Author: Chris Wade | The Center Square contributor

(The Center Square) – New York City Mayor Eric Adams is calling for violent migrants in the city to be dealt with “quickly and swiftly” following Saturday’s shooting of an off-duty border patrol agent by an “illegal alien” with a lengthy criminal record. Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Adams commended the U.S. Customs and Border…

(The Center Square) — In a split with fellow Republicans, New Hampshire Gov Kelly Ayotte vetoed a bill Tuesday that would have authorized parent-led efforts to ban books and other “inappropriate materials” from the state’s public schools and libraries.  The legislation, which passed the GOP-controlled state Legislature earlier this year, called for creating a new process for banning…

(The Center Square) – New York City Mayor Eric Adams is calling for a statewide ban on wearing masks during protests, saying the current rules don’t do enough to deter demonstrators who shield their identities to commit acts of vandalism and violence. In an interview Sunday, Adams called on state lawmakers to restore prepandemic restrictions on…

(The Center Square) — Federal immigration officials will have a permanent office on New York City’s notorious Rikers Island prison under a directive from the Adams administration, which says the move will help with investigations of transnational gangs and terrorist groups. An executive order, signed Tuesday by New York City’s First Deputy Mayor Randy Maestro,…

(The Center Square) — The Trump administration has issued a “final warning” to the Maine Department of Education to comply with a federal directive barring transgender athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s sports. The U.S. Department of Education issued a notice to Maine Monday that it is in violation of Title IX by allowing…

(The Center Square) — A Maine GOP lawmaker who was censured by Democrats over her comments about a transgender student has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the move that has blocked her from voting on bills or speaking on legislative matters. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court in Maine, alleges that the state…

(The Center Square) — New Hampshire Republicans are moving to tighten the state’s bail laws over concerns that reforms that went into effect last year are allowing dangerous criminals to be released ahead of trial. In August, then-Gov. Chris Sununu signed a bill to tighten bail laws by holding people accused of violent crimes behind…

(The Center Square) — New Hampshire’s GOP-led House of Representatives has voted to legalize cannabis, but the measure must survive the likelihood of a veto by Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte, who is opposed to the move. The House on Thursday approved the legislation, which would allow adults 21 and older to possess cannabis for recreational…

(The Center Square) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said the state is willing to cooperate with the Trump administration’s efforts to deport undocumented migrants suspected of entering the country illegally — but only under certain circumstances.  The Hochul administration released a list on Tuesday outlining the types of deportation cases in which state law…

(The Center Square) — Federal prosecutors have dropped bribery and conspiracy charges against New York’s former Democratic lieutenant governor, citing the death of a key witness in the case. In a filing to U.S. District Judge J. Paul Oetken late Friday, prosecutors said the death of real estate magnate Gerald Migdol — who was expected…