State funds to Dolton cut as embattled ‘supermayor’ Tiffany Henyard tries to reinstate indicted police chief

Tiffany Henyard is accused of extravagant spending that drove the village of Dalton, Illinois, into bankruptcy (photo illustration). (Dalton Village | stylemebrandon – Instagram/Screenshot) The Illinois State Comptroller’s Office has suspended some funding for the village of Dolton after the village failed to turn over financial records, the latest development in an ongoing saga in […]

Reinstate Death Penalty for 9/11 Mastermind

Several New York Republican lawmakers have called for reinstating the death penalty for those responsible for the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Lawmakers including Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.), Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) and Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) have voiced criticism over the scrapping of a plea deal between prosecutors and the mastermind of the 9/11 […]

ACLU must reinstate employee fired for offensive language, judge rules

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) judge wrongfully fired an employee for using racist language and engaging in discriminatory conduct toward coworkers. The ruling was made on Wednesday. Administrative Law Judge Michael Rosas ruled that Katherine Au, who served as senior policy adviser, should be fired. Protected concerted […]