Tag: State governments
Federal judge asked to halt 2 South Carolina electrocutions
FLORENCE, S.C. — Attorneys for two prisoners facing death by electrocution under South Carolina’s new capital punishment law are asking a federal judge to...
AP Exclusive: State bar investigating Texas attorney general
DALLAS — The Texas bar association is investigating whether state Attorney General Ken Paxton's failed efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election based on...
Justices to decide if charge fits Minneapolis police killing
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday in the case of Mohamed Noor, a former Minneapolis police officer who was...
Justices to decide if charge fits Minneapolis police killing
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday in the case of Mohamed Noor, a former Minneapolis police officer who was...
Dozens of states leave athlete compensation on back burner
Now that he has graduated with a major in digital technology and culture, defensive lineman Dallas Hobbs wants an opportunity to profit off some...
Wisconsin lawmaker compares museum’s mask policy to Nazis
MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin state lawmaker compared a nonprofit children's museum's mask policy to the Nazi Party in a social media post that...
Carnegie Hall reopens in October after 19-month closure
NEW YORK — Carnegie Hall will resume performances in October following a 1 1/2-year closure caused by the coronavirus pandemic but with a limited...
Deep-red Idaho sees growing clash between GOP and far right
BOISE, Idaho — The dream world for Idaho’s ascendant far right is one where state lawmakers run a sovereign nation-state free of federal oversight....
Britt enters US Senate race to replace Shelby in Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Republican Katie Boyd Britt entered the race for Alabama’s open U.S. Senate seat Tuesday promising to “put Alabama first” while stressing...
US increasingly unlikely to meet Biden’s July 4 vax goal
WASHINGTON — For months, President Joe Biden has laid out goal after goal for taming the coronavirus pandemic and then exceeded his own benchmarks....
