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Louisiana lawmakers reject bill to abolish death penalty after emotional hearing
The News-Star via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLouisiana will keep the death penalty for at least another year after a House committee on Wednesday...
House Republicans to Vote on Bill to Abolish IRS
National Review via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHouse Republicans are set to vote on a bill that would abolish the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and introduce a national-consumption tax to replace the...
Lawmakers call for an end to capital punishment in Ohio. Again.
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAlthough Ohio hasn't executed anyone since 2018, a dozen state senators are banding together to...
Louisiana death penalty debate returns as lawmaker seeks to end executions
The Daily Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLouisiana state Rep. Kyle Green said he felt compelled to bring a bill to abolish the state's death...
Malaysia scraps mandatory death penalty and natural-life prison terms
The Independent UK via AOL· 1 year agoMalaysia's parliament passed sweeping legal reforms to abolish the mandatory death penalty and...
Governor Jeff Landry says Louisiana owes it to victims, families to carry out death penalty
Shreveport Times | The Times via Yahoo News· 4 months agoGov. Jeff Landry said Louisiana owes it to victims and their families to resume executions of...
Letters to the Editor: Slapping down arguments for keeping the Senate and electoral college
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA man holds the certificate of vote from Nevada during a joint session of Congress to certify the...
Iowa ended the death penalty after it hanged 2 men in 1962. A GOP bill would bring it back
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 4 months agoSeveral Republicans legislators are renewing their push to bring back the death penalty in Iowa —...
After Zoey's death, here's what top Republicans want to change about Kansas laws
The Topeka Capital-Journal via Yahoo News· 8 months agoAfter the death of Zoey Felix and the subsequent release of a summary of the state child welfare...
‘It should always be an option’: MO lawmakers stand by death penalty ahead of execution
Kansas City Star McClatchy Articles via AOL· 2 years agoTwo Missouri lawmakers — one Republican, one Democrat — last December introduced bills to repeal the...