Bill letting trained teachers carry guns passes West Virginia House
The Republican-controlled West Virginia House of Delegates voted Wednesday in favor of allowing trained teachers to carry guns in public schools.
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Hawaii officials request $1B in short-term Maui wildfire recovery funds
Officials in Hawaii have requested approximately $1 billion from the Legislature to subsidize short-term recovery expenses for last summer's Maui wildfire.
Colorado lawmakers eye regulatory funeral home crackdown over mishandled remains cases
Colorado lawmakers on Wednesday took aim at the state's comparatively lax regulations on funeral homes, on the heels of two recent, egregious cases of mishandled human remains.
Maine’s Democrat governor wants to tackle gun control and mental health in wake of mass shooting
The Lewiston mass shooting which took place in October is also the Pine Tree State's deadliest. Gov. Janet Mills laid out her gun control game plan on Wednesday in response.
Democrat Illinois governor proposes $53B budget including funding for migrants
Democrat second-term Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker's proposed $52.7 billion budget includes $182 million for migrants, part of a joint funding plan with Cook County.
Riley Gaines hostage for ransom, assault investigation ‘suspended’ by SFSU police with no charges
EXCLUSIVE: The San Fransisco State University Police Department has suspended its investigation into Women’s sports activist and former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines’ hostage incident and assault last year, saying the alleged charges are “unfounded."
Wisconsin GOP Senate candidate says challengers must be ‘pretty worried’ after latest ‘smearing’ attempt
Wisconsin GOP Senate candidate Eric Hovde said his challengers must be "pretty worried" after "smearing" him and the charity he operates to help victims of human trafficking.