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Village of Red Hook RED HOOK, N.Y. – Village Board trustees have approved eliminating the Highway Business District designation in favor of a slightly larger Gateway Business District. The revisions to land use rules were revised in a 4-0 vote Monday following a public hearing that has remained open for three months. Under the changes, there would also be some properties on East Market Street...

A proposed bill making its way through the Florida legislature would make it legal to carry a weapon in Florida without a concealed carrying permit, Jan. 25, 2022. (WPEC)<p>{/p} TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (News Service of Florida) — Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office urged the Florida Supreme Court late Monday to reject challenges to a 2011 state law that threatens stiff penalties if city an...

State urges court to reject gun law case  Citrus County Chronicle

The Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) and fire departments throughout Virginia are reminding the public about the 4 p.m. burn ban, which begins Tuesday, February 15. The law prohibits burning before 4 p.m. if the fire is in or within 300 feet of woodlands, brush, or fields with dry grass and other flammable materials. Although Virginia also has a wildfire season in the fall, more than 60...

The Massachusetts Information Privacy and Security Act (MIPSA) continues to advance through the state legislative process, and is now before the full legislature. While the Act has several hurdles to clear before becoming law, its notable for two reasons. First, the comprehensive nature of the MIPSA exemplifies the direction state data protection laws are heading in the absence of a comprehen...

Alaska Supreme Court Justice Craig Stowers asks a question about language on an election ballot during oral argument in an election recount case in Anchorage on Jan. 4, 2019. Stowers died on Thursday. (Wesley Early/Alaska Public Media) Former Alaska Supreme Court Chief Justice Craig Stowers died late on Thursday. Stowers retired in 2020 after 11 years on the court. He was chief justice for th...

As we look ahead to the trends and issues likely to be at the forefront of Canadian competition law policy and enforcement in 2022, it is clear that discussion of significant potential legislative reforms will be an important focus. In addition, key developments in merger review and class actions, and increased funding for the Competition Bureau (Bureau) can be expected to affect public and p...

A Philadelphia ordinance requiring residents to report to authorities when firearms are lost or stolen has been ruled illegal by a Pennsylvania court. A three-judge panel on Monday reversed a lower court order and placed a permanent injunction on the city's 2009 gun control ordinance, preventing the city from enforcing the measure. The case stems from a man charged with violating the "lost an...

Scott Chamberlain is pursuing a career in public interest law. Photo by Julia Davis Scott Chamberlain, a second-year student at the University of Virginia School of Law, has been named as the new editor-in-chief of the Virginia Law Review. The review, now in its 109th year of publication, is one of the nation’s most prestigious law journals. Chamberlain answered a few questions about himself,...

Floyd and Carroll county volunteer firefighters on-scene at the Nov. 23, 2021, fire off Macks Mountain Road. The Virginia Department of Forestry’s statewide 4 p.m. Burning Law went into effect this morning, and the Floyd Volunteer Fire Department has shared reminders about the law, which is effective until April 30. Burning should only begin after 4 p.m. from Feb. 15 until April 30, if the bu...