April 11, 2017 Feds halt reports singling out local police over immigration enforcement A widely criticized weekly report publicized by President Donald Trump's administration to showcase local police seen as uncooperative with immigration enforcement was suspended Tuesday after the administration acknowledged the report contained flawed data.
April 10, 2017 NC secretary of state faces impeachment filing over notary concerns A North Carolina state lawmaker who called on the secretary of state to resign -- after records showed her office allowed more than 320 nonpermanent residents to become public notaries over the past nine years -- said Wednesday he's moving forward with the impeachment process.
April 3, 2017 Sessions orders review of Ferguson-style police reform deals Attorney General Jeff Sessions has announced a sweeping review of the Justice Department's interactions with local law enforcement, including such court-enforceable improvement plans with troubled police agencies.
March 31, 2017 GOP congressman booed at Salt Lake City town hall A crowd of more than 1,000 people in Utah's Democratic stronghold booed Republican U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart at a Friday night town hall as the congressman defended GOP positions on health care, public lands and immigration.
March 29, 2017 Facebook post warning illegal immigrants of ICE raid deleted but defended As a Massachusetts lawmaker stood firm on her decision to post a Facebook warning to undocumented immigrants about a rumored federal raid in the town of Brockton, people on both sides of the immigration debate denounced her action as irresponsible.
March 29, 2017 More than 300 North Carolina notaries were illegal residents, records show A state Representative is demanding the resignation of the North Carolina Secretary of State after reviewing documents that show 320 people with no legal residency status were given notary positions for nearly a decade.
March 28, 2017 Dem AGs vow to fight for Obama global warming plan after Trump energy order New York State's Democratic attorney general vowed Tuesday that he would "oppose any effort" to roll back former President Barack Obama's Clean Power Plan after President Trump signed an executive order to suspend, rescind or flag for review more than a half-dozen measures in an effort to boost energy production from fossil fuels.
March 26, 2017 EMTs, firefighters need guns, Texas lawmakers say Texas lawmakers introduced legislation last week to allow the state’s first responders to carry a handgun while on duty, KXAN reported.
March 23, 2017 Arkansas reconsiders letting concealed handguns into sporting events Arkansas lawmakers voted Thursday to exempt college sporting events from a new state law that greatly expands where concealed handguns are allowed, moving quickly to address concerns about the sweeping gun rights measure leading to armed spectators at stadiums and arenas.
March 22, 2017 Arkansas governor expands where concealed weapons are allowed Arkansas' governor signed a sweeping gun rights measure into law on Wednesday that will allow concealed handguns at state colleges, some bars, government buildings and even the state Capitol.