Category: State News

Nevada Governor Vetoes Gun Control Bills Amid Clash With Democrat-Majority Legislature

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo issued his first set of vetoes since taking office and rejected a trio of firearms-related bills on May 17. “I will not support legislation that infringes on the constitutional rights of Nevadans,” Lombardo said in a statement. “As I stated in my letters, much of the legislation I vetoed today directly conflicts with legal precedent…


Widowed Husband Sues Driver, Bars After DUI Crash Killed Bride on Wedding Night

COLUMBIA, S.C.—The alleged drunken driver who police say slammed into newlyweds riding along a South Carolina beach road now faces a wrongful death lawsuit alongside several establishments accused of overserving her on the night of the crash, which killed the bride. Four bars gave “copious amounts of alcohol” to a “visibly intoxicated” woman, identified as…


Montana Judge Grants Planned Parenthood’s Request for Temporary Block on 2nd Trimester Abortion Ban

A Montana judge has temporarily blocked the state from enforcing a 15-week “dismemberment” abortion ban just hours after it was enacted. District Judge Mike Menahan granted a request by Planned Parenthood of Montana for a temporary restraining order on the enforcement of the law on May 18 after the organization argued it is unconstitutional. Menahan set a hearing to consider a…


Utah Kids’ Book Author Accused in Husband’s Killing Changed Life Insurance Policies, Prosecutors Say

SALT LAKE CITY—A Utah woman who wrote a children’s book about grief after her husband’s death and was later arrested on accusations of killing him made changes to her husband’s life insurance years before he was fatally poisoned, according to charging documents updated Thursday. The additional allegations, which were previously mentioned in search warrants but…


Utah Children’s Book Author Accused in Husband’s Killing Changed Life Insurance Policies, Prosecutors Say

SALT LAKE CITY—A Utah woman who wrote a children’s book about grief after her husband’s death and was later arrested on accusations of killing him made changes to her husband’s life insurance years before he was fatally poisoned, according to charging documents updated Thursday. The additional allegations, which were previously mentioned in search warrants but…


IN-DEPTH: ‘It’s Criminal’: Central Wisconsin Communities Unite to Stave Off Looming Wind Turbine Industry

Central Wisconsin communities are coordinating efforts to shine a light into the flickering shadow cast by a looming wind turbine industry. “There is a revolt happening here,” attorney Marti Machtan told The Epoch Times. “I’ve never seen our communities engage like this in my life.” Machtan is a member of Farmland First, an organization that…


Florida Campaign Group Can’t Share Supporters’ Contact Info With Ron DeSantis for Free, Judge Says

A federal judge on Wednesday rejected a political action committee’s (PAC) request to share signatures of tens of thousands of supporters and their contact information with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to boost his would-be presidential campaign, saying that the contact list has a market value exceeding the contribution limit set by federal regulators. The dispute…


NTSB Calls for Examination of Thousands of Bridges Nationwide in Wake of Fern Hollow Bridge Collapse

Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are calling on transportation officials across the nation to examine thousands of bridges following a probe into the January 2022, collapse of the Fern Hollow Bridge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In a report published on May 18, NTSB provided an update on its investigation into the collapse of the bridge, which injured multiple…


Tennessee Gov. Signs Bill to Free Teachers From Mandatory Union Dues

Tennessee Republican Governor Bill Lee signed a new bill into law that would free teachers from paying mandatory union dues and increase their pay. Republicans in the state legislature have tried to remove the mandatory union fees for years. The Teacher Paycheck Protection Act was passed on May 18 and raises the minimum salary of teachers to $50,000 a year…


LIVE 10:30 AM ET: Funeral Held for Jordan Neely Who Died After Chokehold on New York City Subway

A funeral is being held at 10:30 a.m. ET on May 19 for Jordan Neely, a man whose death has been ruled a homicide by the New York City’s medical examiner after being placed in a chokehold by a fellow passenger on the New York City subway. Video coverage includes the exterior and interior views…