Death penalty for child rapists clears final legislative hurdle, heads to governor’s desk

WHNT.com— A controversial bill that would allow the state to seek the death penalty for those convicted of rape of a child passed the House of Representatives Monday, clearing the final legislative hurdle before becoming law in Tennessee.

Mississippi Today—IVF heir bill heads to governor’s desk. This is the fifth year Rep. Dana McLean, R-Columbus, filed the measure to give inheritance rights to children conceived via IVF after the death of one parent, as 27 other states have done.

Mississippi Today—Law enforcement officers’ oversight bill heads to governor’s desk. The Mississippi House on Saturday and the Senate on Monday passed legislation to give the state’s officer certification board the power to investigate law enforcement misconduct.

WKBN.com—Ohio Senator’s fentanyl crackdown bill heads to the President’s desk. Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown’s plan to attack the nation’s worsening fentanyl crisis is now headed to the president’s desk where it will be signed into law.