ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) – Maryland Governor. Wes Moore is expected to sign an executive order Monday to grant more than 175,000 pardons for marijuana-related convictions, the governor’s office said. The administration describes the pardons as the largest state pardon ever. The governor’s action on cases involving paraphernalia makes Maryland the first state to take such … Read more
SACRAMENTO, California. (AP) — As retail theft rises, California’s Democratic leaders are facing a coalition of law enforcement and business groups in a bitter political fight over how to crack down on the problem. The state is currently working to preserve its progressive policies and avoid putting more people behind bars. The two most likely … Read more
PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police discriminate against blacks, Hispanics and Native Americans, illegally detain homeless people and use excessive force, including unjustified deadly force, according to a wide-ranging federal investigation into civil rights for law enforcement in the nation’s fifth-largest city. The U.S. Department of Justice report released Thursday said investigators found stark racial disparities … Read more