BATON ROUGE, La.BATON ROUGE, La. — In an effort to resume Louisiana’s death row executions that have been paused for 14 years, lawmakers on Friday advanced a bill that would add the use of nitrogen ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — Bidding to resume Louisiana executions after a 14-year pause, the state's Republican-dominated Legislature gave final passage to a bill Thursday to add electrocution and the use of ...

South Carolina can execute death row inmates by firing squad, lethal injection or the electric chair, the state's high court ruled Wednesday, opening the door to restart executions after more than a ...

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Gov. Jeff Landry will push lawmakers next month to expand methods the state can use to carry out the death penalty, sources say, as Landry seeks to restart executions following more than a decade in ...

Every week until November 2, the Owasso Reporter will cover each of the seven state question in detail and present both sides of the issue to give citizens a chance to decide for themselves whether to ...