Manhattan D.A. Prosecuted Just 21 Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes in Past Decade

Charles Fain Lehman
March 29, 2020 5:00 AM

Records from the Manhattan district attorney's office indicate D.A. Cyrus Vance prosecuted just 13 individuals for anti-Semitic hate crimes between 2017 and 2019, less than half of those arrested in his jurisdiction during that time and a bare 6 percent of all complaints of anti-Semitic crime.

Feds Add Gun Companies to ‘Essential’ Business List Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

DHS urges states, localities to keep gun stores open

Stephen Gutowski
March 28, 2020 7:45 PM

The Department of Homeland Security added gun dealers, ranges, and manufacturers to its essential business coronavirus-response guide on Saturday.

Review: ‘Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism’ by Anne Case and Angus Deaton

Charles Fain Lehman
March 28, 2020 4:59 AM

Americans, you may have heard, are dying "deaths of despair": suicides, drug overdoses, and alcoholic liver disease that are together driving down the nation's life expectancy. The concept has been bandied about since it was coined by a pair of Princeton economists, Anne Case and Angus Deaton. After five years, Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism is the pair's book-length offering on what they believe is driving the crisis.

Senate Sends House $2 Trillion Coronavirus Bill

Reuters
March 26, 2020 10:50 AM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate’s unanimous passage of an estimated $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief bill sent the unprecedented economic rescue legislation to the House of Representatives, whose leaders hope to pass it on Friday.

Colorado Abolishes Death Penalty

Centennial State becomes 22nd to cut capital punishment

Charles Fain Lehman
March 24, 2020 10:25 AM

Colorado governor Jared Polis (D.) on Monday evening signed the bill officially abolishing the death penalty in Colorado.

Coronavirus Negotiations Stall Out Amid Democrats’ Push for Long-Favored Policies

Charles Fain Lehman
March 23, 2020 5:00 PM

As Washington races to avert a coronavirus-driven economic depression, congressional Democrats are treating the crisis as an opportunity to make long-standing policy goals a reality.

Tom Cotton Debuts Plan to Take Pharma Production Back From China

Charles Fain Lehman
March 19, 2020 5:50 PM

Sen. Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) introduced legislation Thursday to repatriate pharmaceutical manufacturing from China to America, aiming to reduce a dependency that could seriously limit the U.S. coronavirus response.

Cash-for-Coronavirus Reveals a Philosophical Divide in the GOP

Charles Fain Lehman
March 19, 2020 1:00 PM

As the Senate works to shore up an economy decimated by the coronavirus, a surprising fight has emerged among Republicans: Is the government spending enough?

Student Vets Could Be Left Homeless Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Legislators scramble to increase stipend for online learning

Charles Fain Lehman
March 17, 2020 4:00 PM

A loophole in federal law could leave thousands of student veterans unable to pay rent as universities switch to online learning due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Kentucky House Passes Constitutional Amendment Specifying There’s No Right to Abortion

Second bill expands AG's power to regulate abortion facilities

Graham Piro
March 12, 2020 6:05 PM

The Kentucky House of Representatives passed two pro-life bills, including legislation that seeks to amend the state constitution to specify that it provides no legal right to an abortion.

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