Day: April 26, 2024

Maine governor signs off on new gun laws, mental health supports in wake of Lewiston shootings

11:51 pm April 26, 2024

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills on Friday signed into law a suite of gun safety legislation approved by lawmakers after the deadliest mass shooting in state history, expanding background checks for private sales of weapons, bolstering the state’s “yellow flag” law, criminalizing the transfer of guns to prohibited people and expanding mental health crisis care. The […]

Planned solar panel manufacturing plant to employ over 900 in eastern NC

11:11 pm April 26, 2024

A Vietnamese-based company will build its first North American solar panel manufacturing plant in eastern North Carolina, creating over 900 jobs, officials announced on Friday. Boviet Solar along with Gov. Roy Cooper and other government officials revealed at an East Carolina University news conference the company’s plans to invest almost $300 million in a 1 […]

Paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with ketamine before his death avoids prison

11:09 pm April 26, 2024

A former paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with a powerful sedative avoided prison and was sentenced to probation Friday after his homicide conviction in the Black man’s death, which helped fuel the 2020 racial injustice protests. Jeremy Cooper had faced up to three years in prison after being found guilty in a jury trial last […]

Tennessee Gov. Lee signs bill allowing concealed carry for public schoolteachers

11:06 pm April 26, 2024

Tennessee teachers and staff will be allowed to carry concealed handguns on public school grounds under legislation signed into law by Gov. Bill Lee on Friday. Lee, a Republican, had announced his support for the proposal just the day before while flanked by top Republican legislative leaders who had helped shepherd the bill through the […]

NY congressional reps introduce law forcing colleges to address antisemitism or face losing federal funds

10:59 pm April 26, 2024

Two congressional lawmakers from different sides of the aisle, both of whom represent New York, are introducing legislation in response to antisemitic protests that have created a hostile environment for Jewish students at Columbia University, putting their safety and well-being at risk. Reps. Mike Lawler, a Republican, and Ritchie Torres, a Democrat, announced the College […]

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