Cassandra J. Buchman

3 days ago | san.com | Alan Judd |Cassandra J. Buchman |Evan Hummel |Emma Stoltzfus

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a bill that would have banned the Chinese government from owning a stake of 30% or more of any property in the state. Hobbs, a Democrat, disagreed with Republican lawmakers over whether the measure would prevent Chinese espionage. The “legislation is ineffective at counterespionage and does not directly protect our military assets,” Hobbs wrote in a veto message on Monday, June 2.

1 week ago | san.com | Cassandra J. Buchman |Cole Lauterbach |Kalé Carey

The Honolulu Police Department is reviewing both current and past DUI arrests after the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii filed a class action lawsuit claiming officers wrongly took some drivers into custody. The lawsuit alleged that officers arrested sober individuals in a push to boost drunk driving stats. The ACLU accused Honolulu police of falsely arresting drivers without any probable cause or due process of the law.

1 week ago | san.com | Cassandra J. Buchman |Evan Hummel |Kalé Carey

A bill strictly defining genders as either male or female based on a person’s reproductive organs is set to become law in Texas. The state Senate passed the legislation, which now sits on Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. The law will require transgender Texans to revert government documents, including driver’s licenses and other photo IDs, to the sex assigned at birth.

1 week ago | san.com | Cassandra J. Buchman |Craig Nigrelli |Jason Morrell |Kaleb Gillespie

Two senior leaders at Immigration and Customs Enforcement are out as part of a broader Trump administration push to increase arrests of undocumented immigrants. Kenneth Genalo, the head of ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), is retiring, and Robert Hammer, who led Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), is being reassigned. Hammer’s move is one of several leadership changes announced this week as the agency undergoes a major realignment.

1 week ago | san.com | Cassandra J. Buchman |Chris Francis |Joey Nunez

[CHRIS FRANCIS]Anyone who’s tried to hit that little white ball with a golf club knows, it’s not an easy game. At the highest level, like the U.S. Women’s Open being played this weekend, it’s brutal at times, even for the professionals. Flying in the face of that challenge, 14 teenagers will tee it up at Erin Hills in Wisconsin Thursday, three of those girls are just 16 years old.