July 29, 2020 Ex-Indiana Gov. Kernan, who was a Vietnam POW, dies at 74 Former Indiana Gov. Joe Kernan, a Vietnam prisoner of war who entered politics and was thrust into the state’s top office when his predecessor suffered a deadly stroke, died Wednesday at age 74.
July 27, 2020 Michigan county treasurer rebuked for seizing retiree's home over $8 tax debt Officials in one Michigan county are demanding answers from their treasurer amid concerns that the county could be on the hook for millions of dollars in payments to former homeowners whose properties were seized under a tough forfeiture practice.
July 23, 2020 Indiana AG says governor has overstepped in statewide coronavirus mask mandate Indiana’s attorney general said that Gov. Eric Holcomb has overstepped his authority by instating a statewide mask mandate Wednesday, claiming the order does not follow a proper constitutional process.
July 8, 2020 Michael Goodwin: Gov. Cuomo, New York's nursing home deaths are on you, not someone else New York's Gov. Cuomo has the nerve to blame grieving family members and heroic nursing-home staffers,
June 18, 2020 Pennsylvania car show dares government to shut it down over coronavirus rules Show organizers called the state's coronavirus health order "invalid" and said they would "vigorously defend this action" to open their event in court.
June 16, 2020 Los Angeles advances proposal to cut police budget by up to $150M Los Angeles is advancing a proposal to cut its police department’s budget by hundreds of millions of dollars.
June 15, 2020 Ocean City to scale up police presence on boardwalk amid violence, 'unruly behavior' Police chief warns officers will be making arrests.
June 10, 2020 Idaho county election determined by coin toss A deadlock between two Republicans was settled with a coin flip.
June 8, 2020 Derek Chauvin set to make first court appearance Chauvin will appear before the Hennepin County District Court at 12:45 p.m. He is facing charges for second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter after using his knee to pin Floyd to the ground by his neck for nearly nine minutes while Floyd was in custody.
June 5, 2020 Dem AGs ask Congress for more power to investigate local police departments The letter, reported by Politico, asks Congress to give state attorneys general "clear statutory authority under federal law to investigate and resolve patterns or practices... of unconstitutional policing by local police departments in our respective states."
