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Public safety and Crime Reduction is a top priority for my administration and for me and has been for a long time back when i was chairman of judiciary committee. You know, since day one my administration has been working with Law Enforcement, mayors and Community Leaders to do what we know works to keep people and communities safe. As was referenced during the pandemic, states and cities saw Violent Crime rising and their budgets were strained as they faced deep cuts in Law Enforcement and Publ...

Mississippi lawmakers have recently introduced bills that would place restrictions on LGBTQ+ Mississippians. Although most bills did not make it

The measure takes aim at ghost guns, assault weapons ban, red flag laws and more.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer thinks a federal legalization of marijuana might be a reality in the near future due to the SAFER Act, which would reduce the risks to businesses in the cannabis industry.

A bipartisan group of senators advanced a landmark cannabis financing bill that would give legal protection to banks that take marijuana companies on as clients.

Incumbent U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth, a Democrat, is running for reelection against Republican challenger, Kathy Salvi, who has never held public office. The candidates’ responses to questions confirmed the political arena remains combative ahead of Election Day. Both candidates’ platform positions were on display at a televised forum hosted on Oct. 27 by WTTW, WBEZ...

Utica Common Council Committee as a Whole meets to discuss increase in police and fire departments.

Utica Common Council Committee as a Whole meets to discuss increase in police and fire departments.

The Utica Common Council, on Wednesday, will discuss raising the complement of the police and fire departments by 12 members each. Councilwoman Samantha Colosimo Testa proposed the amount, and says the ranks have not been raised in more than 10 years.

Disagree with him on so many levels, but this one is silly. and i would also say im disappointed that theyll take up space talking about such nonsense when they could join us on working on policies that help women, like the safer act. that gets rapists off the streets and test dna tests and issue on sex trafficking and-- >> one of the points theyre trying to make is, you know, not all women are wives, for example. and sisters. all women are daughters, its safe to say, but not-- not all of us are...