“If they do not send us our inmates back, we can’t make it,” said one county supervisor. By: Ryan Grim Article Reprint County officials across Mississippi are warning of job losses and deep deficits as
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Tennessee Governor Vetoes Bible Bill
Gov. Bill Haslam vetoed a bill that would have made the Bible the official state book. By: Paige Lavender Article Reprint Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam (R) vetoed a bill that would have made the Bible
Read moreReport: Chicago police have ‘no regard’ for minority lives
By Don Babwin and Jason Keyser Article Reprint CHICAGO — Police in Chicago have “no regard for the sanctity of life when it comes to people of color” and have alienated blacks and Hispanics for
Read moreNew York newspaper owned by Donald Trump’s son-in-law endorses Donald Trump
By: Brendan James Article Reprint Over the weekend, the Boston Globe ran a fake story imagining Donald Trump as supreme leader of the United States. On Tuesday, the New York Observer ran a real one.
Read moreGeorgia Just Executed An Intellectually Disabled Man Whose Sentencing Was Tainted By Racism
The lethal injection adds to Georgia’s troubling death penalty record. By: Kim Bellware Article Reprint Kenneth Fults, an intellectually disabled man who pleaded guilty to murdering his next-door neighbor in 1996, was put to death
Read moreIdaho prison officials hunt for place to put 16-year-old killer
A 16-year-old convicted killer, sentenced to 20 years in prison, poses a dilemma for Idaho, which is struggling to find a safe place to house him By Rebecca Boone Article Reprint BOISE, Idaho — An
Read moreSan Francisco Will Provide $260 Million to Complete Transit Hub
By: Darrell Preston Article Reprint San Francisco will borrow $260 million in short-term financing to complete a transit hub that’s over budget, city officials said Tuesday.
Read moreVirginia governor has hours to decide on return of compulsory electric chair
Ed Pilkington in New York Article Reprint The governor of Virginia, Terry McAuliffe, has until midnight on Sunday to decide whether to bring back the electric chair as a compulsory method of execution.
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