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A Long Island doctor has been the first in New York to be charged with murder for his opioid prescribiing practices, theres strong popular support for marijuana legalizaion in Connecticut, and more. The killing of George Floyd has now led to the House passage of a major policing reform bill. (Creative Commons) Marijuana Policy Alabama Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Advances. The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday approved a marijuana decriminalization bill sponsored by Sen. Bobby Singlet...

Possession of less than two ounces of marijuana would be a violation punishable by a fine of not more than $250 and the charge could be expunged after five years.

This is the third time the Senate has approved a similar bill in recent sessions. It now heads to the House for consideration.

Alabama bill aims to reduce children’s exposure to lead paint Legislation seeks enforcement of Alabamas lead paint reduction law By Jennifer Horton | February 15, 2021 at 8:29 PM CST - Updated February 15 at 9:42 PM MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Last year, pediatricians across Alabama discovered elevated lead levels in more than 1,000 children. Most cases stemmed from the dust of lead paint in homes built prior to the mid 1970s. “It’s definitely not a rare occurrence in our clin...

Lawmakers push back on Alabama megaprison plan Lawmakers push back on Alabama megaprison plan By Lydia Nusbaum | February 9, 2021 at 7:21 PM CST - Updated February 10 at 5:28 AM MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Several state lawmakers have questioned Gov. Kay Ivey’s Alabama Prison Program to build three new prisons in Alabama. The governor signed lease agreements earlier this month, but several lawmakers say they were left out of the loop. Several state lawmakers are not fully on board with ...

Sen. Del Marsh said he wants the proceeds to go toward college scholarships and broadband expansion.

Committee assignments: Insurance (ranking minority member); Judiciary; Public Safety and National Security; Tuscaloosa County Legislation. Subscribe *District covers parts of Greene, Marengo, Sumter and Tuscaloosa counties Committee assignments: Transportation Utilities and Infrastructure (ranking minority member); House Agriculture and Forestry; Tuscaloosa County Legislation. Rep. Bill Poole (R) Committee assignments: Ways and Means - Education (chair); Tuscaloosa County Legislation (chair)....

war crimes under the Fourth Geneva Convention. The "border police" division of Israels force plays an active role in the demolition of Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem. It also accompanies Israeli soldiers on hundreds of raids throughout the West Bank every month, often targeting family homes and terrorizing children at night. © Agence France-Presse A Palestinian family watch from a balcony as Israeli bulldozers demolish shops in the Arab-inhabited Shuafat refugee camp in occupied East Jer...

Liam McBurney ZUMA Press Ireland’s police forces have given unconvincing explanations about why they are cooperating with an Israeli ministry implicated in torture and war crimes. The European Union has allocated approximately $8.5 million to a research project ostensibly aimed at using new speech and facial recognition technologies to help identify criminal networks. Named Roxanne, the project includes Israel’s ministry for “public security” and a number of law enforcement bodies. The ...

New ASU Stadium (Michael Barera) Share Dec 24, 2020 | EDSCOOP As part of its efforts to prevent attendees of sporting events from contracting COVID-19, Alabama State University claimed this month it will become the first university to use drones to disinfect its stadiums and arenas. The drones, made by Draganfly, will spray down seats and other surfaces in ASU’s football stadium with a non-toxic, organic sanitizer from Varigard. According to Varigard, its formula lasts for more than...