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District Attorney Raúl Torrez The opposition to a modest proposal to stop the revolving door for murderers, rapists, child abusers, human traffickers and armed felons is a prime example of what is wrong with the way criminal justice policy is made in this state. Neither Rep. Gail Chasey, D-Albuquerque, nor Rep. Daymon Ely, D-Corrales, authors of a recent (Feb. 1 Journal) op-ed supporting the ...

It's that time of year again when, according to Mark Twain, “no man’s life, liberty or property are safe while the legislature is in session.” (To be perfectly transparent here, although Mark Twain frequently used this expression, it actually first appeared in a written opinion in an obscure 1866 New York probate case.) This year, the Colorado legislature — more properly known as the General ...

An aerial view looking west towards the Port of Stockton, as the San Joaquin River passes under Interstate 5 in Stockton on Oct. 13, 2021. “It’s one thing to say, it’s another to do.” That was Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recent assessment of a proposal to create a state-funded single-payer health care system, which faces a do-or-die vote today in the state Assembly along with a host of other cont...

About 9:40 p.m., law enforcement began pursuing a silver Toyota Tacoma pickup with one occupant south of Airport Road, according to reports over the scanner by law enforcement and a dispatch operator. Law enforcement has began discussing deploying a spike strip as the vehicle travels eastbound on an unnamed dirt road as of 9:45 p.m. Please remember that this story is unfolding. Information is...

Bill introduced to create law school at Marshall University  Huntington Herald Dispatch

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Activists used a Monday press conference, ahead of a key legislative deadline, to request lawmakers take up a bill expanding the state’s hate crime laws to include violence motivated by sexual orientation or disability. “When we believe that we are created in the image of God, that’s everybody, full stop,” the Rev. Warren Coile said at the Human Rights Campaign’s press c...

SRINAGAR, India — Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir said they arrested a prominent journalist on accusations of publishing “anti-national content,” in a widening crackdown against media in the disputed region. Fahad Shah, the editor of news portal Kashmir Walla, was summoned for questioning in southern Pulwama town on Friday and later arrested. Police said he was identified among Facebook u...

‘TOUCHED AND HONORED’ Queen Elizabeth has announced her “sincere wish” that her son’s wife become queen once he takes on the role of king. The British Monarch publicly threw her support behind Prince Charles’ wife, Camilla, becoming queen for the first time ever. In a message pegged to the 70th anniversary of her ascension to the throne, she wrote that “when, in the fullness of time, my son ...

The United States conducted 1,055 nuclear weapons tests in the Southwest from 1945 to 1962. More than 225 of those tests were conducted above ground before U.S. military officials truly understood the lasting effects of nuclear radiation, according to the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration. The fallout created by nuclear weapons tests affected thousands of U.S. citizens through...

Getty Images The Philadelphia 76ers' 2020 trade for guard Seth Curry looks like an absolute steal in retrospect. But Curry's impact on the 76ers wasn't coach Doc Rivers' primary reason for making the deal. Rivers, Curry's father-in-law, hoped the trade would give him more time with his family. Curry and Callie Rivers Curry, Doc Rivers' daughter, have two young children. Doc with some lite...