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Mississippi police unconstitutionally jailed people for unpaid fines, Justice Department says
Prosecutors said the conduct of police in Lexington violates the constitution’s prohibition on wealth-based detention.
Daily Archives: March 1, 2024
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Mississippi passes quicker pregnancy Medicaid coverage to try to reduce deaths of moms and babies
The state ranks worst in the U.S. for infant mortality, with Black infants nearly twice as likely as white ones to die over the past decade.
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A look at the tough-on-crime bills Louisiana lawmakers passed during a Special Session
The Legislature passed a bill that adds the use of nitrogen gas and electrocution as methods to carry out the death penalty.
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Kentucky House backs giving lawmakers authority over statues in Capitol Rotunda
The bill comes nearly four years after a Jefferson Davis statue was removed from the ornate Capitol Rotunda — a popular place for rallies when the legislature is in Session.
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Alabama lawmakers advance plan to protect IVF clinics
Republican Rep. Mark Gidley of Hokes Bluff said he wants lawmakers to consider putting regulation on fertility clinics
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Alabama Sen. Katie Britt to deliver Republican State of the Union response
Freshman Alabama Sen. Katie Britt, the youngest female Senator, will deliver the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech next week. Britt, 42, is the first woman elected to the Senate from Alabama. In a joint statement with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Mike Johnson, Britt said that “it’s…
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South Carolina lawmakers finally debate electing judges, but big changes not expected
There were stories of judicial candidates being pressured to drop out of elections to prevent embarrassment.
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Texas prosecutor is fined for allowing murder charges against a woman who self-managed an abortion
Under the abortion restrictions in Texas and other states, women who seek abortion are exempt from criminal charges.
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LGBTQ+ advocacy group sues Texas AG, says it won’t identify transgender families
The lawsuit alleges that the Attorney General is ‘seeking to determine which Texas families are seeking to access gender-affirming care for their transgender adolescents.’
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Lincoln Project on brand with latest Donald Trump attack ad, says he ‘can’t get it up’
His numbers. They mean his numbers.