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St. Laurent MP Emmanuella Lambropoulos spoke in the Commons in support of Bill C-5, which would repeal mandatory minimum penalties for some crimes, including those related to illegal drugs. The

The case had been set for a jury trial Monday but the court was notified of a plea agreement last week.

MACON – Nine individuals have been taken into custody and are facing federal charges from an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force investigation led by the Drug Enforcement Administration into

SALEM — Oregon lawmakers won’t make any changes to mandatory minimum prison sentences this legislative session.

A former Helena resident accused of coercing underage girls in Montana to send him sexually explicit images of themselves over the internet pleaded guilty Wednesday, according to a press release

UPDATE: JUNE 9 AT 9:30 A.M.

Conservative criticism of Bill C-22 misrepresents motion’s intent Gary Vidal, Conservative Member of Parliament for Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River recently sent constituents a pamphlet which emphatically states that the passing of Bill C-22 puts “our Community at Risk” and calls it the “no more jail time for criminals’ Bill”. If passed, Bill C-22 will repeal mandatory minimum penalties (MMP) in a number of drug offences. Repealing certain MMPs will help ensure that a person fou...

Tennessee’s founding documents were taken to the new Tennessee State Library and Archives with much fanfare and a parade in Nashville last week.

The Senate’s Judiciary and Public Safety Committee on Wednesday approved a bill chief authored by Senator John Jasinski, R-Faribault, that strengthens state criminal penalties for individuals who are convicted of

Court documents detail the chain of events that led to Goes Aheads death. On October 24th, 2020, Taylor Leigh Plainbull was driving towards Pryor on Blue Creek Road in stolen truck when he passed Goes Ahead who was driving towards Billings.  The truck was reported stolen shortly before the encounter by a man who had left the vehicle running while he ran inside a convenience store in Billings. Four firearms were in the vehicle at the time it was stolen.  Goes Ahead was travelling with her ...