Overdue Jan. 6 plaque to get a temporary home
WASHINGTON — A long-delayed plaque honoring officers who defended the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack will temporarily hang in the Senate side, after a resolution was adopted by unanimous consent Thursday ...Read more
California Republicans react to Gov. Gavin Newsom's final State of the State address
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Republican lawmakers are a super-minority in the California Legislature, but that didn’t stop them from providing full-throated criticism of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s final State of the State speech on...Read more
NJ adopts 'bell-to-bell' cellphone ban policy for public schools
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law Thursday banning cellphones in New Jersey public schools from “bell to bell” in an effort to help students focus on learning.
New Jersey joins a growing number of states that ...Read more
California Rep. Julia Brownley is latest Democrat to announce retirement
WASHINGTON — Democratic Rep. Julia Brownley announced Thursday that she wouldn’t seek an eighth term this year, opening up a deep-blue Southern California seat north of Los Angeles.
Brownley, 73, joins a wave of older...Read more
Kentucky lawmaker to introduce bill to protect teachers from student violence
Sen. Matt Nunn, R-Sadieville, on Friday plans to introduce a bill to “strengthen protections for Kentucky’s teachers” from student violence, a news release said.
The bill calls for:
• Expulsion from school for ...Read more
Minnesota law enforcement removed from joint FBI investigation into ICE killing of Renee Good
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota political and law enforcement leaders heavily criticized a decision by federal officials to remove the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension from what had been a joint investigation with the FBI ...Read more
Fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis reflects pattern of armed confrontations nationwide
It was the type of standoff that has become routine since the Trump administration launched its immigration crackdown in June: Unmarked federal vehicles, sirens blaring, move toward a maroon SUV stopped crosswise in the ...Read more
Treasury Secretary Bessent slams Minnesota leaders, calls the state 'ground zero' for fraud
MINNEAPOLIS — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent slammed Minnesota leaders during a visit to the Twin Cities on Thursday, calling the state “ground zero for what may be one of the most egregious welfare scams in our ...Read more
Senate advances Venezuela war powers measure
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday voted to advance a resolution aimed at preventing President Donald Trump from taking more military action against Venezuela days after U.S. forces bombed Caracas and captured ...Read more
Flu surge hits Kansas City as hospitalizations climb. It hasn't yet peaked, doctors warn
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Flu cases are surging in Kansas City and more people are hospitalized with the virus this year, mirroring a nationwide uptick, medical staff at the University of Kansas Medical Center said Thursday.
...Read more
Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot launches 'ICE Accountability Project' to document immigration agents
CHICAGO — Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has launched an “ICE Accountability Project,” an independent initiative she said would collect and document federal immigration agents’ alleged criminal or abusive ...Read more
GM reports $6 billion hit from now-unused EV investments
General Motors Co. on Thursday disclosed another $6 billion hit from unprofitable electric vehicle investments.
GM reported the loss to the Securities and Exchange Commission as what's known as an impairment charge. ...Read more
Telluride ski patrol strike ends, resort to begin reopening this weekend
After 13 days on strike, the Telluride Professional Ski Patrol Association has accepted a new contract offer from Telluride Ski & Golf to end the work stoppage that has created economic trouble in the town and pitted ...Read more
Lawsuit over use-of-force tactics by immigration agents expected to be dropped, more evidence could be made public
CHICAGO — The plaintiffs in a landmark injunction case limiting the use of force by immigration agents during Operation Midway Blitz are expected to formally dismiss their lawsuit on Thursday, a day after agents shot and...Read more
Walz tells ICE to 'stay away' from Minnesota schools after series of incidents near campuses
MINNEAPOLIS — Local and state leaders urged federal immigration agents to stay away from Minnesota schools Thursday, Jan. 8, as a surge of agents descended on the state and one day after a Minneapolis woman was shot by ...Read more
Trump directs $200 billion mortgage bond buy in housing push
U.S. President Donald Trump said he was directing the purchase of $200 billion in mortgage bonds, which he cast as his latest effort to bring down housing costs ahead of the November midterm election.
Trump announced the...Read more
As Trump threatens to strike cartels, Mexico's president says violence is plummeting
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum unveiled new data on Thursday showing daily homicides have dropped 40% nationwide since she took office, a major reduction that she has highlighted in part to show the ...Read more
Newsom's signature water tunnel is set back by California court ruling
In a decision that could complicate Gov. Gavin Newsom’s push to build a giant water tunnel and remake California’s water system, a state appeals court has rejected the state’s plan for financing the project.
The 3rd...Read more
Minneapolis Park Board passes anti-ICE resolution after feds stage at rec centers, arrest parkgoers
MINNEAPOLIS — The newly elected Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board opened its first business meeting of the year on Wednesday evening, Jan. 7, with a moment of silence for Renee Good, who was shot and killed by ICE in...Read more
Gov. Healey calls $31,000 buyout to alleged cocaine trafficker 'unacceptable'
BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey is admitting an “error” made by paying fired aide LaMar Cook over $31,000 in a contract buyout after he was fired for his arrest on cocaine trafficking and gun charges is “unacceptable.�...Read more
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