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Bills affecting TN justice system passed in 2024: Prison time, bail rules, mental health
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe judge must also enter a no contact order before the defendant is released on bail. The bill is...
Tennessee's worst juvenile criminals can't age out of punishment thanks to new blended sentencing
Fox News· 8 hours agoTennessee lawmakers have sent a "blended sentencing" bill to Gov. Bill Lee's desk that will crack...
Bill to rewrite ethics law pending in final few days of session
Birmingham News· 18 hours agoMatt Simpson, R-Daphne, to repeal and replace the ethics law, which is intended to prevent public...
CT lawmakers vote to stiffen penalties on cops who falsify records following fake ticket scandal
Stamford Advocate· 15 hours agoNed Lamont in response to a fake ticket data....B. 5055, passed the House on by a vote of 149 to 0....
Gun control groups call on Congress to undo background check change for veterans
The Hill via AOL· 6 days agoCongress has created an “enormous threat to the safety and well-being of veterans” by blocking...
Letter: No similarities between Trump, Biden policies | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Honolulu Star-Advertiser· 4 days agoFirst, the Trump tax breaks helped more than just the rich, it lowered tax rates at all levels and...
Replacing prison terms with mobilization for white-collar criminals – expert interview
The New Voice of Ukraine via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe Ukrainian parliament may soon vote on a bill that would release former officials convicted for...
Ohio has done nothing to disclose dark money after major pay-to-play scandal
Gannett via AOL· 2 days agoThe latest proposal has no Republican co-sponsors in a Legislature controlled by the GOP. The sole...
Gov. Phil Murphy wants formerly incarcerated NJ residents to serve on juries
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 6 days agoBrian Stack — who had sponsored the bill — pulled it from the list before the meeting started....
California Passed a Law to Stop ‘Pay to Play’ in Local Politics. After Two Years, Legislators Want...
Lost Coast Outpost· 6 days agoDescribed by its author as the “most significant political reform” in decades, a 2022 law designed to limit businesses’ and contractors’ attempts to sway local elected officials ...