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BINGHAMTON, NY – A law firm known for giving free rides to party-goers on NYE has paused it for the time being. Schimmerling Law will not be offering ‘Safe Rides’ this year due to the significant increase in COVID-19 cases. In a statement the company sent out, it does plan on returning next year for its 25th year and hopes for another record number of safe rides home. Due to this, Schimmerlin...

SALEM, Ore. — 2022 brings a fresh start for us all, and it also means a lot of bills passed in Oregon during the 2021 session go into effect. The legislation addresses things like police reform, ballot counting for elections, and anti-discrimination legislation. On police reform, Senate Bill 621 gives Portland the go-ahead to create its new citizen-led police oversight board. Previously, stat...

Nearly 300 new Illinois laws take effect in 2022. (Source: Gray TV) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WGEM) - From minor changes to major reforms, 286 new laws will take effect Saturday in Illinois. Illinois will become the first state in the country to require the teaching of a unit of Asian-American history in public schools. Another law requires schools to incorporate contributions of Christian, Muslim, ...

Nearly 300 new Illinois laws take effect in 2022. (Source: Gray TV) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WGEM) - From minor changes to major reforms, 286 new laws will take effect Saturday in Illinois. Illinois will become the first state in the country to require the teaching of a unit of Asian-American history in public schools. Another law requires schools to incorporate contributions of Christian, Muslim, ...

According to ODOT, I-84 is now open in Eastern Oregon both westbound and eastbound after multiple closures Friday. BAKER CITY, Ore. — Interstate 84 is now open both eastbound and westbound in eastern Oregon after law enforcement operations and limited safe truck parking in La Grande and Baker City cause multiple closures of the freeway. The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) said I-8...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia is entering a new year and with that new year comes new laws. Many of the laws passed by the General Assembly and approved by Gov. Ralph Northam in 2021 have already gone into effect but some don’t start until New Year’s Day. Here is a list of some of Virginia’s new laws going into effect on Jan. 1, 2022: Increase in motor vehicle liability insurance coverage a...

The sad reality is that until public policy in the Empire State becomes less forbidding to job creators, many developers will only break ground here if they get some type of subsidy. The new year rings in the arrival of a costly state mandate that will prompt some private developers to reconsider breaking ground on any planned construction projects in New York. Construction costs began climbi...

Some sun for New Year’s Day By Gabriella Bachara Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Milwaukee law enforcement asks that people ring in the new year safely. Both the Milwaukee Police Department and Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office will have extra patrols out Friday night. “It’s important that we start the New Year’s out with the right tone,” Sheriff Earnell Lu...

Karen Hobert Flynn: Jan. 6 was attack on the rule of law (Opinion)  Charleston Gazette-Mail

Illinois mourns the loss of 2 law enforcement officers.bmp  WAND