California lawmakers got tougher on crime. What will Newsom decide?

Sacramento — In response to growing concerns about crime in California, the Democratic-controlled state Legislature has passed a series of tough-on-crime bills, marking a major shift in the approach to criminal justice reform compared to years past. Democrats who have been consistently pushing for reduce prison population The government has had to find a compromise […]

VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: Can We Let The Voters Decide — Not The FBI, CIA, DOJ, Lawyers, Prosecutors And Judges?

When Donald Trump appeared to be gaining ground in the 2016 Republican primaries, Democrats concluded that they couldn't expect Americans to choose “the right thing” while waiting for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. What followed was eight years of extrajudicial efforts to neutralize Donald Trump, candidate, president, former president and candidate again. All these relentless efforts […]

Local leaders are best positioned to decide land use issues, including quarries

Construction projects are underway across Alabama. more than any other time in the past. Hundreds of millions of dollars are being poured into drinking water and wastewater projects thanks to the Alabama Legislature's appropriations from the American Rescue Plan Act and bipartisan Infrastructure Act funds. The Alabama Department of Environmental Management oversees these projects. States […]

Will Measure HLA pass? Voters to decide on election day

The future of city streets is being decided as Angelenos vote on the HLA measure on Tuesday. A citizen-led ballot initiative aims to force the city of Los Angeles to add hundreds of miles of bike lanes and bus lanes to make streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists. If passed, it would require 338 miles […]

Israel Agrees To Gaza Ceasefire Framework, Hamas To Decide: REPORT

Israel has “more or less accepted” an offer for a six-week ceasefire in Gaza in exchange for the release of vulnerable hostages, an official told The Associated Press. The framework depends on Hamas's acceptance of the agreement, the official said. Said A.P. “The ball is now in Hamas' court and we continue to push this […]

‘Let the people decide’: Kellyanne Conway shares gaming poll with Alabama lawmakers

Kellyanne Conway, a political strategist and pollster known for her groundbreaking work in Donald Trump's 2016 losing presidential campaign, told a group of state legislators this morning that she would like to support legalizing gaming in Alabama. She gave a talk about the research her company conducted on the possibilities. According to a poll conducted […]

Rep. Whitt to Senate: ‘We’re going to get you a bill’ to decide on gaming

None of the Alabama lawmakers have drafted a gaming bill that will be introduced in the next legislative session, which begins in two weeks, but it's likely to happen and the decision to pass it will once again be up to voters. Become. This was made clear Monday when the Huntsville-Madison County Chamber's annual Alabama […]

It’s time we let the people decide the fate of gambling in Alabama

Gambling is illegal in Alabama, but let's face the facts. Weak and confusing laws do nothing to prevent Alabamians from participating or bad actors from profiting. Last year, I visited 21 counties and well over 40 illegal facilities to see first-hand what is happening right before our eyes. What I discovered was not only surprising, […]