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Along with tossing out those empty champagne bottles and reviewing your list of resolutions, January 1 is also the time to take note of a litany of new laws and regulations. This year is no different, with lawmakers responding to the impacts of COVID- 19, the lack of housing, and other societal factors to crank out new legislation. Here are a few of the new laws for 2022. While restaurants ca...

Thanks to the courageous work of state, local and federal law enforcement, four Americans who were held hostage at a Texas synagogue will soon be home with their families. I am grateful to the tireless work of law enforcement at all levels who acted cooperatively and fearlessly to rescue the hostages. We are sending love and strength to the members of Congregation Beth Israel, Colleyville, an...

1 of 2 FILE - Demonstrators join a rally to protest proposed voting bills on the steps of the Texas Capitol on July 13, 2021, in Austin, Texas. A sweeping new Texas voting law that Republicans muscled through the Legislature last year over dramatic protests is drawing fire again, even before some of the most contentious restrictions and changes kick in ahead of the state's first-in-the nation...

Virginia getting millions from infrastructure law for bridge projects  CBS19 News

A Kalispell driver hit three deer and kept driving without stopping, they told the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office. A black and white dog supposedly ran loose in Whitefish for a month. A dog bite and a cat bite were reported on the same day in separate locations. A Kalispell resident reported an ongoing issue with a neighbor blowing snow into his yard. He recorded video footage of the malici...

A Cordova Police vehicle outside of the Cordova Police Department. (Aug. 2018) Photo by Emily Mesner/The Cordova Times The following is a summary of incidences that occurred or were reported to the Cordova Police Department Jan. 3 through Jan. 9, 2021. Defendant(s) are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Monday, January 3: 10:17 a.m. An officer issued a citation on a v...

By The Michigan Department of Natural Resources Michigan Conservation Officer Jeff Ginn was presented with two plaques at today’s meeting of the Michigan Natural Resources Commission honoring him as Michigan and Central Region American Legion Law Enforcement Officer of the Year for 2020. The coronavirus pandemic delayed the in-person presentation of the plaques to Ginn before the commission. ...

A California judge ruled this week that the confidentiality agreements Google requires its employees to sign are too broad and break the state’s labor laws, a decision that could make it easier for workers at famously secret Big Tech firms to speak openly about their companies. A Google employee identified as John Doe argued that the broad nondisclosure agreement the company asked him to sign...

Pumpkins, along with garden waste and other organic waste, await composting at the Anaerobic Composter Facility in Woodland, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. In January 2022, new rules take effect in California requiring people to recycle their food waste in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emission in landfills. Most cities will allow the food to go in green waste bins before it's taken to ...

Jeanne Phillips Dear Abby: I need some advice regarding my mother-in-law. She has hated me since the first time she met me because I’m not from the country but from “the city.” I have given her gifts for birthdays and holidays and invited her on day trips with us, but she always refuses. She also makes up lies about me. She claims I have STDs, spend all her son’s money, etc. She even spread ...