Alabama lawmakers advance bill that could lead to prosecution of librarians
Alabama lawmakers on Thursday advanced legislation that could see librarians prosecuted under the state’s obscenity law for providing “harmful” materials to minors, the latest in a wave of bills in Republican-led states targeting library content and decisions. The Alabama House of Representatives voted 72-28 for the bill that now moves to the Alabama Senate. The Read More
New Republican challenger to Elizabeth Warren says ‘no one has disappointed Massachusetts more’
Quincy, Massachusetts, City Council President Ian Cain didn’t hold back criticizing Sen. Elizabeth Warren when he officially launched his challenge against her on Wednesday, calling her a disappointment. “No one has disappointed Massachusetts more than Elizabeth Warren,” Cain said in a campaign video posted to his social media that included negative headlines about the senator, Read More
Minneapolis ordinance imposes highest minimum cigarette price in America
Smokers in Minneapolis will pay some of the highest cigarette prices in the country after the City Council voted unanimously Thursday to impose a minimum retail price of $15 per pack to promote public health. The ordinance not only sets a floor price. It prevents smokers and retailers from getting around it by prohibiting price Read More
Coal power plants must reduce pollution under new federal rules
The rules will require coal-fueled plants, including Texas plants that produced about 12% of power on the state’s grid this year, to reduce carbon emissions and mercury pollution and handle disposed coal ash more safely.
Early in-person voting starts for North Carolina primary runoffs
Early in-person voting started on Thursday across North Carolina for next month’s runoff elections, including one congressional and two statewide primary contests. Voters are choosing this fall’s Republican nominees for lieutenant governor, state auditor and the 13th Congressional District seat. These May 14 runoffs, also known as “second primaries,” occurred because the candidate with the Read More
Blue state in battle over AG’s illegal immigration dictate that ‘handcuffs’ police
A group of New Jersey Republicans is trying to reverse a directive from the state’s liberal district attorney general that “handcuffs” local law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration officials. Assemblymen Greg Myhre and Brian Rumpf and state Sen. Carmen Amato Jr., are gaining support from nearly a dozen Republicans in the state legislature for their Read More
Surging GOP Senate candidate unleashes on ‘both parties’ during border visit: ‘Failing the American people’
Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Thursday visited the southern border in McAllen, Texas, as he campaigns for the open Maryland Senate seat — and as the ongoing crisis at the southern border remains a top political issue. Hogan met with law enforcement and public safety officials and told Fox News in an exclusive statement Read More
NY v. Trump: Tabloid publisher testifies he bought stories on Tiger Woods, ex-Obama chief of staff
A former tabloid publisher and key witness for the prosecution testified that he purchased stories about professional golfer Tiger Woods, former Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, among others during questioning by defense attorneys for former President Trump. Prosecutors from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office brought David Pecker, their first witness, to the stand Read More
US energy giant sounds alarm on Biden’s climate rules targeting power plants
Duke Energy, one of the nation’s largest energy providers, is warning that the Biden administration’s newly finalized power plant regulations will threaten the reliability and affordability of power supplies. The North Carolina-based company — which serves more than eight million residential and commercial customers across several states, mainly in the Southeast — warned that the Read More
‘Death to America’ rapidly emerging as key slogan of anti-Israel agitators in US
The slogan “Death to America” is seemingly gaining steam among anti-Israel agitators, who have swept across the nation. The anti-Israel demonstrations that have spread across the country have taken on an anti-American tenor in recent weeks, with students at the University of Michigan who were participating in the protests being given pamphlets titled “10 anarchist Read More