From Nebraska to Connecticut: more TdA ATM jackpotting arrests, sentencings

There's a Very Good Reason This Indiana Casino Was Sunk

There's a Very Good Reason This Indiana Casino Was Sunk

Illinois’ new digital asset tax threatens Chicago’s legacy, and its future – The Last Ward

Illinois commonly relies on 'sin' taxes to stitch up budget gaps. Cigarettes, gambling, and alcohol are all politically easy targets for tax hikes. 'Crypto' is now among these. ... It threatens to destroy an ecosystem of financial businesses in Chicago relying on new technology to better serve their customers.

Illinois’s Tech Tax Tantrum

By Andrew Wilford.

She Boasted Of Voting Twice On Facebook—Then The FBI Looked Into Her Rare Alligator Past

An Illinois woman was sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pay a 2,500 fine for casting two ballots in a federal election. Brenda Knuth, 61, had previously pleaded guilty on January 30, 2026, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long in Urbana, Illinois, to a charge of voting more than once in [] She Boasted Of Voting Twice On Facebook—Then The FBI Looked Into Her Rare Alligator Past

Form 4 First Northwest Bancorp For: 9 July

Form 4 First Northwest Bancorp For: 9 July

Four More Given Multi-Year Jail Sentences, Twelve Get Reduced Terms, One Fined in October 4 Trials

Four more defendants were given multi-year jail sentences, while twelve individuals secured shorter prison terms through plea agreements, and one more was fined, as court ruled on June 24 in two separate proceedings related to the October 4 election-day unrest. The rulings bring the total number of those who received full prison sentences in the

A look at new Connecticut laws taking effect on July 1. They include DCF reforms and absentee voting

HARTFORD, Conn. — New state laws implementing sweeping reforms to the Connecticut Department of Children and Families, expanding absentee voting to all eligible voters, preventing armed security officers with records of misconduct from serving ...

Georgia Lawmakers Continue QR Codes Amid Passage of Hand Recount Bill

Georgia state senators on Saturday, amid efforts to postpone removal of voter ballot QR codes to 2028, passed an amendment requiring hand recounts for the state’s top two ticket races during elections. The bill concerning the ban of QR codes on ballots would transition Georgia to an alternative system prior to the 2028 presidential election....

States sue over new student loan limits on certain nursing and healthcare degrees

New York, Arizona, North Carolina, Kentucky and Nevada are among the states challenging a rule that limits federal student loans for graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy and more.

Illinois Clean Slate Act and the “Second Chance Gap”

In Illinois, more than 3.3 million people live with an arrest or a conviction on their record. A legal justice record of any kind can prevent an individual from accessing housing, employment and services—barriers collectively termed the “second chance gap.” The consequences are lost opportunities and 4.7 billion in lost earnings across the state, according [] The post Illinois Clean Slate Act and the “Second Chance Gap” appeared first on The Chicago Reporter.

Illinois lawmakers sandwich in less crucial bills

Not all of the nearly 3,100 bills introduced this year in Springfield aim at top voter concerns. The post Illinois lawmakers sandwich in less crucial bills appeared first on Illinois Policy.

Equalization Board agrees to apply tax cap while legal battle unfolds

The agreement, granted by a district court, is designed to minimize disruptions to Wyoming’s tax system. The post Equalization Board agrees to apply tax cap while legal battle unfolds appeared first on WyoFile .

Morning Minute: Robinhood Chain Explodes Onto the Crypto Scene

Plus, Circle wins a national bank charter and pops 10. And the Clarity Act gets a new draft while the clock is ticking

June road toll: 12 people killed and 668 injured, in 579 traffic accidents in Attica

At the same time, 36,803 violations were confirmed during that period, of which 269 were misdemeanors The post June road toll: 12 people killed and 668 injured, in 579 traffic accidents in Attica appeared first on ProtoThema English.

Nursing home employees get 10 years in prison for making disturbing Snapchat videos of elderly and dead patients

Two nursing home employees, McKenzie Bolfa and Aubrey Granata, will spend a decade in prison after they pleaded guilty to elderly abuse and conspiracy. A third accomplice, Jade Williams, who had also pleaded guilty, is already serving 12 years in prison, per the Kansas City Star. The incident occurred at the Golden Age Nursing Home...

ट्राफिक कारबाहीमा बुधबार मात्रै २१ लाख ४० हजार राजस्व संकलन

काठमाडौँ। बितेका २४ घण्टामा दुई हजार १५७ सवारीचालक सवारी नियम उल्लंघनको कारबाहीमा परेका छन्। यसबाट राज्यकोषमा रु २१ लाख ४० हजार ५४६ राजस्व दाखिला भएको छ। काठमाडौँ उपत्यका ट्राफिक प्रहरी कार्यालयका अनुसार मादकपदार्थ सेवन गरेको ८२, नियमविपरीत ‘राइड सेयरिङ’ गरेका १०१, संकेत बत्ती उल्लंघनकर्ता १०५ र तीव्रगतिमा सवारीसाधन हुइँक्याएका ११७ जनालाई कारबाही गरिएको हो। यसैगरी, []

Conservative think tank behind ‘broken windows’ policing and Trump’s anti-DEI push has a new target

The push to upgrade misdemeanors to felony crimes could result in years-long prison sentences and higher fines - while also impacting a person’s ability to vote or get a job in the long-term

Susie Lee Thinks Nevada Workers Are Stupid

Out of touch Susie Lee got caught trying to pull off one of the most pathetic rebrands in Nevada politics. After voting against No Tax on Tips and No Tax on Overtime, Lee trashed the working-family relief as “temporary crumbs for working families in Southern Nevada.” Now that the policy is popular with Nevada’s bartenders, servers, casino workers, valets, hotel [] The post Susie Lee Thinks Nevada Workers Are Stupid appeared first on NRCC.

July 1 ushers in a ton of new state laws. See where yours stacks up on the WTF-O-Meter. WTFs start with Kentucky allowing teens to concealed-carry firearms [Murica]

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The Supreme Court ruled seven years ago. Taxpayers are still paying the price

In June 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Association v. Thomas that Tennessee’s two-year residency requirement for alcohol retailers was unconstitutional. This marked the first time since the 2005 Granholm v. Heald decision that the Supreme Court directly addressed the relationship between the 21st Amendment and the dormant Commerce []

Hundreds of serious offenders get sentence cuts over delays

Hundreds of people convicted of serious crimes, including murder, rape and child abuse, have been given shorter sentences because their...

Cocktails-To-Go Law In Illinois Becomes Permanent July 1st

Cocktails-To-Go Law In Illinois Becomes Permanent July 1st

ICE Enforcement Continues in Red Virginia

From Uriah Kiser at the Virginia Insider: Virginians woke up to news of ICE and Greene County deputies rounding up illegal criminal immigrants near Charlottesville – and the left is losing it. Abandoned cars lined rural roads after the operation, proving enforcement is happening even under [Governor Abigail] Spanberger’s restrictions. Sheriff Steven Smith didn’t mince []

Ohio Legislature Passes Medicaid Fraud Crackdown After Daily Wire Exposé

A crackdown on fraud in Ohio’s home-health program is poised to be signed into law by Gov. Mike DeWine, after the bill passed the state’s House and Senate with overwhelming bipartisan support. The bill addresses Medicaid abuse unearthed by a Daily Wire investigation.

Supreme Court Protects Girls, Upholds Reality

The Supreme Court decision on Little v. Hecox out of Idaho and West Virginia v. B.P.J. allows states to do what's right.

Competition Bills, Suhakam motion and wide‑ranging debates mark third week of Dewan Rakyat sitting

KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 — The third week of the Dewan Rakyat sitting saw the tabling and passage of two bills, along...

Opinion: Connecticut Charters Break Through in Historic Legislative Session

Connecticut has long had among the most burdensome charter approval processes in the country, requiring both State Board of Education authorization and a separate legislative appropriation just to open a school. Although Connecticut’s charter school sector has produced strong academic results, per-pupil funding has not increased in years, and the pipeline for new charter schools []

LIVE PRIMARY RESULTS: Sweet South Carolina, and New York and Maryland Too

LIVE PRIMARY RESULTS: Sweet South Carolina, and New York and Maryland Too

Rural Eastern Kentucky Is Using Opioid Settlement Money to Fight More Than Addiction

Kentucky's Hub program uses opioid settlement funds for housing, food, and recovery support in Knott, Lee, Letcher, and Owsley counties. Here's how the model works.

Revenue Rs 1.86 million collected from traffic action

Kathmandu, July 9 : A total of 2,066 vehicle drivers were penalized for violating traffic rules in the past 24 hours. Wi...

Georgia’s QR codes for counting votes will remain for midterms after lawmakers vote to delay a fix

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia will stick with an embattled vote-counting method that relies on a QR code for this year’s midterm elections after lawmakers passed legislation Tuesday that put off making changes until 2028. The votes in the state House and Senate came after lawmakers limited a provision that requires a hand recount of ballots [] The post Georgia’s QR codes for counting votes will remain for midterms after lawmakers vote to delay a fix appeared first on Loonie Politics.

Social Security's 2027 COLA Is on Pace for a Historic "Trump Bump" -- but It Comes With Unintended Consequences

The potential for the fourth-largest cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) since 1991 comes with dire consequences for America's leading retirement program.

July is here, and that means it’s busy season again on Beacon Hill

An even-year July 31 is always a critical crossroads for the House and Senate, but rules changes this time around mean it will look different than it has for the past two decades. And as the House budget chief put it, “it can’t go worse” than last term.

Free the Prairieland defendants!

The trial and sentencing of the Prairieland defendants and the grotesque sentences handed them June 23 — from 30 to 100 years in prison, for each of eight defendants — was the closest thing to the reactionary and legal lynchings that have been all too common in the history of . . . Continue reading Free the Prairieland defendants! at Workers.org