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Enraged Father of Slain Woman Makes the Case for Keeping Repeat Criminals Behind Bars
“I will fight until my last breath for my daughter. You need to fight for the rest of our children, the rest of the innocents, and stop protecting the people that keep taking them from us, please.”
Those were the words of Stephen Federico, the father of a 22-year-old woman who was allegedly killed by a man who had faced 40 criminal charges in the years before her murder. He gave his impassioned testimony about the need for keeping more criminals behind bars at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Monday.
Federico’s heartbreaking testimony vividly highlighted one of the clearest reasons America’s Democrat-run cities face a serious crime problem: repeat offenders end up back out on the streets after being given countless chances by authorities.
It’s hard to listen to Federico speak about his daughter’s slaying and not be enraged. Click here to read more.
Ann Arbor’s Clean Energy Plan Cost Taxpayers Millions
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The city of Ann Arbor is spending millions of dollars to subsidize what it calls the “nation’s most aggressive climate plan.”
Ann Arbor wants its residents’ homes and businesses to be at “carbon neutrality” by the year 2030. So the city is subsidizing “pathways to decarbonize their homes and businesses.”
The city spent $2.3 million over the last 3 1/2 years helping 700 homes pay for the upfront cost of implementing solar energy.
Ann Arbor voters approved in November 2024 a “Sustainable Energy Utility.” The city described it as “an opt-in, supplemental, community-owned energy utility that provides 100% renewable energy from local solar and battery storage systems installed at participating homes and businesses in the city.”
The state of Michigan gave the city a $5 million grant to implement the Sustainable Energy Utility. Click here to read more.
Mormons Raise More Than $265K For Family Of Gunman Who Attacked Michigan Church
In the days following the attack in which four people were killed and eight more were wounded at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints congregation in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, Mormons who were grieving the tragedy did the unthinkable: They began raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for the family of the man who shot and killed Latter-day Saints.
A Give SendGo fundraiser set up for the family of Thomas Jacob Sanford has raised more than $265,000, with many of the donations coming from members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The Washington Post reported. On Sunday, Sanford drove his truck into the building of a Latter-day Saints church in Grand Blanc Township before stepping out of the vehicle and opening fire with a semiautomatic rifle, according to authorities. Sanford was also suspected of setting a fire to the church building before responding police officers killed him. Click here to read more.
FDA approves new generic abortion pill, promoting backlash from conservatives
WASHINGTON (TNND) — Another generic version of the abortion pill mifepristone was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Drugmaker Evita Solutions said the FDA signed off on its low-cost form of the pill, which is approved to end pregnancies through 10 weeks.
The company also noted that medical abortion “is 97% effective when Mifepristone Tablets, 200 mg is taken in combination with misoprostol.” It added that mifepristone blocks the hormone needed for pregnancy to continue, while misoprostol causes contractions to expel the pregnancy from a woman’s body.
The announcement prompted backlash from conservative politicians and groups on Thursday. Click here to read more.
Supreme Court urged to restore Fourth Amendment protections for digital data
The Supreme Court begins a new term next week. In the coming months, the justices will consider cases touching nearly every corner of American life. Among the cases the Court is being asked to take up is one presenting an important question about digital privacy: can the government demand access to your location data from companies like Google without a warrant based on probable cause?
That question is at the heart of Chatrie v. United States. The case arises from a “geofence warrant” which let law enforcement sweep up information about everyone near the scene of a robbery—including many innocent bystanders. Pacific Legal Foundation filed a friend of the court brief on behalf of an amicus client urging the Court to hear the case and restore crucial Fourth Amendment protections for the digital age. Click here to read more.
