Party or religion? DeWine may decide future of Ohio death penalty| Opinion

There’s a noticeable policy thread running through Mike DeWine’s governorship, it’s his steady if fairly understated ...
Slate

The Next Stage in the Effort to End the Death Penalty

The death penalty in the United States is not really a legal problem. If anyone had any doubt, five different states carrying out as many executions between Sept. 20 and 27 should have made that clear ...
The Indianapolis Star

Despite bipartisan support, bill to end death penalty died without a committee hearing

UPDATE: House Bill 1030, which would've repealed the death penalty in Indiana, died without a committee hearing. Supporters were optimistic because the bill — unlike previous legislative efforts to ...
WRAL

Why North Carolina's death penalty went away, and what lawmakers might do to bring it back

The fatal stabbing on a Charlotte light-rail train last month has prompted calls for the revival of the death penalty in North Carolina. North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger said Thursday he wants ...