Month: June 2023

Ron Richard, a former Joplin mayor who also had the distinction of being the only lawmaker in Missouri history to be elected both Speaker of the House and Speaker pro tem of the Senate, has died. He was 75 years old. His death drew an outpouring of condolences and support Friday from political leaders both local and state, and from the Republican and Democratic parties, who said Richard was a unique lawmaker. In a statement on Twitter, Republican Gov. Mike Parson said: “Missouri has lost a strong leader and dedicated public servant with the passing of Ron Richard. Ron was…

FORT LIBERTY, N.C. (AP) – President Joe Biden traveled to the newly renamed Fort Liberty in North Carolina on Friday to sign an executive order that aims to strengthen job opportunities for military spouses and veterans whose careers are often they see interrupted by the deployments of their loved ones. . Less than 100 miles away at the state’s Republican Party convention, GOP presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed to restore the base’s old name, which until last week was ‘named Fort Bragg after a Confederate general, if the voters chose him. president “It’s an iconic name and an…

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FORT LIBERTY, N.C. (AP) – President Joe Biden traveled to the newly renamed Fort Liberty in North Carolina on Friday to sign an executive order that aims to strengthen job opportunities for military spouses and veterans whose careers are often they see interrupted by the deployments of their loved ones. . Less than 100 miles away at the state’s Republican Party convention, GOP presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed to restore the base’s old name, which until last week was ‘named Fort Bragg after a Confederate general, if the voters chose him. president “It’s an iconic name and an…

A long-debated bill to automatically seal the criminal records of millions of New Yorkers a certain period after their conviction has passed both chambers of the state Legislature for the first time. Lawmakers voted to pass the measure, which supporters call the Clean Slate Act, at the finish line in the last minute of an extended legislative session originally scheduled to end Thursday. The bill would automatically seal criminal records three years after a misdemeanor conviction and eight years after a person is released from prison on a felony conviction. It does not apply to Class A felonies or misdemeanors…

Former President Donald Trump on Saturday ripped apart the federal indictment accusing him of mishandling classified documents, accusing Democrats of a “political job” against him as he alleged a double standard in the administration of justice . “They took office, and they did it 36 ​​different times. And we have a bully who’s in charge. This is a political success job, Republicans are treated very differently at the Justice Department than Democrats,” he said. said in a speech at the Georgia Republican state convention. The 2024 front-runner was indicted on Friday on 37 federal charges, including willful withholding of national…

CNN — A man is accused of entering a Florida theme park, jumping into an alligator enclosure and recording a video for social media, a dangerous stunt that authorities say led to his arrest. Tampa Bay police say 20-year-old Jacob Pursifull jumped a fence to illegally enter Busch Gardens theme park on June 1. He and two others went to the park’s alligator enclosure, which is equipped with two layers of metal fencing, footage of the incident shows. . Authorities say Pursifull entered the compound while one of the people with him recorded him. according to a release from the…

June 10, 2023 Breaking news Houston Chronicle The Houston Police Department is in the middle of an investigation after a body was found in a U-Haul truck. MORE ABOUT LOCAL: A man shot in the arm by possible ‘gangsters’ after buying some tacos Houston police posted on Twitter Friday afternoon that they responded to a report of a body found inside a truck at a storage facility at 10200 Katy Freeway. Twitter – Houston Police Twitter MORE ABOUT LOCAL: Two shot, including a 60-year-old man, after a standoff at the apartment A photo shows officers and several patrol vehicles at…