Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a surprise collapse and a political setback for Gov. Kelly Ayotte, House and Senate negotiators failed to reach agreement on ...

In his first year in office, President Joe Biden did not push for legislation that would repeal federal mandatory minimum sentences. As a candidate, Biden promised major changes to the American ...

ADDING MORE PROVISIONS TO THE BILL AND HOPES IT CAN PASS. HOUSE REPUBLICANS ATTEMPTING A COMPROMISE ON A BILL TO IMPOSE MANDATORY MINIMUM PRISON SENTENCES FOR POSSESSION OF LARGE AMOUNTS OF FENTANYL, ...

Attorney General Merrick Garland told prosecutors in December to promote the equal treatment of crack and powder cocaine offenses and limit the use of mandatory minimum sentences. These steps are in ...

BOISE – Idaho residents convicted of fentanyl crimes will likely soon face more severe prison sentences. House Bill 406, which would create mandatory minimum prison sentences for fentanyl crimes, ...

BELIEVES MORE WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE. AND THAT CHANGE CAN COME FROM INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE. < "WHEN A PERSON IS HANDING OUT THIS POISON, THEY MUST BE PROSECUTED."> MANCHESTER MAYOR JAY RUAIS BACKING TWO ...

Fentanyl traffickers could face tougher penalties in Georgia under a bill on its way to Gov. Brian Kemp’s desk for approval after back-to-back votes in the House and Senate on Friday. The legislation ...

Bill would raise mandatory minimum from 3 years to 20 years for repeat felony offenders ...

After more than an hour of debate, the House overwhelmingly voted to send a bill creating mandatory minimum prison sentences for fentanyl trafficking to the Senate. The House voted Monday 55-13 with ...