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Josh Stein: North Carolina rape kit backlog is cleared
‘To offenders, I have a message for you: No matter how long it takes, we’re going to do everything we can to hold you accountable.’
Daily Archives: April 9, 2024
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Prosecutors say evidence was suppressed in case of Texas death row inmate Melissa Lucio
An agreement, which recommends that Lucio’s conviction and death sentence be overturned, is being called unusual and extraordinary by one death penalty expert.
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New York appeals judge rejects Donald Trump’s request to delay his April 15 hush money trial
In a separate appellate matter, Trump’s lawyers are challenging a gag order barring him from making comments about jurors, witnesses and others connected to the case.
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Donald Trump’s abortion statement angers conservatives and gives the Biden campaign a new target
Trump has long tried to steer clear from supporting national restrictions that could be a political disaster for Republicans struggling to win back key groups — especially suburban women — who turned their backs on the GOP in recent years.
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Prosecutors urge Supreme Court to reject Donald Trump’s immunity claims in election subversion case
The Supreme Court said it would take up the question, injecting uncertainty into whether the case — one of four criminal prosecutions confronting Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for President — can reach trial before November’s election.
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Tennessee GOP Rep. Andy Ogles draws Republican and Democratic challengers
Republican-led redistricting carved left-leaning Nashville into three districts that all favor the GOP. Eight congressional seats in Tennessee are now Republican-held. Only one is represented by a Democrat.
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Mississippi state budget is expected to grow slightly in the coming year
Mississippi is in the process of reducing its personal income tax under a law that Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed in 2022.
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Louisiana’s transgender ‘bathroom bill’ clears first hurdle
The bill defines female and male according to one’s biological reproductive system rather than one’s gender identity.
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Mitch McConnell, back in Kentucky, talks about life in the Senate after leaving longtime leadership post
Topping his to-do list: fighting back against what he sees as his party’s increasing shift toward an isolationist foreign policy.
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Glenn Youngkin proposes compromise path forward on state budget, calling for status quo on taxes
Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell told reporters in a video call after Youngkin’s speech that lawmakers would be closely scrutinizing the Governor’s amendments.