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for abortion rights. and to witness the states democratic governor, roy cooper veto the 12-week abortion ban that the republican-controlled state legislature passed in the first week of may. now north carolina republicans claim that the bill was, quote, a mainstream approach to regulating abortion, but critics say it is full of hidden restrictions and medically unnecessary obstacles that take in together were -- we dramatically reduce access to abortion and cause womens health clinics ...

late word that the agency might temporarily disable texting on employee phones while it fixes gaps in how it retains these messages. first, though, what could be far reaching repercussions from primary elections in five states last not. in kansas, a ballot measure to strip abortion rights from the state constitution lost by a wide margin. heres president biden say hailing it as a bellwether for november. >> in a decisive vote, in a decisive victory, voters made it clear that politician...

MONROE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — Multiple law enforcement agencies are assisting Monroeville Police Department with an incident that started off as an alleged hostage situation at a home in the Eastwood Estates neighborhood. Baldwin County Sheriff, Hoss Mack, told News 5 their office is on scene. Sheriff Mack says the person fired shots at Monroeville […]

Role in organizing january 6th. this is from cbs poas website. quote, the law enforcement powers held by the sheriff supersede those of any ancient officer elected official or employee from any level of government when in the jurisdiction of the county. the vertical separation of powers of the constitution makes it clear that the powers of the sheriff even supersede the powers of the president. the sandy hook elementary school massacre prompted a push for gun control measures in congress. sherif...

Three weeks remain in the 2023 Texas legislative session with a bill under consideration that could ultimately throw out future election results in the states most populated county. Harris County, home of Houston and almost 5 million residents, is the target of two Senate bills that would eliminate the elections administrator position there and return all election duties to the county tax assessor-collector and county clerk. It comes on the heels of S.B. ...

New lawsuits are likely coming in Texas as LGBTQ+ people working for the state are now being targeted in dress code regulations. Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has issued an order to his employees to dress "in a manner consistent with their biological gender" as part of a dress code and grooming policy. Brian Klosterboer, attorney for the ACLU of Texas, said the new policy violates Title Seven, which bans employment discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender id...

Massachusetts lawmakers in Congress have reintroduced legislation which would allow people to sue police officers and other state and local government officials. The Ending Qualified Immunity Act would eliminate the doctrine created by the Supreme Court, which protects police officers from individual liability for violating a persons constitutional rights. Rep. ...

Connecticut advocates are calling on the General Assembly to pass the states Voting Rights Act. The bill would enshrine the protections of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, and eliminate certain barriers to voting specific to Connecticut. The bill would provide new legal tools to fight discriminatory voting rules, expand language assistance for voters with limited English, and adopt strong protections against voter intimidation. ...

By Jessica Pishko for the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.Broadcast version by Roz Brown for Texas News Service reporting for the Pulitzer Center-Public News Service Collaboration. Last summer, the sheriff of Coryell County in Central Texas took to an elevated platform in a small Las Vegas ballroom and made an unusual announcement: He was a “born-again sheriff,” he said, having “realized that I wasn’t doing my job 100%.” Sheriff Scott Willia...

According to Benny Martinez, the incumbent sheriff of Brooks County in Texas, the U.S.-Mexico border should be shut down and secured if the government really wants to address illegal immigration [...]