North Carolina Senate Republicans have advanced a bill that would eliminate Gov. Roy Cooper’s power to appoint members to the majority Democrat state election board. Senate Bill 749, titled “No Partisan Advantage in Election,” seeks to transfer the administrative authority to appoint members of the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) to the Department of…
North Carolina Lawmakers Move to Eliminate Gov. Roy Cooper’s Power to Appoint Members to Majority Democrat Election Board
June 15, 2023
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IN-DEPTH: New Colorado Law Set to Take Away Taxpayer Rights, Voters to Decide
Colorado residents used to enjoy low property taxes, thanks in part to the Gallagher Amendment—passed in 1982 after pressure from residents tired of skyrocketing residential property taxes. Gallagher required that the state’s total property tax burden be divvied up, with 45 percent collected from residential property and 55 percent from commercial property. But in the…
Bill Cosby Sued by 9 More Women in Nevada for Alleged Decades-Old Sexual Assaults
June 15, 2023
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LAS VEGAS—Nine more women are accusing Bill Cosby of sexual assault in a lawsuit that alleges he used his “enormous power, fame and prestige” to victimize them. A lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court in Nevada alleges that the women were individually drugged and assaulted between approximately 1979 and 1992 in Las Vegas, Reno and…
IN-DEPTH: Farmers Band Together Against CO2 Pipeline Project in South Dakota
MELLETTE, S.D.—On their way to attend their niece’s wedding in July 2021, fourth-generation farmer Ed Fischbach of Mellette, South Dakota, and his wife made a quick stop to check the mailbox. His wife reached inside, pulling out a handful of letters. Within the small pile was an envelope from a company she had never heard…
Remains Found Stuffed in Garment Bag 45 Years Ago in Rural Nevada ID’d as Ohio Woman
June 15, 2023
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LAS VEGAS—In 1978, a garment bag containing a woman’s heavily decayed remains was discovered in a remote area of northern Nevada. The case soon went cold—and the victim remained nameless for 45 years. But on Wednesday, Nevada State Police announced that advancements in DNA testing have finally led to an identification. She was Florence Charleston,…
Detroit-Area City Bans LGBT, Other Political Flags From Display on Public Property
Residents of the Detroit-area community of Hamtramck have been banned from displaying LGBT flags on public property following a unanimous vote by the City Council on June 13. City officials voted to approve a resolution on flags introduced by City Councilman Mohammed Hassan, following a lengthy debate focusing on religious and political freedoms and discrimination. The resolution…
2 Men, Including Marine, Charged in Firebombing of California Planned Parenthood Clinic
June 15, 2023
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Two men who allegedly used a Molotov cocktail to firebomb a Planned Parenthood clinic in Costa Mesa, California in 2022, were arrested and charged on June 14, according to officials. Tibet Ergul, 21, of Irvine, and Chance Brannon, 23, of San Juan Capistrano, an active duty Marine stationed at Camp Pendleton, were arrested “without incident” and charged with using…
First Busload of Illegal Immigrants Arrives in Los Angeles from Texas
June 15, 2023
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Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas) announced on Wednesday that Texas has transported a group of illegal immigrants to Los Angeles for the first time, a move described as a “despicable stunt” by L.A. Mayor Karen Bass. “Texas just dropped off the 1st bus of migrants in Los Angeles,” Abbott wrote on Twitter. Around 40 illegal immigrants,…
Pennsylvania Using Tons of Recycled Glass Nuggets to Rebuild Collapsed Interstate 95
June 14, 2023
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Pennsylvania will truck in 2,000 tons of lightweight glass nuggets to help quickly rebuild a collapsed section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia and crews will work 24 hours a day until they can reopen the critical commercial artery, officials said Wednesday. Instead of rebuilding the overpass right away, crews will use the recycled glass to…
New York Man Found Guilty of Kidnapping Elderly Woman With Dementia in West LA
LOS ANGELES—A man was found guilty by a judge June 13 of federal criminal charges stemming from his abduction of a 68-year-old woman with dementia at the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Johnny Ray Gasca, 53, of Bronx, New York, was found guilty of one count of kidnapping, two counts of attempted obstruction…
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