Gov. Glenn Youngkin put his veto pen to good use this year, striking 201 measures that the Democrat-held legislature sent to his desk. Many of the Democrats’ major priorities were killed off, such as a slew of gun safety bills and legislation to increase minimum wage and establish a legal market for cannabis. But the […]
By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court upheld on Friday anti-camping laws used by authorities in an Oregon city to stop homeless people from sleeping in public parks and public streets – a ruling that gives local and state governments a freer hand in confronting a national homelessness crisis. The justices ruled […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a spate of new laws that are scheduled to take effect on Monday. There is a measure that creates littering fines for kids and adults who release balloons into the sky, and another that prohibits local governments from setting rules meant to protect outside workers from the risks of extreme […]
Wanting to light up the night sky and show your patriotism on America’s Independence Day on the South Plains? Well, here’s everything you need to know about where to buy fireworks, safety precautions, and the laws on where to pop fireworks around Lubbock. And, perhaps more importantly, where not to! As a reminder, it is […]
A number of the bills that passed during the 2024 Florida legislative session are taking effect July 1. And some of the most high-profile legislation involves the constitutionally protected right to free expression — and possibly even collides with it. They implicate areas ranging from strip clubs to campaign advertisements, from schools to emergency scenes. […]
Companies have spent decades obstructing efforts to take on the plastics crisis, potentially breaching a host of US laws, a new report argues. The research from the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) details the widespread burdens that plastic pollution places on US cities and states, and argues that plastic producers may be breaking public-nuisance, […]
The 2024 Florida legislative session was a busy one. While many proposed bills were shot down or died in committee and several were vetoed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, there are still nearly 180 new laws going into effect as of July 1. The new laws include funding for the My Safe Florida Home hurricane hardening […]
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A drive for the United States’ first major data privacy legislation has bipartisan support in the divided Congress ahead of a House of Representatives committee hearing on Thursday, though it faces criticism from businesses and privacy advocates. The American Privacy Rights Act, cosponsored by Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell and […]
Pope Francis has denounced drug traffickers as “murderers” and labelled drug liberalisation laws a “fantasy” as he marked the UN’s day against drug use and illicit trafficking Francis devoted his entire weekly catechism lesson to a reflection on drug abuse. He called for increased prevention efforts and care for addicts, saying they are children of […]
By Leah Douglas (Reuters) -Livestock farmers in the U.S. would have a clearer path to bringing antitrust complaints against meatpacking companies for unfair business practices under a rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday. The proposed rule is the fourth introduced by President Joe Biden’s administration to boost competition in the highly […]
Rupert Murdoch and his new wife Elena Zhukova have been named among the famous couples to make the top 10 of the Social Power Index. The annual list, which is described by Tatler as “an annual report into where the real power lies in British society”, last year Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla were […]
With a set of outdated legal books, a typewriter, and centuries of prison time in the balance, Howard Atkins proved the state wrong. He is trying to do it again. Atkins, 40, is one of 1,828 people in Tennessee who are serving a life sentence in a state prison. Many of them say the prison […]