Former judge admonished for $1,000 loan to defendant behind on payments
The Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications decided that the former judge’s actions went too far. (Getty Images) Indiana’s Commission on Judicial Qualifications on Friday admonished a former judge for making…
U.S. House rebukes Biden administration over pause in heavy bomb shipments to Israel
A bill passed Thursday, May 16, 2024 by the U.S. House says military assistance withheld from Israel “shall be delivered to Israel not later than 15 days after” the bill…
Abortion ballot measures could lift Dems in U.S. House races, DelBene says
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Suzan DelBene speaks at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 19, 2023. DelBene spoke to reporters Friday, May 17, 2024, about how…
Man awaiting trial in ex-girlfriend’s death found guilty of federal drug, firearms charges
Deven Moffitt. Photo courtesy of Vermont State Police A Bennington man awaiting a state trial in the killing of his ex-girlfriend was convicted Thursday of drug and firearms charges in…
Getting to know Montana’s 2nd Congressional District candidates
A bipartisan agreement on government spending for the remainder of fiscal 2024 emerged just before 3 a.m. on March 21, 2024. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt | States Newsroom) About this…
Missed care, fewer patients: Rural families and clinics feel Medicaid cuts
Children’s Defense Fund program director Graciela Camarena assists Lucia Salazar with filling out Medicaid and SNAP application forms for her family in Pharr, Texas, in November 2023. States with the…
Abortion ballot measures could lift Dems in U.S. House races, campaign chief says
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Suzan DelBene speaks at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 19, 2023. DelBene spoke to reporters Friday, May 17, 2024, about how…
Law enforcement seizing a lot more fentanyl pills, especially in West, study says
Bags of fentanyl pills seized in a December 2022 investigation of a drug distribution operation in Whatcom County, Washington. This was a joint operation of several agencies including Whatcom County…
California promised a higher minimum wage for health care workers. Will Newsom delay it?
In summary A higher minimum wage for health care workers that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law is set to take effect in two weeks, but he is racing to…
Tuesday’s primary election may be the most important Idaho election in recent memory
Out-of-state operators are influencing our elections. Let’s show them what Idahoans are made of, writes guest columnist Rod Gramer. (Otto Kitsinger for Idaho Capital Sun) Every two years one hears…