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President Joe Biden on Monday signed legislation into law honoring Willie O'Ree, who became the first Black player to appear in an NHL game, with a Congressional Gold Medal. The news comes after the House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill to award the Medal to O'Ree. The 86-year-old was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal "in recognition of his extraordinary contributions and commi...

Law enforcement in Willacy County is taking a hit due to COVID-19 cases. The Willacy County Sheriff's Office is dealing with absences because of the virus, and officials say they've had to make adjustments to continue to serve the community. Willacy County Sheriff Jose Salazar says the entire department is affected, even when only one person is out. "It definitely hurts because we normally ru...

Maui County Mayor Michael Victorino has allowed the updated West Maui Community Plan ordinance to pass into law today without his signature. The Maui County Council approved the plan on Jan. 14, 2022. The updated plan continues to require multiple acres of parks on Kahoma Village land that is already built out with affordable housing. In 2014, the County Council approved construction of Kaho...

(WSVN) - Broward’s sheriff appears to be off the hook. A Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigation now complete, and while officials concluded that Gregory Tony did, in fact, lie on past law enforcement employment applications, including: failing to disclose he had an arrest history, used drugs and racked up traffic citations, he will not be criminally charged. FDLE said in their re...

Courtesy of Grant Buckner Grant Buckner, a 2013 graduate of Elon Law, will now serve as the top executive position for the Supreme Court of North Carolina. Buckner was appointed as the 17th clerk of court by Chief Justice Paul Newby and will step into the role in February, taking over from former clerk Amy Funderburk. Buckner has served within the Supreme Court since his graduation, from prov...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Newly empowered Republican lawmakers in Virginia who opposed legalizing simple possession of marijuana say they don't want to scrap the 2021 law, but they do want to make significant changes. Republicans have drafted bills that would move up the start date for retail sales and get rid of a provision that would give licensing preference to people who've been convicted of ...

Trump allies disagree with his comments on Jan. 6 pardons Former U.S. President Donald Trump at a 'Save America' rally in Wellington, Ohio, in last June. Senators’ efforts to overhaul a 135-year-old law governing Congress’s role in certifying an election has received new attention after former President Donald Trump attacked Mike Pence for refusing to overturn the 2020 election. Trump said in...

People stand in line to vote at the Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center on Nov. 3, 2020 in Palm Beach, Florida. | Joe Raedle/Getty Images By Gary Fineout 01/31/2022 08:35 PM EST TALLAHASSEE — Voting and civil rights groups argued on Monday during the first day of a highly anticipated federal trial that Florida’s controversial new voting law has had a chilling effect on efforts to regi...

Mississippi Hate Crime Law Could Be Expanded to Include LGBTQ and Disabled Groups  Newsweek

A bipartisan group of senators is plowing forward with negotiations to make changes to election laws after former President Trump weighed in on the discussion and lashed out at GOP Sen. Susan Collins (Maine), who is leading the group, and former Vice President Mike Pence. Senators have divided themselves into five subgroups that will take the lead on various pieces the group is working on — r...