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Nashville Panel Ponders Gun Violence

February 20, 2020February 19, 2020 Chris Butler

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A panel of five people, with views mostly skewed to the left, discussed gun violence and how to address it in Tennessee.

Although one member of the panel, State Sen. Kerry Roberts, R – Springfield, came at the topic from the right.

Lawmaker Calls Minnesota’s New Five-Year Probation Cap a ‘Major Overreach’

January 12, 2020January 11, 2020 Anthony Gockowski

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A Minnesota lawmaker plans to introduce legislation that would reverse the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission’s recent decision to cap probation for most felonies at five years.