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Mayor

Atlanta shootings have left 4 children dead in a 3-week span. Mayor says this is an unacceptable trend

CNN — In the span of three weeks, shootings in Atlanta have killed four children between the ages of 11 and 16, and Mayor Andre Dickens said Sunday the recent trend is unacceptable. “A week before Christmas, families should be preparing to celebrate,” Dickens wrote in a statement. “Instead, we have parents in Atlanta doing […]

Alabama

The death penalty in the US remains in decline during ‘the year of the botched execution,’ analysis finds | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

CNN — The use and imposition of the death penalty in America saw a continued decline in 2022 as polls showed public support for capital punishment stayed near historic lows, according to a year-end report by the Death Penalty Information Center. While several factors have contributed to what the non-profit describes as the death penalty’s […]

Alabama

Kenneth Smith: Alabama set to execute inmate whose jury voted 11-1 for life in prison | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

CNN — Alabama plans to execute on Thursday an inmate whose jury’s 11-1 vote for a life sentence was overridden by the trial judge who opted instead for the death penalty, a practice the state has since repealed. Kenneth Smith, convicted of capital murder for his role in the 1988 killing of Elizabeth Sennett, should […]

Mayor

Raleigh, North Carolina, shooting: 5 dead in Hedingham neighborhood, police say

CNN — Five people – including an off-duty police officer – are dead after a shooting Thursday in eastern Raleigh, North Carolina, police said. Two people were taken to the hospital, one of whom was a Raleigh K9 officer with non-life threatening injuries and was later released, authorities said. The other victim is in critical […]

Alaska

Graham’s 15-week abortion bill further complicates Republican midterm messaging | #alaska | #politics

CNN — Republican Senate candidates eager to make the 2022 midterms about inflation, crime and President Joe Biden’s first term have a new dilemma in Sen. Lindsey Graham’s bill that would ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The bill, which the South Carolina Republican introduced this week on a day of disappointing inflation news, […]

City Council

Austin City Council approves resolution to encourage raising minimum age for purchasing AR-15 style weapons | #citycouncil

CNN — The city council in Texas’ capital approved a resolution to explore raising the age for purchasing AR-15-style rifles and other semi-automatic weapons from 18 to 21 during a meeting Thursday. The resolution directs Austin City Manager Spencer Cronk to “explore every option” to would allow the city to restrict the sale of such […]

Mayor

Chattanooga shooting: Mayor vows to treat gun violence ‘like the crisis it is’ after the city’s second mass shooting within 8 days

CNN — The mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee, vowed to treat gun violence “like the crisis that it is” after the city saw its second mass shooting in just over a week early Sunday. Three people were killed and at least 14 others were injured after gunfire erupted at a nightclub just before 2:45 a.m., with […]

Arkansas

Arkansas GOP governor says state’s near-total abortion ban should be ‘revisited’ if Roe is reversed

Washington CNN — Arkansas’ near-total abortion ban should be “revisited” to provide exceptions for instances of rape or incest should the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade, the state’s Republican governor said Sunday. “While it’s still life in the womb, life of the unborn, the conception was under criminal circumstances, either incest or rape. And […]