Law & Order
Judge orders Minneapolis to hire more police officers after major crime spike and defunding of police force
A judge ordered the city of Minneapolis on Thursday to hire more police officers after several residents sued over the lack of law enforcement in the face of a spike in violent crime. The Hennepin […]
Politics
States move to roll back firearm permits, over police objections
Legislators in half a dozen states are considering measures to roll back requirements that gun owners obtain permits and training before carrying concealed weapons, as Republican politicians race to show their support for gun rights […]
Politics
Democrat Lizzie Pannill Fletcher is about to find out how badly Texas Republicans want her out of Congress
WASHINGTON — Lizzie Pannill Fletcher‘s political career became something of a trophy to Washington Democrats in 2018 after she won the Houston-based 7th Congressional District — long a bastion of Texas Republican leadership. The seat was […]