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A Republican state representative has introduced legislation that would ban nearly all abortions in Missouri, mirroring a new Texas law. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the bill introduced Thursday by state Rep. Mary Elizabeth Coleman of Arnold would prohibit the termination of a pregnancy once cardiac activity is detected in an embryo, usually around six weeks and before some women ...

News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A legal showdown over a controversial state elections law is set to take place next month, after a federal judge rejected efforts to short-circuit a trial in constitutional challenges by voting-rights groups. The League of Women Voters of Florida, the Florida Conference of the NAACP, Disability Rights Florida and a number of other groups filed a series o...

Judges have ruled that a North Carolina law cannot temporarily lift the statute of limitations to allow people who were sexually abused as children decades ago to be able to sue in civil court. The measure had passed the state legislature unanimously in 2019. But a three-judge panel ruled Monday that the state constitution bars the legislature from reopening the statute of limitations. The ju...

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves addresses business leaders at the Mississippi Economic Council's annual "Hobnob Mississippi" in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021. (The Center Square) – State law enforcement officers in Mississippi will be receiving hazard pay, Gov. Tate Reeves said. The governor announced the authorization of $1,000 in hazard pay to be given to each sworn law officer who a...

handcuffs.JPG MAHANOY CITY, SCHUYLKILL CO. (WOLF) — One Schuylkill County woman was arraigned on $10,000 cash bail after making false reports to law enforcement. On Sunday, December 19th just after 9 PM, Christine Marie Poore went into the Mahanoy City PD claiming that "people" were after her and her friend, Timothy McKerns. She claimed that McKerns was being held against his will by a male s...

DOE Will Oversee $20 Billion Federal Investment to Stand Up Clean Energy Projects Across the U.S. to Reach President Biden’s Net-Zero Goals WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the establishment of the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations, a new DOE office that will help deliver on President Biden’s bold climate agenda, create new, good-paying jobs for Amer...

An activist in Detroit holds a protest sign that says "No one is free while others are oppressed." A petition from the group "Secure MI Vote" is aiming to circumvent Michigan's regular legislative channels and pass laws restricting many residents' ability to vote. Lawmakers passed changes to the state's voter ID laws this year, but faced vetoes from the governor for requiring absentee ballot ...

The Florida Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether the identity of law enforcement officers can be shielded by the victim’s rights constitutional amendment Marsy’s Law. The case brought by the Florida Police Benevolent Association against the city of Tallahassee will test the state’s broad public records laws in determining whether an officer can be a victim of a crime during the course...

BRICK — Traffic congestion and religious rights were the focus of a hearing Monday on a proposed Orthodox Jewish boys school that is seeking a variance before the Brick Board of Adjustment. Congregation Kehilos Yisroel of Lakewood wants to convert most of a temple located at 200 Van Zile Road into a Talmudic school for boys ages 14 to 17. No decision was rendered on the proposal, which has r...

This is the return fans of the Law & Order franchise have been waiting for. Law & Order fans have already been looking forward to the revival of the show early next year. But as recently announced, for the upcoming 21st season of the series, which premieres February 24, Sam Waterston is returning to portray Jack McCoy once again. Per Deadline, he's signed a one-year deal so far. When ...