She noted that Washington and Louisiana struck share overall goal of reining in runaway drug prices, -run Medicaid programs. ..…

A lack of diversity in state police agencies is an issue across the country from Massachusetts to Louisiana to California. The Washington State Patrol has 1048 sworn troopers, according to figures provided by the agency. ..…

Rispone asked Edwards why he supported Hillary Clinton during the election, to which Edwards replied that he is governing not from Washington-centric mindset except from one that is Louisiana-specific and bipartisan... ..…

Supreme Court Grapples With Louisiana Law on Unanimous Verdicts . . . . WASHINGTON (CN) – The Supreme Court appeared unlikely Monday to endorse Louisiana’s view about whether jury verdicts in state criminal trials must be unanimous. . ..…

WASHINGTON — Taking up its first batch of cases since the summer recess, Supreme Court accepted dueling appeals over new Louisiana abortion rules.. ..…

Hellerstedt, report New York Times, Washington Post and CNN.. Circuit Court of Appeals at New Orleans upheld Louisiana September 2018, reasoning that it had different impact than Texas law. ..…

in Washington Times last week brought the issue of reparations front and center into Louisiana's upcoming election, Democrat Gov. ..…

The five states with the worst inequality were Florida, Connecticut, New York, Louisiana, and California. Washington, D.C., was also near the top of the national list for income inequality. ..…

The income divide was wealthy coastal states including New York, Washington, and Connecticut, D.C and also in areas with relatively poverty, such as Puerto Rico and Louisiana. . ..…

In Washington, DC, they had 16.34 deaths per 100,000 and in Louisiana, the number was 10.68. . ..…

The diagnosis, applied even to outgoing Democratic senators in conservative territory like Arkansas and Louisiana, infuriated party leaders in Washington. ..…

According to the new report: . 8 states explicitly condition voting rights restoration of formerly incarcerated individuals on the payments of fines and fees: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee and Washington. . 20 states do so implicitly: Alaska, California,..…

Meghan Menard McCune is a  Ph.D. candidate, Manship School of Mass Communication, Louisiana State University. John Maxwell Hamilton is Global Scholar at Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC and Hopkins P Breazeale Professor, Manship School of Mass Communications,..…

Associated Press reporters Melinda Deslatte Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Rachel La Corte Olympia, Washington, and Sarah Zimmerman Salem, Oregon, .. ..…

Fifteen states have religious defenses to felony crimes against Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa,   Louisiana,   Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma,   Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. ..…

Washington, D.C. . The South . The following states in their entirety: . ... Washington, D.C. . The Deep South . The following states in their entirety: . ..…

State attorneys general in Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, North Dakota, Tennessee, Washington and West Virginia told AP they lack the authority to prosecute human trafficking cases, either because primary criminal prosecutorial powers lie with..…

Washington is the best state to in, while Louisiana is the worst, according to rankings released Tuesday by U.S. ..…

Washington state had the highest overall ranking, followed by New Hampshire, Minnesota, Utah and Vermont. Louisiana was at the bottom. . The study aimed to describe how the 50 states serve their residents across the eight main categories. ..…

Washington and Louisiana required licenses for the most jobs, 77 each, while Wyoming required the fewest, 26. . ..…

Louisiana . Maine . Michigan . Minnesota . North Dakota . Ohio . Oklahoma . ... Washington . Wisconsin . . Lawmakers in New York on Thursday called for an end to that state’s religious exemption. . ..…

In addition to raising awareness of the true emergencies facing the nation’s poor, the nationwide tour kicks off an organizing effort aimed at registering poor and impacted people, clergy, and activists for a June Poor People’s Moral Action Congress in Washington, D.C. . States currently..…

None of the companies responded to Stateline's inquiries about Louisiana and Washington models.. ..…

The University of Washington School of Law; Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law; Louisiana State University Paul M. ..…

The US Supreme Court in Washington. AP . . A divided Supreme Court stopped Louisiana from enforcing new regulations on abortion clinics in a test of the conservative court's views on abortion rights. . ..…

AMYGOODMAN:We go now to Washington, D.C., where the Supreme Court blocked a restrictive Louisiana anti-choice law from going into effect Thursday, in a major victory for reproductive rights advocates. ..…

Supreme Court is seen in Washington Dec. 3. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn) . ... WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court blocked a Louisiana law requiring abortion providers to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals Feb. 7. . ..…

In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court has at least temporarily blocked a restrictive Louisiana abortion law from going into effect while the law is challenged in the lower Federal Courts: . WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked a Louisiana law that its opponents say..…

Louisiana law would have taken effect Monday report Washington Post, New York Times and New Orleans Advocate.. ..…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday temporarily prevented a Louisiana law imposing strict regulations on abortion clinics from taking effect in a case that presents a key test on the contentious issue following last year’s retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy, a..…

WASHINGTON — A Louisiana law due to take effect on Monday presents Supreme Court with its first test on the hot-button issue of abortion.. ..…

Additionally, marches Humboldt, California and New Orleans, Louisiana were cancelled and Washington State Chapter disbanded.. ..…

Dan Lipinski (D-IL), Louisiana State Representative Katrina Jackson (D), Sen. ... Dan Lipinski (D-IL), Louisiana State Representative Katrina Jackson (D), Sen. ..…

High students Louisiana are using intravenous drugs at three times the rate of the national average, according to analysis of data obtained by Washington Examiner.. Eight percent of Louisiana school students tried to inject illegal drugs in 2017, compared with 2.7 percent of..…

As reported here at the Washington Examiner on Tuesday, Louisiana was just listed as one of the top 5 official “ Judicial Hellholes” in the whole country by the American Tort Reform Association, a business-backed group known for fighting against what it calls “lawsuit abuse.” ..…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected appeals by Louisiana and Kansas seeking to end their public funding to women’s healthcare and abortion provider Planned Parenthood through the Medicaid program, with President Donald Trump’s appointee Brett Kavanaugh among..…

Pennsylvania has 444 such inmates, followed by Michigan at 346 and Louisiana at 332, the Washington, D.C...…

August 08, 1991 | By Lyle Denniston | Lyle Denniston,Washington Bureau of The Sun . A federal judge in Louisiana ruled yesterday that he had no choice but to strike down the nation's toughest new anti-abortion law. . ..…

Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana law, 5-4 . . June 26, 2008 | By James Oliphant | James Oliphant,CHICAGO TRIBUNE . WASHINGTON - A divided Supreme Court effectively slammed the door yesterday on the prospect of expanding capital punishment in America, holding that the death penalty for..…

Earlier, at rally at State Fairgrounds Shreveport, flag-waving crowd that Louisiana should send member of the majority party to Washington if you want to get something done - statement he could not have made before last month's election.. ..…

Joining Connecticut in the lawsuit are Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington.. ..…

Washington – Sen. Chris Murphy has teamed up with a Republican colleague from Louisiana to press for an overhaul of the nation’s mental health system at a time when Congress – stung by a rash of mass shootings  by mentally unstable people – may be willing to consider changes. . ..…

He is attacking Landrieu as someone who has become too comfortable in Washington – to the point of challenging her residency status in Louisiana. ..…

Louisiana . . . . South Dakota . . . . Alaska . . . . North Dakota . . . . ... Washington . . . . . Source: Center for Public Integrity analysis of Kantar Media/CMAG, National Institute on Money in State Politics data . ..…

On June 2, 1965, Oneal Moore was marking his one-year anniversary as the first African-American police officer in Washington Parish in Louisiana. ..…

In Louisiana case, court bars child rapist's execution . . June 26, 2008 | By James Oliphant Chicago Tribune . WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court on Wednesday effectively slammed the door on the prospect of expanding capital punishment in America, holding that the death penalty for..…