Month: March 2019

Two South Carolina sheriff’s deputies are reportedly expected to be charged with manslaughter after a police van in which they were traveling was overtaken by flooding from Hurricane Florence, killing two mental health patients. Stephen Flood and Joshua Bishop, both Horry County sheriff’s deputies, are accused of abandoning the two female mental health patients when the […]

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One of the top Republican lawmakers in Virginia served as managing editor of a 1968 yearbook at Virginia Military Institute that contained racist photos and slurs, The Virginian Pilot reported Thursday. Senate Majority Leader Tommy Norment (R) oversaw the 1968 edition of The Bomb, an annual publication at VMI. The yearbook contained multiple photos of individuals posing in blackface […]

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A pair of Nebraska state senators on Tuesday filed a ballot initiative for official review that would give citizens of the state the chance to vote on legalizing medical marijuana.  State Sens. Anna Wishart (D) and Adam Morfeld (D) submitted their proposed language on behalf of Nebraskans for Sensible Marijuana Laws, a political committee working […]

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An activist who exposed her breast outside the Virginia state Capitol to express support for the Equal Rights Amendment was ordered held without bond until her March 21 court date before the judge later reversed his decision. Michelle Renay Sutherland, 45, was arrested on an indecent exposure charge on Monday, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond Judge Lawrence […]

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Rep. Jennifer WextonJennifer Lynn WextonWhy block citizenship to immigrants who defend America? House Dems introduce bill providing paid family leave for federal employees How gun control activists learned from the NRA MORE (D-Va.) tweeted Wednesday afternoon that she believes the woman who accused Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax (D) of sexual assault. “I believe Dr. Vanessa […]

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantisRonald Dion DeSantisFlorida bill repealing ban on smokable medical marijuana headed to governor’s desk GOP turns Venezuela into Florida attack line Matt Gaetz makes rare break with Trump: ‘Climate change is real’ MORE (R) outlined his $625 million a year plan to restore and protect Florida’s water resources during two events Tuesday. […]

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