Signatures submitted in bid to bring California-style ‘Top 2’ primaries to South Dakota
Supporters of a “top two” primary election system in South Dakota that would replace the current partisan process with one open to all voters have submitted thousands more petition signatures than required to bring a vote this fall on their ballot initiative. On Monday, South Dakota Open Primaries sponsors said they submitted petitions with 47,000 Read More
Georgia’s attorney general says Savannah overstepped in outlawing guns in unlocked cars
Georgia’s attorney general says city officials in Savannah overstepped their authority by making it illegal to leave firearms in unlocked cars. Savannah’s mayor and city council in April enacted the new city ordinance aimed at making it harder for criminals to steal guns, citing local police statistics showing more than 200 guns reported stolen last Read More
Texas, federal government will begin tallying damage from spring storms, Gov. Greg Abbott says
Abbott confirmed three deaths from the storms, none were recorded from flooded areas.
Wisconsin judge dismisses lawsuit challenging state’s new wolf management plan
A lawsuit filed by animal welfare advocates seeking to invalidate Wisconsin’s new wolf management plan was dismissed by a judge on Monday. Dane County Circuit Judge Stephen Ehlke threw out the case that accused Wisconsin wildlife officials of violating the state’s open meetings law and disregarding comments from wolf researchers and supporters, reflecting how contentious Read More
Jury convicts North Dakota lawmaker of misdemeanor speculation
A jury in North Dakota on Friday convicted a state lawmaker of a misdemeanor in connection with a state-leased building he has ownership ties to. A legislative leader said he disagrees with the verdict and plans to review the statute and rules involved. Republican Rep. Jason Dockter, of Bismarck, was charged in December 2023 with Read More
Trump says jail time to defend free speech a ‘sacrifice’ he’s willing to make
Former President Donald Trump said he’d make the “sacrifice” of going to jail to defend free speech amid the trial in Manhattan where the 45th president is under a gag order he has slammed as “unconstitutional.” “I have to watch every word I tell you people. You ask me a question, a simple question I’d Read More
CO Legislature passes funeral home crackdown after fake ashes, heaps of rotting bodies make national headlines
Colorado lawmakers passed a sweeping bill Monday to overhaul the state’s lax oversight over funeral homes after a series of horrific incidents, including sold body parts, fake ashes and the discovery of 190 decaying bodies. The cases have devastated hundreds of already grieving families, and encouraged lawmakers to pass the bill, which now goes to Read More
The Texas Tribune has been named a Pulitzer Prize finalist for the first time
Alongside partners ProPublica and FRONTLINE, the Tribune was recognized in the explanatory reporting category for our investigative coverage of the 2022 Uvalde school shooting.
Nashik Maharashtra Lok Sabha election 2024: Check important dates, key candidates, past results and more
The date of voting for the Nashik Lok Sabha Constituency Election 2024 is on 20 May.
NY v Trump: DA’s witness testifies Trump did not direct him on Cohen repayments
Former President Trump did not personally direct a Trump Organization executive to set up reimbursement payments to former Trump attorney Michael Cohen, according to witness testimony Monday in the NY v. Trump case. “Michael Cohen was a lawyer?” defense attorney Emil Bove asked former Trump Organization controller Jeffrey McConney on Monday at the start of Read More