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Texas House panel approves new youth punishment
A Texas House panel endorsed a bill Wednesday to create a new punishment for 17-year-olds convicted of capital murder to allow the possibility of parole after 40 years. The Criminal Jurisprudence Committee passed the bill on a 7-2 vote and sent it to the full House, which is expected to ...
Highlights of state budget passed by Assembly
The two-year state budget passed by the Republican-controlled Assembly on a 55-42 vote now heads to the state Senate for an expected vote on Thursday. If it passes there in identical form, it then heads to Gov. Scott Walker who can sign it, veto all of it, or veto any ...
Mich. Senate OKs off-road vehicles on more roads
All 83 Michigan counties could choose to allow off-road recreation vehicles on road shoulders under legislation nearing final approval in Lansing. Current law lets eight counties in the Lower Peninsula and every county in Upper Peninsula authorize off-road vehicles on road shoulders. A bill approved 27-11 along party lines Wednesday ...
Clarification: Gun Control-Morse story
In a June 18 story, The Associated Press reported on a recall effort by gun rights advocates against Colorado Senate President John Morse. The story should have specified that while Morse supports gun rights, the recall effort is due to his support of gun control measures.
Aug. trial set for Ohio man in kidnapping of women
A man accused of kidnapping three women and holding them in his home and raping them over a decade was given a late summer trial date Wednesday. Ariel Castro, 52, appeared in court for a brief hearing as Judge Michael Russo said he was aiming to begin the trial by ...
Aug. trial set for Ohio man in kidnapping of women
A man accused of kidnapping three women and holding them in his home and raping them over a decade was given a late summer trial date Wednesday. Ariel Castro, 52, appeared in court for a brief hearing as Cuyahoga County Judge Michael Russo said he was aiming to begin the ...
Nebraska lawmaker sentenced after DUI guilty plea
A state senator has been sentenced after pleading guilty to drunken driving in his northwest Omaha district. On Monday Scott Lautenbaugh was fined $500 and given two days in jail and a year of probation. He qualified for house arrest so will serve his jail time at home. Authorities say ...
NC Senate takes up energy conservation rollback
A bill rolling back energy-efficiency standards for commercial builders in North Carolina is headed to the Senate floor. The Senate is scheduled to vote on a measure Wednesday that will repeal the 2012 codes and adopt 2009 standards, which are 30-percent lower than today's energy-use benchmarks. Backers of the bill ...
Texas Senate drops abortion ban after 20 weeks
The Republican-led Texas Senate voted late Tuesday night for tough new restrictions on abortion clinics and providers, but abandoned efforts to ban the procedure after the 20th week of pregnancy. While the U.S. House approved a similar ban after 20 weeks earlier in the day, the sponsor of the Texas ...
NC House panel OKs possible 75 mph speed limits
A drive to raise North Carolina's top speed limit to 75 mph moved ahead Tuesday after a House committee recommended a Senate bill despite warnings by legislators that higher speeds will mean more casualties. The House Transportation Committee agreed to the bill approved in the Senate in April that allows ...
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