Category: News by State
10 California Officers Face Corruption Charges in F.B.I. Inquiry
Police officers, including some from the department in Antioch, Calif., face charges of wire fraud, falsification of records and deprivation of right [...]
Southern Baptist Convention Leader Resigns Over False Résumé
In a stunning turn of events, Willie McLaurin, who had ascended to the role of interim president and chief executive of the influential executive com [...]
U.S. appeals court blocks Idaho’s transgender student athlete ban
Protesters gather in front of the Idaho Statehouse in Boise on Feb. 24 in opposition to anti-transgender legislation.Darin Oswald / Idaho Statesman v [...]
Alabama Congressional Map Questioned by Federal Judges
Alabama's revised congressional map faced scrutiny from federal judges on Monday, who questioned whether state lawmakers had ignored their instructio [...]
Oklahoma Attorney General Drummond Joins Call for Passage of EATS Act
In a press release issued this week, Drummond's office emphasized that the proposed legislation could shield farmers and ranchers across the nation f [...]
North Carolina Republicans finalize passage of an elections bill that could withstand a veto
A polling station in Winston Salem, N.C., on Nov. 8, 2022. Sean Rayford / Getty Images fileIn a decisive move, the Republican-dominated legislature o [...]
Florida students and professors say a new law censors academic freedom. They’re suing to stop it
New College of Florida students protest in Sarasota on Jan. 31.Octavio Jones / Bloomberg via Getty Images file
In a legal clash unfolding in the h [...]
Jon Tester faces another tough Senate campaign in Montana as the GOP braces for a possible primary
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., on his farm in Big Sandy, Mont., on Aug. 1. Tester, 66, is running for a fourth term, a huge boost for Democrats trying to [...]
North Carolina Bans Transgender Care for Minors as Republicans Override Veto
State Representative John Torbett, a Republican and one of the primary sponsors of a bill banning transition care for minors, on the floor of the Nor [...]
Ron DeSantis suspends second elected prosecutor as his 2024 campaign struggles
DeSantis announces suspension of State Attorney Monique Worrell. Live on NBC news.
Once more, Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis has exercised his au [...]
