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Legislation to define the term “virtual currency” and attempt to clarify state law regarding cryptocurrency and state financial regulations passed through the Senate Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment and General Government on Wednesday. The bill’s movement is an indication the bill has a greater chance at passing this year after failing to get through the Senate last year. “It’s largel...

NEW JERSEY — One teenager's idea to help babies leads to a new law in New Jersey. Plus, another teenager is definitely on a roll! And one school district has a big plan to cut millions. TAPinto's Kristina Behr has today's Now in New Jersey, Powered by TAPinto, brought to you by Lakeland Bank. Now in New Jersey Powered by TAPinto is available for free as a streaming podcast and download.

Stillman College and Southern Illinois University Carbondale has signed an agreement aimed at helping students earn a law degree. Cynthia Warrick, president of Stillman College, signs a MOU with Southern Illinois University’s School of Law as Mark McCormick, Stillman College provost, looks on. (Photo by David Miller, Stillman College) TUSCALOOSA, AL — Stillman College and Southern Illinois U...

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. (WOOD) — Put the phone down. That’s the message from local law enforcement and some state lawmakers. The Michigan House passed new distracted driving legislation Tuesday that looks to modernize the state’s current distracted driving laws. The package passed would include restrictions on social media usage and increase the fines and consequences for repeat offenders. As the...

Lee County NAACP honors law enforcement with vigilLee County NAACP honors law enforcement with vigilCONNECTING... The Lee County NAACP held a candlelight vigil to support law enforcement in the wake of a violent streak against officers recently. In New York City, two police officers died after a shooting in Harlem. More recently, two officers were shot on Wednesday in Ferguson. Even though th...

Just when you thought law firm salaries had settled into a nice equilibrium, Milbank announced another round of base salary hikes and the whole cycle began again. But with some notable holdouts, the industry is left wondering if this is the last word on the matter or if another raise is on the horizon. We also talk about Elon Musk’s effort to get a law firm to fire an attorney for being mean ...

MEIGS COUNTY, Ohio. (WSAZ) - Body cameras are coming to several police and sheriff offices in southeastern Ohio. “I feel like it’s a necessity that we need. Every agency should have it,” said Meigs County Sheriff Keith Wood. “It’s always been about money to provide to pay for it. We just don’t have the money to do that.” This technology is being funded by Governor Mike DeWine’s Ohio Body-Worn...

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (WTNH) — City leaders, Connecticut Department of Transportation Deputy Commissioner Mark Rolfe and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro came together to talk about a dangerous on-ramp in Middletown Tuesday and how the bipartisan infrastructure law will help speed up a project to fix it. The on-ramp from Route 17 onto Route 9 is a short acceleration lane, meaning there is a stop sign a...

The Virginia State Capitol. (Ned Oliver/Virginia Mercury) An anti-hazing bill, inspired by the death of a Virginia Commonwealth University freshman last year, passed a major hurdle Wednesday when the state Senate unanimously approved the legislation, known as “Adam’s Law.” Adam Oakes, a 19-year old freshman from Sterling, died of alcohol poisoning in February 2021 after his family says he was...

Brightline train crash with pedestrian at Boynton Beach Boulevard and MLK Avenue on Jan. 4, 2022. (Boynton Beach Police) BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Should a police officer’s identity be kept from the public under a law meant to protect crime victims from unwanted media coverage? That’s the question being asked right now after deadly dirt bike crash involving a 13-year-old boy in Boynton Be...