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February 14, 2022

New law targets Ohio Turnpike drivers who don’t pay toll - WJW FOX 8 News Cleveland

CLEVELAND (WJW) — A big change is coming to the Ohio Turnpike in the spring of 2023 thanks to a new law passed in December designed to keep E-ZPass customers moving swiftly while punishing drivers who use gateless E-ZPass lanes without paying. “The new state law permits the Ohio Turnpike to collect a toll fees from non E-ZPass customers who drive through its gateless E-ZPass lanes without pay...
February 14, 2022

Virginia's burning law in effect Tuesday - WHSV

(Source: MGN) HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - The Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) and fire departments throughout Virginia are reminding the public about the 4 p.m. burn ban, beginning 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 wil...
February 14, 2022

Governor Ivey Awards More Grants to Bolster Public Safety, Fund Law Enforcement Across State - Office of the Governor of Alabama - Governor Kay Ivey

MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey has awarded more than $250,000 to continue bolstering public safety and fund law enforcement across the state. These monies will aid in improving public safety and upgrading equipment in 12 Alabama jurisdictions. Additional grants to other police and sheriff’s departments will be awarded once applications are processed and reviewed. “In Alabama, we back our men ...
February 14, 2022

SEC's Philly leader exits agency for Morgan Lewis law firm - Reuters

The logo of law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP is seen on the exterior of its headquarters in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 1, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly The company and law firm names shown above are generated automatically based on the text of the article. We are improving this feature as we continue to test and develop in beta. We welcome feedback, which you can provide...
February 14, 2022

Emotional testimony on bill to repeal NH abortion law - Eagle-Tribune

People gathered outside Representatives Hall in Concord last week while the House Judiciary Committee heard abortion-related bills. CONCORD, N.H. — An effort to repeal the state’s new 24-week fetal protection law came to an emotional head at a legislative hearing late last week, with personal testimony given by women on both sides of the issue of abortion and from the medical community that i...
February 14, 2022

Digging in on efforts to update the Commonwealth's public records law - WBUR

For many people, journalism looks like the plot for The Post, the 2017 movie about the Washington Post's reporting on the leaked Pentagon Papers. But, the Pentagon Papers weren't publicly released until 2011, even though they contained vital information about the workings of the government. And that's why we have public records laws, which allow for private citizens, as well as journalists, t...
February 14, 2022

Two election supervisors at federal trial doubt new law will interfere with general election - Florida Phoenix

They open Week Three of testimony in legal challenge to SB 90 voting restrictions Engage Miami Civic Foundation, a grantee of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s “Vote Your Voice” initiative, hosts a voter-registration drive to encourage voting among young, minority citizens. SB 90 makes administration of such drives more difficult. Credit: Engage Miami Civic Foundation Two county supervisors o...
February 14, 2022

Ex-Lawmaker Davidson Fined Over Campaign Law Violations - U.S. News & World Report

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A former Democratic state lawmaker who pleaded guilty to theft and campaign finance violations in December was fined $150 on Monday by a county judge in Harrisburg. Margo Davidson, who had represented a Delaware County district in the state House before she resigned after being charged last year, had pleaded guilty in December to theft by deception, solicitation to hind...
February 14, 2022

It’s been four years since Parkland, and the NRA still wants to kill Florida’s gun-control law | Editorial - Miami Herald

It’s been four years since Parkland, and the NRA still wants to kill Florida’s gun-control law | Editorial  Miami Herald
February 14, 2022

Kahana may allow civil marriage in exchange for repealing Law of Return - The Jerusalem Post

An illustration of a bride and groom during a Civil marriage outside the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, December 9, 2020. Religious Affairs Minister Matan Kahana is considering allowing Israelis to hold civil marriage ceremonies in foreign embassies in Israel, Channel 12’s Yair Cherki reported on Monday. In a dramatic breakthrough that may enable civil marriage in the Jewish st...