Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announces more Cabinet appointments
Post Content Maryland’s Gov.-elect Wes Moore announced additional Cabinet appointments on Tuesday, a day before he’s scheduled to be sworn in as governor. Salisbury Mayor Jake Day will be the housing and community development secretary, the incoming administration announced. Kevin Atticks has been named the state’s agriculture secretary. Atticks founded Grow & Fortify to support […]
Gov. Pillen, Nebraska legislators propose sweeping tax relief plan
Post Content Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen joined several state lawmakers Wednesday to unveil a tax proposal that would remove hundreds of millions of dollars from the state’s tax rolls, including measures that would slash income and corporate taxes, stop taxation of Social Security income, and restrict taxes on agricultural land. The bills would be the […]
Louisiana debates special legislative session to address insurance crisis
Post Content As Louisiana continues to be plagued by insurance woes, with insurers leaving or going out of business in the hurricane-stricken state, some lawmakers say a special legislative session to address the crisis is imminent. Discussions between Gov. John Bel Edwards, State Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon and legislative leadership about a possible special legislative […]
Oklahoma AG looks to slow lethal injection schedule
Post Content Oklahoma’s current schedule of executing a death row inmate roughly every 30 days is placing too much of a burden on prison staff and should be slowed down, the state’s new attorney general wrote in a motion filed Wednesday with the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals. Attorney General Gentner Drummond, who personally witnessed […]
Supreme Court Again Bypasses Chance to Block N.Y. Gun Law
The U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday declined a request from New York-based firearms dealers to block portions of the state’s concealed carry laws, which they felt violated Second Amendment rights.
Justices Seem to Lean Toward Deaf Student in Education Case
The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed sympathetic to the arguments of a deaf student who sued his public school system for providing an inadequate education, a legal challenge important for other disabled students and their families.The question for the justices involves a…
Hawaii to make universal preschool available for children ages 3 to 4 within 10 years
Post Content Hawaii put forward a plan Tuesday to make preschool available to all 3- and 4-year-olds by 2032, which if successful would put the state in a rarified group of states managing to provide pre-kindergarten education to most of its children. Hawaii’s leaders have aspired to universal pre-K for decades but have found it […]
Milwaukee County, WI, Circuit Judge Janet Protasiewicz holds big fundraising lead in state Supreme Court race
Post Content Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Janet Protasiewicz raised more money over the last six months of 2022 than her three rivals combined in the pivotal race that will determine majority control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Protasiewicz along with Dane County Circuit Judge Everett Mitchell are running as liberal candidates in the race. Waukesha […]
Impunità o strano errore, il mistero del selfie con il boss
Read More Cosa sarà passato per la testa dell’uomo più ricercato d’Europa quando l’affabile chirurgo che lo accoglieva in clinica, che lo ha operato e con il quale scambiava saluti, opinioni e perfino motti di spirito, gli ha chiesto di fare un selfie? Sarà scattato nella mente di Matteo Messina Denaro, allenata da sempre al […]
AZ Gov. Hobbs announces new directors for Department of Corrections, Public Safety
Post Content Arizona has new directors for its Department of Corrections and Department of Public Safety. Gov. Katie Hobbs announced Tuesday that Ryan Thornell will take over the DOC while Tempe Police Chief Jeffrey Glover will be the next head of the DPS. Thornell has worked in corrections for more than 18 years and has […]