Category: State News

DeSantis Files Paperwork to Run for President in 2024

May 24, 2023
2024 election2024 Presidential CampaignDeSantis 2024Donald TrumpFloridaFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantisPoliticsRegional & State NewsRepublican CandidatesState NewsUS
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on May 24 filed a formal notification with the Federal Election Commission that he is running for president. DeSantis, whose entry into the race has been awaited for months, is expected to publically announce his candidacy tonight at 6 p.m. on the Twitter social media platform with Elon Musk. An elections…

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Nearly 90 Koi Fish Go Missing in Maryland Community: Police

May 24, 2023
Crime & Public SafetyKoi fishMarylandRegional & State NewsRegional NewsState NewstheftUSUS News
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Three burglaries have been reported by residents in Columbia, Maryland, who believe that at least 88 of their Japanese koi fish have been stolen from their backyard pond, according to local law enforcement. The earliest report of koi fish thefts was made on Feb. 15 from a resident of Glenwood, an unincorporated community in Howard…

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Oklahoma Offers Enel Solar Panel Manufacturing Facility $180 Million Incentive Package

May 24, 2023
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Enel North America, through its affiliate 3Sun USA, LLC, announced on May 22 that it plans to build a solar cell and panel manufacturing facility in Inola, Oklahoma, after the state legislature agreed to a $180 million incentive package. Enel North America, a part of Italian energy company Enel Group, will receive up to $36 million…

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Maine to Consider Bills Allowing Firearms at Schools and Lawsuits Against Gun Makers

May 24, 2023
Crime & Public SafetyGun Controlgun crimeGun makersMainePolicies & ImpactsPoliticsRegional & State Newsschool shootingsState NewsUSUS News
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Maine legislative committees are scheduled to consider bills LD 1557, to allow concealed weapons on school property, and LD 1696, which would allow lawsuits against the gun industry from persons harmed by “abnormally dangerous” firearms. While he supports one bill but not the other, John Merrill, president of the Pine Tree State Rifle and Pistol…

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California County Officials Oppose State’s Needle-Exchange Program

May 24, 2023
Andrew DoCaliforniaCalifornia Department of Public HealthHarm Reduction InstituteKatrina FoleyRegina Chinsio-KwongRegional & State NewsRegional NewsSouthern CaliforniaState NewsUSVicente Sarmiento
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—Orange County supervisors voted Tuesday to ask state officials to reconsider a needle-exchange program in Santa Ana. The program by the Harm Reduction Institute comes about five years after the county prevailed in litigation to halt another needle-exchange program based on arguments that it led to an increase in littering in the city….

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Texas AG Ken Paxton Accuses Speaker of Being Drunk on House Floor, Calls for His Resignation

May 24, 2023
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has called on House Speaker Dade Phelan to resign, accusing the lawmaker of being drunk while overseeing proceedings on the House floor. “After much consideration, it is with profound disappointment that I call on Speaker Dade Phelan to resign at the end of the legislative session,” Paxton said in a…

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Police: Student Arrested in Shooting Death of Another Student Outside Pittsburgh School

May 24, 2023
Crime & Public SafetyCrime and IncidentsPennsylvaniaPittsburghRegional & State NewsschoolshootingState NewsUSUS News
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PITTSBURGH—A student was taken into custody in the shooting death of another student early Wednesday just outside a school in Pittsburgh shortly before classes were due to start, police said. Police said the shooting happened just before 7:30 a.m. by the front steps of Oliver Citywide Academy. Officers found the victim with gunshot wounds in…

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Oregon Governor Wants Authority Over State’s Public Defender Agency

May 24, 2023
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek made a request for changes to a state Senate bill that would overhaul Oregon’s public defender system, according to a letter she sent to the state Senate Committee on Rules. Kotek is requesting changes to Senate Bill 337 (pdf), which addresses the issue of leaving individuals accused of crimes without public…

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Authorities Capture 1 Inmate Who Escaped Ohio Prison, but Convicted Murderer Still on the Lam

May 24, 2023
Crime & Public SafetyCrime and IncidentsescapedinmatesKentuckyOhioRegional & State NewsState NewsUSUS News
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LIMA, Ohio—One of two inmates who escaped from an Ohio prison was captured early Wednesday in Kentucky after a police pursuit of a stolen car the men were believed to be in ended in a crash and a foot chase, authorities said. James Lee, 47, was captured at the scene but Bradley Gillespie, 50, remained…

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School Refers Counselors for Federal Investigation for Allegedly ‘Misgendering Students’

May 24, 2023
AmhersteducationEducation & Family NewsLGBTMassachusettsRegional & State NewsSocial IssuesState NewsTitle IXUSUS News
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Three middle school counselors in Amherst, Massachusetts, have been placed on administrative leave over claims they allegedly misgendered LGBT students and tried to convert them. According to a May 9 notice to the counselors, the Amherst-Pelham Regional School initiated a Title IX complaint against the three school officials and referred the matter for federal investigation…

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