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‘This is unjust:’ TN bill changes financing role in setting bail
WKRN articles via Yahoo News· 2 months agoNASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tennessee lawmakers passed a bill Tuesday impacting how judges set bail...
Opinion | Georgia's new cash bail law seeks to punish the poor — and protesters, too
MSNBC via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA new law in Georgia expands the use of cash bail and attacks charitable bail funds, one of the only...
GOP Senate leaders confront Louisville Democrat as 'Safer Kentucky Act' advances
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFRANKFORT — The Senate approved the controversial Safer Kentucky Act on Friday afternoon after a...
Governor signs law making it harder for violent criminals to quickly bond out
WSOC via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA bill that changes the way bond is issued for certain offenders has been signed into law. PREVIOUS...
Kemp signs bill into law forcing sheriffs to enforce federal immigration law
Georgia Recorder via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThis story was updated Thursday at 9:15 a.m. Gov. Brian Kemp signed a law on Wednesday requiring law...
Gov. JB Pritzker signs SAFE-T Act amendments into law ahead of cash bail ending Jan. 1
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed the most debated legislation of the Illinois General Assembly...
List of new Florida laws that take effect starting January 1, 2024
WFTV via Yahoo News· 6 months agoFlorida residents and visitors should take note of the recent changes that Governor Ron DeSantis has...
'Hostile to Black Americans': Breaking down 5 laws NAACP named in Florida travel advisory
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe NAACP issued a historic travel advisory for Florida over the weekend, listing five laws that...
SC Gov. McMaster urges lawmakers to act on illegal guns, bond reform
WSOC via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSouth Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster held a news conference Tuesday to speak about penalties for...
New Florida laws coming in 2024, including one that impacts all drivers
WFLA via Yahoo News· 6 months agoTAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Several new Florida laws go into effect on New Year’s Day. The new legislation,...