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A “Virginia is for Lovers” hat on display in the gift shop at the Virginia Capitol. (Photo by Graham Moomaw) News item: A Virginia senator pushes legislation to prohibit gambling companies from ripping off the commonwealth’s universally recognized, trademarked tourism marketing pitch line, “Virginia is for Lovers.” The story left me torn, as I suspect was true for a lot of Virginians. Bookmak...

hen Richard Seymour found out he was a Pro Football Hall of Famer, it was one of his former New England Patriots teammates delivering him the news. Fellow Canton inductee Ty Law traveled to Seymour's home in Atlanta, Ga. days before the Class of 2022 was officially announced. "You know why I'm here," Law told a tearful Seymour while donning his gold jacket. "It's my honor and privilege to wel...

Play A number of law-enforcement groups in Iowa have joined calls for state laws that make it easier for them to investigate cases of financial abuse against older residents. (Adobe Stock) A groundswell of senior advocates and law enforcement say Iowa has gone far too long without an elder-abuse law that has real teeth to it. With the legislative session now in its next phase, supporters hope...

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Bernard Madoff exits Manhattan federal court in New York, March 10, 2009. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano, File) BOYNTON BEACH, Florida — The sister of Wall Street fraudster Bernie Madoff and her husband were found dead in what investigators said was an apparent murder-suicide in Florida, according to news reports. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday identified the couple as 87-year-old...

The Mitchell Hamline School of Law in St. Paul plans to open the first academic center in the country focused on the intersection of the legal system and Black lives. The Center for the Study of Black Life and Law is expected to launch this fall under founding director T. Anansi Wilson, a legal professor who joined the faculty this summer after obtaining their law degree from Howard Universit...

The Michigan Health and Hospital Association is urging state lawmakers to change the 2019 auto no-fault insurance reform, citing increasing stresses on hospitals as a result of the new law. The industry group wrote a letter last week on the issue, which came a few weeks after a Republican House lawmaker introduced legislation to rework the fee schedule for services rendered to auto crash surv...

Springboro families were shaken to their cores in 2019 when they learned a former gym teacher had been accused of inappropriately touching first grade girls. John Austin Hopkins was ultimately sentenced for 34 counts of gross sexual imposition involving 28 students, whom he would pull onto his lap or hold between his legs. The children didn't know they were being abused, prompting parents t...

Opinion | Starbucks' labor practices showcase US labor law failures  The News Record