Bill to crack down on hidden ticket fees signed into law
(KNOX) - Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has signed legislation that will protect consumers and assure they can purchase tickets for their favorite events without having to empty their pockets to pay hidden fees. Chapter 94 House File 1989 creates severa...
May 07, 2024
Hoeven condemns anti-Semitism on U.S. college campuses
(KNOX) - Senator John Hoeven took to the Senate floor to condemn anti-Semitism on college campuses... and pressed officials to protect Jewish students. Hoeven stated, "I never thought I would see anti-Semitism like this in America and it is abso...
May 08, 2024
Pennsylvania to ban cell phone use while driving and require police to collect traffic stop data
Pennsylvania will join the majority of states that ban motorists from handling a cell phone for almost any purpose while driving as state lawmakers hope to reduce distracted driving accidents
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Maui to hire expert to evaluate county's response to deadly wildfire
Maui officials say they will hire an outside expert to analyze how the county’s emergency management agency handled devastating wildfires nine months ago
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Airman shot by deputy doted on little sister and aimed to buy mom a house, family says
The family of the U.S. Air Force airman shot and killed by a deputy in Florida says he was devoted to improving the lives of a younger sister, brother and his mom
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Man paralyzed after being hit with a Taser while running from police in Colorado sues officer
A man who says he was paralyzed after being hit with a Taser while running from police in Colorado has filed a federal lawsuit against one of the officers
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Killing of an airman by Florida deputy is among cases of Black people being shot in their homes
The fatal shooting of a U.S. Air Force airman at his off-base apartment by a Florida sheriff’s deputy brings to mind other instances of Black people being killed by law enforcement in their own homes as they’re going about their day
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1 lawmaker stops South Carolina health care consolidation bill that had overwhelming support
A bill that would have consolidated six South Carolina heath care agencies and was overwhelmingly passed by both chambers of the General Assembly has died in a procedural move by a member angry he was mocked by his colleagues
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Maine man sentenced to 27 years in prison in New Year's Eve machete attack near Times Square
A Maine man who admitted trying to kill three police officers with a machete near New York's Times Square on New Year's Eve 16 months ago has been sentenced to 27 years in prison
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Chinese billionaire gets time served, leaves country after New York, Rhode Island straw donor scheme
A Chinese billionaire has been sentenced to time served in connection with a scheme to funnel illegal straw donations to politicians' campaigns in New York and Rhode Island
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