Day: May 18, 2023

NJ AG sues school district over parental notification policy, alleges discrimination against LGBTQ students

11:16 pm May 18, 2023

New Jersey’s Attorney General on Wednesday filed a civil rights lawsuit against the Hanover Township School District over a policy that his office argues discriminates against LGBTQ students. In the lawsuit, AG Matthew Platkin contends that Board Policy 8463, adopted by the Hanover Township Board of Education on Tuesday, requires school staff to notify parents […]

West Virginia woman sentenced to over 60 years for meth, fentanyl trafficking

11:06 pm May 18, 2023

A West Virginia woman was sentenced to decades in prison this week for her role as a meth and fentanyl drug dealer in the southern part of the state, officials said. Heather L. Hewitt, 42, led a drug trafficking ring in Fayette County, local prosecutor Anthony Ciliberti, Jr. said in a statement Wednesday. A judge […]

New Mexico officials release videos showing officers rushing gunman who killed 3 women

11:05 pm May 18, 2023

Video recordings released by police Thursday of this week’s deadly rampage in New Mexico show someone saying “kill me” on a home’s doorbell camera and officers rushing toward the 18-year-old gunman before fatally shooting him outside a church. Police have been probing for motivations behind the deadly attack by Beau Wilson on Monday, the day […]

Georgia labor force shows another strong month as unemployment rate stays fixed at 3.1%

11:03 pm May 18, 2023

More workers are looking for and finding jobs in Georgia as the state’s unemployment rate stays low. Georgia’s unemployment rate remained at 3.1% in April for the ninth month in a row, although that’s up from the all-time low of 2.9% in April 2022. Beyond the stable jobless rate, there’s other good news in the […]

Texas mom opposes ban on hormone treatments on minors: My daughter ‘transitioned socially’ at five years old

11:00 pm May 18, 2023

A Texas mom identified as Rachel stated that her child “transitioned socially” at age five while attacking a recent state bill that would ban gender treatments for minors. Appearing on MSNBC’s “José Díaz-Balart Reports” Thursday morning, Rachel, who requested the network not use her last name, discussed the negative impact of the Texas bill on […]

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