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Senate Labor Committee To Propose $17 Per Hour Minimum Wage Hike
The Senate Labor Committee will propose a $17 per hour minimum wage hike in June. Senate Labor Committee Will Propose Bill to Raise Minimum Wage to $17 Per Hour The Senate Labor Committee is expected to propose a bill in June to increase the minimum wage to $17 per hour in different sectors. According to…
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New School Voucher Bill Disallowed Over Failure To Follow Formal Procedures
After failing to follow formal procedures, a new school voucher bill was disallowed to push through. House Representatives Disallow the Voting Over New School Voucher Bill The House representatives disallowed the new school voucher bill or the Senate Bill 8 to push through after learning that the House Public Education Committee did not follow the…
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Wisconsin Man Pleads Not Guilty to Killing Transgender Woman in Milwaukee
A man from Wisconsin has pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree reckless homicide and possession of a firearm by a felon in connection to the killing of a transgender woman, Cashay Henderson, in Milwaukee in February. Wisconsin man pleads not guilty to charges of killing a transgender woman in Milwaukee The accused, Cordell M.…
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Houston Man Charged With Manslaughter After Stray Bullet Kills Sleeping Woman In Her Apartment
A woman was killed by a stray bullet while she was sleeping in her Houston apartment, in what police have called a āsenseless crime.ā Houston man charged with manslaughter after stray bullet kills woman in her apartment Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said that Bethany Mefford, 29, was shot in the head by Darius Lewis,…
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Serial Killer Pleads Guilty to Four Counts of Murder in Seminole Heights, Tampa
A man who killed four people in Seminole Heights, Tampa, in 2017 has pleaded guilty to four counts of murder and has been sentenced to life in prison. A serial killer who murdered four people in Tampa in 2017 pleads guilty and is sentenced to life in prison Howell Donaldson III changed his plea from…
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Two Michigan Schools: Students Ban Using Backpacks In Going To School After Four Guns Confiscate From The Students
Two Michigan Schools banned their students from carrying backpacks on campus after several incidents where students brought guns inside the school. The ban on carrying backpacks in the two Michigan Schools has started School Officials of the two Michigan Schools decided to prohibit students from carrying backpacks inside the campus after recent incidents where…
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Gov. Abbott Faces Criticism Over Mental Health Care Funding Amidst Calls for Action on Gun Violence
This statement has been criticized by many, who have pointed out that Abbott’s administration had redirected money from the Texas agency that administers mental health services to fund Operation Lone Star, which is a border mission aimed at slowing illegal immigration. Gov. Abbott has recently made a statement saying that mental health care is the…
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US Army Sergeant Sentenced to 25 Years for Killing Protester at Black Lives Matter Rally
The murder happened two months after George Floyd‘s death. Daniel Perry, a US Army sergeant, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the murder of a protester at a Black Lives Matter rally in Austin, Texas Perry killed 28-year-old Garrett Foster, an Air Force veteran, at a racial justice rally in 2020. Perry’s…
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Louisiana Lawmakers Reject Rape, Incest Exceptions To Abortion Bans
Louisiana lawmakers rejected the exception of rape and incest cases to abortion bans Wednesday. Louisiana Lawmakers Oppose Bill to Exclude Rape and Incest Cases to Abortion Bans The Louisiana lawmakers opposed the bill that aims to exclude rape and incest cases from abortion bans without giving enough reasoning for their decision. The proposed bill that…