the Georgia Legislative calendar took place on Thursday, January 15. On the Senate floor, Governor Brian Kemp delivered his annual State of the State address…
Read more Gov. Kemp delivers final State of the State address, touts Georgia’s progressA legislative committee on mental health plans to meet Wednesday for the first time since lawmakers demanded more information about the death of a Raleigh teacher and asked…
Read more NC lawmakers to meet on mental health amid questions about suspect in Raleigh homicide caseA new poll finds Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s approval rating has dropped from his all-time high of 64% down to 52%. Gov. Wes Moore can use all the…
Read more Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s approve-disapprove numbers are tightening – WTOP NewsThe North Carolina Democratic Party leader is calling on Republican legislative leaders to remove a Democratic state representative when lawmakers return to Raleigh next week. And Republican lawmakers…
Read more NC Democratic leader calls on GOP leaders to remove Democrat Brockman from HouseIsraeli strikes and gunfire killed at least 59 people across Gaza, health officials said Saturday, as international pressure grows for a ceasefire and hostage return deal while Israel’s…
Read more Airstrikes and gunfire kill at least 59 people in Gaza as pressure grows for ceasefire, hostage dealThe European Broadcasting Union, which organises the Eurovision Song Contest, has confirmed it will hold an online vote in November that could see Israeli broadcaster KAN expelled from…
Read more Eurovision crisis: EBU confirms broadcasters to vote on excluding Israel in NovemberIn his address to the United Nations General Assembly, President Donald Trump said “everyone” is saying he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for ending seven wars. “I have…
Read more Trump’s claim on ending 7 wars is still misleadingIn a lengthy, no-holds-barred speech to the United Nations General Assembly, President Donald Trump aggressively critiqued other nations on a range of policies. Trump called climate change “the…
Read more Fact-checking Trump’s combative UN speechRockcastle County Superintendent Carrie Ballinger speaks during a Protect Our Schools press conference. (Kentucky Lantern photo by McKenna Horsley) LOUISVILLE — Public education advocates are asking Kentucky’s General Assembly…
Read more KY public school advocates want $718 million ‘investment,’ but Republicans are skepticalRICHMOND — The General Assembly allocated $87.5 million in the current budget for the Virginia Housing Trust Fund, a financial resource that helps preserve and develop affordable housing…
Read more Here’s what some Virginia lawmakers want to do about the affordable housing crisisMIDTOWN EAST, Manhattan — President Joe Biden declared the U.S. must not retreat from the world, as he delivered his final address to the U.N. General Assembly on…
Read more Biden tells U.N. General Assembly peace still possible in conflicts in Mideast and UkraineA bill that would have allowed people with lengthy prison terms to petition a court to consider reducing their sentences after serving a minimum of 15 years was…
Read more Virginia lawmakers defeat ‘second look’ bill to allow inmates to ask court for reduced sentences – WTOP News“We’re trying to represent the thousands of Alexandria residents who are opposed to this project,” said Andrew MacDonald, the former vice mayor of Alexandria. ‘Stop the Arena’ protestors…
Read more ‘Stop the Arena’ group buses to Richmond to lobby against Potomac Yard project – WTOP NewsDelaware’s recreational cannabis market is still in its infancy, but one lawmaker wants to make sure those who need weed for medical reasons can get it. Marijuana has…
Read more Delaware Lawmaker Pursues Wider Access to Medical Marijuana | Latest News – Medical Marijuana Program ConnectionBiden vows continued support for Ukraine in address at United Nations – CBS News Watch CBS News In his Tuesday speech to the United Nations, President Biden argued…
Read more Biden vows continued support for Ukraine in address at United NationsLarry Krasner has been at the forefront of the progressive-prosecutor movement since becoming Philadelphia’s district attorney in 2017. Which means that he has also been at the center…
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