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Victims of violent crime drive legislative change to state programs, pushing against barriers to aid
Vanessa Martinez was finishing preparations for her daughter’s second birthday in September 2021 when her ex-boyfriend broke into her Mesa, Arizona, condo and shot her in the head as she frantically tried to shield their three young children. Doctors had to remove a third of her...
Man and woman who killed and dismembered roommate sentenced to 40 years in prison
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Two people have been sentenced to 40 years in prison for the 2017 killing and dismemberment of their former roommate in Maryland. Christina Harnish, also known as Christina Stallings, and William Rice were sentenced Friday to the maximum punishment for...
Citing migrant influx, New York mayor asks court to suspend long-standing 'right to shelter'
NEW YORK (AP) — New York's mayor asked a judge on Tuesday to let the city suspend its long-standing “right to shelter” obligation, saying officials are no longer able to house every homeless person because of the arrival of tens of thousands of international migrants. The right...
Judge dismisses Kari Lake's final claim in election loss for Arizona governor
PHOENIX (AP) — A judge on Monday dismissed the only remaining legal claim in Republican Kari Lake’s challenge of her loss in last year's race for Arizona governor, affirming the election of Democrat Katie Hobbs. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter A. Thompson said Lake...
Arizona governor vetoes bill banning use of transgender students' names, pronouns
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed a bill that would have compelled schools not to refer to transgender students by the names or pronouns they identify with. Hobbs announced the veto Monday afternoon, saying the legislation was an attack on transgender children. ...
Wisconsin Republicans join push to outlaw child sex dolls
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans have joined a national push to outlaw child sex dolls, releasing a proposal Monday that would make possessing one a felony. Some groups say the dolls help protect children by providing those attracted to children another outlet. Others...
False claims of a stolen election thrive unchecked on Twitter even as Musk promises otherwise
NEW YORK (AP) — In an interview this week, Twitter owner Elon Musk said users making false claims of stolen elections “will be corrected” on the platform. Prompted by a CNBC reporter for extra assurance that would happen, Musk responded, “Oh yeah, 100%.” Yet...
Trial over Kari Lake’s last challenge to loss in Arizona governor’s race wraps up 1st day
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Maricopa County has a failed process for verifying thousands of ballot signatures that even some of its own workers question, attorneys for Kari Lake, the 2022 Republican candidate for Arizona governor, argued in court Wednesday. Lake's lawyers spent most of the...
Arizona's governor and attorney general announce crackdown on Medicaid fraud
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs and other top state officials announced a crackdown Tuesday on Medicaid fraud, particularly honing in on illegitimate group homes. The Hobbs administration said many of those homes target tribal community members and have defrauded the state...
Unsuccessful Republican candidate in Arizona attorney general race pushes for new trial
PHOENIX (AP) — Attorneys for the Republican candidate who lost last year's election for Arizona attorney general on Tuesday requested a new trial in his efforts to overturn the results of the November contest. They allege Abraham Hamadeh actually won because many provisional...
