Louisiana moves closer to final passage of tough-on-crime bills that could overhaul justice system
[ad_1] BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana, a state grappling with one of the highest rates of incarceration and violent crime
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Louisiana Moves Closer to Final Passage of Tough-On-Crime Bills That Could Overhaul Justice System
[ad_1] BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana, a state grappling with one of the highest rates of incarceration and violent
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Vice President Harris to mark ‘Bloody Sunday’ anniversary in Selma
[ad_1] Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Selma, Alabama, on Sunday to commemorate the 59th anniversary of a landmark
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Alabama lawmakers look for IVF solution as patients remain in limbo
[ad_1] MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama lawmakers are looking for ways to protect in vitro fertilization services in the state as
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Could Missouri’s ‘stand your ground’ law apply to the Super Bowl celebration shooters?
[ad_1] KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The man accused of firing the first shots at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl
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Federal judge reverses himself, rules that California’s ban on billy clubs is unconstitutional
[ad_1] SAN DIEGO — A federal judge struck down a California law banning possession of club-like weapons, reversing his previous
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Bill filed in Kentucky House would ease near-total abortion ban by adding rape and incest exceptions
[ad_1] FRANKFORT, Ky. — Legislation aimed at easing Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban by creating limited exceptions for pregnancies caused by
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United Daughters of the Confederacy would lose Virginia tax breaks, if Youngkin signs off
[ad_1] RICHMOND, Va. — Legislation that would end tax benefits for the United Daughters of the Confederacy — the Richmond-based
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A housing shortage is testing Oregon’s pioneering land use law. Lawmakers are poised to tweak it
[ad_1] PORTLAND, Ore. — A severe lack of affordable housing has prompted Oregon lawmakers to consider chipping away at a
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Illinois judge who reversed rape conviction removed from bench after panel finds he circumvented law
[ad_1] CHICAGO — An Illinois judge who sparked outrage by reversing a man’s rape conviction involving a 16-year-old girl has
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