Eight Jurors Enough to Impose Death Penalty

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that will allow eight jurors to be enough to impose capital punishment in state cases, making Florida the fourth state that will not require a unanimous vote to impose the death sentence. The legislation, SB 450, allows for a two-thirds supermajority vote of jurors, and seeks to change … Continued

Bill Allows Minors to Serve Alcohol

Lawmakers in Iowa’s Senate passed a controversial bill Tuesday that would allow minors to work longer hours and work in currently banned roles, like serving alcohol at restaurants, the Des Moines Register reported. Supporters of the bill — mainly Republicans — said it would give children valuable opportunities to work and get paid, whereas opponents — largely … Continued

New Bill Would Greatly Reduce Prison Sentences for Worst Offenders

A new California bill would let some of the state’s worst criminals, murderers and serial rapists walk out of prison despite sentences of death or life without parole. The bill was written by state Sen. Dave Cortese and co-authors, including San Francisco’s Sen. Scott Wiener, who wrote a prior bill that decreased the punishment for knowingly infecting someone … Continued

Tricia Cotham Switches Parties from Dem to Republican

North Carolina State Rep. Tricia Cotham has switched her political party to Republican, giving the GOP a veto-proof majority in the state House of Representatives in the middle of the legislative session. WRAL TV first reported the possibility of a change on Tuesday. “The party wants to villainize anyone who has free thought, free judgment, has … Continued

Bills Blocking Porn Considered in 8 States

Proposed measures in eight states are targeting pornography by requiring phone and tablet manufacturers to include filters that would automatically censor any nude or sexually explicit content. NBC News reports the bills to say the phone filters must prevent children from downloading sexually explicit content via mobile data networks, applications owned and controlled by the manufacturer, … Continued

Denver Schools Add Armed Personnel

Earlier on Wednesday, Breitbart News reported that two school staff members were shot at Denver’s East High School and reports are now surfacing that Denver Public Schools (DPS) superintendent Alex Marrero responded by announcing armed resource officers would be placed on campus. KDVR noted that DPS had armed resource officers until the DPS board voted to remove them in … Continued

Pajaro, CA Residents Homeless, Waiting for Disaster Aid

Residents of Pajaro, California, a flooded community in Monterey County, are furious at Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and President Joe Biden for failing to deliver the federal disaster aid that was promised earlier this month. As Breitbart News reported March 12, a levee that had not been improved in decades broke during storms and caused a large … Continued

Abortion Pill Ban Challenged

Supporters of abortion rights filed an updated lawsuit on Tuesday in order to prevent Wyoming’s new ban on abortion pills from taking effect. Just days after Governor Mark Gordon (R-Wyo.) signed the first-ever express ban on abortion drugs in the country, a group planning to operate what would be the second facility in the state … Continued

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