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People hug Friday after learning that their loved one is safe after a shooting Thursday night inside a FedEx building. Multiple people were shot and killed in a late-night shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, and the shooter killed himself, police said.

Indy FedEx massacre prompts reactions of sadness, determination from state leaders

Dan Carden [email protected], 219-933-3357
April 16, 2021
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear

Eight states have enacted laws limiting governors’ emergency powers since the start of the pandemic

Samuel Wonacott | Ballotpedia via The Center Square
April 15, 2021
In this Sept. 23, 2020 file photo, Kentucky State Rep. Charles Booker addresses the media following the return of a grand jury investigation into the death of Breonna Taylor at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky. Booker, who nearly pulled off an upset in last year's Senate primary, said he's “strongly considering” another run for the Senate against Republican Rand Paul. 

Ex-Louisville state rep explores another run at Kentucky U.S. senate seat

Steve Bittenbender | The Center Square contributor
April 13, 2021
President Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 pandemic during a prime-time address from the East Room of the White House, Thursday, March 11, 2021, in Washington.

White House budget spikes climate change, other spending; GOP blasts defense proposal

Casey Harper | The Center Square
April 9, 2021
U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz.

Arizona Republicans press Sinema to hold the filibuster line

Susan Crabtree | RealClearPolitics
April 6, 2021
A migrant child sleeps on the shoulder of a woman at an intake area after turning themselves in upon crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, early Wednesday, March 24, 2021, in Roma, Texas. A surge of migrants on the Southwest border has the Biden administration on the defensive. The head of Homeland Security acknowledged the severity of the problem but insisted it's under control and said he won't revive a Trump-era practice of immediately expelling teens and children.

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz tweets photos, posts videos of border situation

Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor
March 27, 2021
Texas state capitol in Austin

Texas House hears constitutional carry, other gun bills after fed hearing on gun control

Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor
March 26, 2021
School choice advocates rally at the Kentucky Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., on Monday, Jan. 27, 2020. They are supporting legislation that would give tax credits to people who donate to scholarship funds for special-needs children or those in low-income homes to attend private schools.

Beshear vetoes Kentucky school choice, teacher pension bills

Steve Bittenbender | The Center Square contributor
March 24, 2021
Rep. Mark Rozzi (D., Berks) is seen here at a 2018 rally at the state Capitol advocating for a change in state law to allow lawsuits for child sex abuse.

Child sex abuse survivors in Pa. denied legal relief as emergency effort fails

Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA
March 23, 2021
Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear speaks to the press at the Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020.

Kentucky governor vetoes five bills, saying they create power imbalance

Steve Bittenbender | The Center Square contributor
March 22, 2021
“They have absolutely no courage to do the right thing,” said Rep. Mark Rozzi (D., Berks), a survivor of child sexual abuse who has been at the forefront of efforts to pass the two-year reprieve. “I don’t believe these politicians deserve to be in this building.”

Hopes dim that Pa. lawmakers will push through emergency relief for clergy abuse victims

Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA
March 20, 2021
Sen. James Brewster has introduced a bill to ban Pennsylvania state lawmakers from receiving "per diem" expense payments for travel, lodging in addition to their full-time salaries.

Ban on meal, lodging payments for Pa. lawmakers introduced as constituents sound off in anger

Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA
March 19, 2021
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