• Snopes

    Wisconsin Allows Noncitizens to Get IDs to Vote?

    We found details about the process by which a person can obtain a voting ID in Wisconsin.

  • Maine House votes to allow lawsuits against gunmakers

    The bill from Rep. Rebecca Millett, D-Cape Elizabeth, was introduced last spring but took on added significance after the October 2023 mass shooting in Lewiston.

  • Pottstown man draws prison for rape of girl, 13

    Randy Vincent Kraemer, 22, of the 300 block of North Evans Street, was sentenced in Montgomery County Court to 4 to 8 years in a state correctional facility after he pleaded guilty to a felony charge of rape by forcible compulsion in connection with an August 2023 incident at his residence.

  • Pottstown man draws prison for rape of girl, 13

    Randy Vincent Kraemer, 22, of the 300 block of North Evans Street, was sentenced in Montgomery County Court to 4 to 8 years in a state correctional facility after he pleaded guilty to a felony charge of rape by forcible compulsion in connection with an August 2023 incident at his residence.

    • MSNBC

    Louisiana Republicans vote to end lunch breaks for child workers

    It’s been difficult to keep up with the number of Republican efforts in recent years to roll back child labor laws. The Guardian reported in the fall that GOP policymakers at the state level “have led efforts to roll back child labor protections, with bills introduced in at least 16 states.” To be sure, not all of the measures are identical. In some states, Republicans want to scrap age verification requirements for employers. In other states, they want minors to be able to serve alcohol. A...

  • 13 Dems vote against resolution condemning Iran after Israel strike

    More than a dozen House Democrats voted against a resolution condemning Iran's airstrikes on Israel Thursday. The resolution, which also affirms U.S. support for Israel responding to the attack however it deems necessary, overwhelmingly passed 404 to 14. Just one House Republican, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., voted against the bill.  Fox News Digital reached out to Massie for comment. Massie was joined by 13 Democrats, including "Squad" member Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.; Rashida Tlaib,...

  • Illinois Senate measure allowing police to address squatters advances

    (The Center Square) – The Illinois Senate could consider a bill to address squatters. That’s when a homeowner comes home from a vacation or other extended period away to find someone else taking over their dwelling. State Sen. Dave Syverson, R-Cherry Valley, told the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday the stories continue to stack up about people going on vacation, or going to a long-term care facility, only to come back home to find someone who has taken over...

  • Powerball Prize Climbs To $1.3B Ahead Of Next Drawing

    Lottery players will have another shot Saturday night at a Powerball jackpot that has grown to an estimated $1.3 billion after more than three months without a winner.

  • Lawmakers vote down bill that would allow some Alabama death row inmates to be resentenced

    Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday rejected a bill that would provide new sentences for about 30 inmates who were given the death penalty despite a jury’s recommendation of life imprisonment.

  • ‘We are not bad people,’ sidewalk vendor hopes for a chance as officials vote on ordinance

    LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- Thousands of street vendors play a role in the everyday lives of Las Vegas valley communities. The final stages of implementing a bill backing vendors could make it easier for them. 8 News Now spoke with a sidewalk vendor at a setup of a truck, a table, a tent, and long lines []

  • House votes to reapprove law allowing warrantless surveillance of US citizens

    Fisa allows for monitoring of foreign communications, as well as collection of citizens’ messages and callsHouse lawmakers voted on Friday to reauthorize section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or Fisa, including a key measure that allows for warrantless surveillance of Americans. The controversial law allows for far-reaching monitoring of foreign communications, but has also led to the collection of US citizens’ messages and phone calls.Lawmakers voted 273–147 to approve the...

  • Tennessee Senate advances bill to allow death penalty for child rape

    Tennessee’s GOP-controlled Senate has advanced legislation allowing the death penalty in child rape convictions