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The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. January 13, 2021. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM This page has long editorialized in favor of stricter gun control legislation on a national level, usually after a deadly gun spree in a super market or shopping mall or office building and particularly after a school shooting. Alas, nothing changes. The most recent gun nightmare was allegedly commi...

A combination gas & carbon monoxide detector is seen at a local hardware store. (WGME) A new law requiring gas detectors in certain commercial businesses and rental properties goes into effect this week. The law was passed in June and comes in direct response to the deadly explosion in Farmington in 2019 that left one firefighter dead and injured several others. Starting January 1, many c...

After more than a year of debate in the U.S. Congress as to the scope and enforceability, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA or Act) passed Congress with strong bipartisan support. President Biden has publicly supported the legislation and signed it into law on December 23, 2021. The scope of the UFLPA is broad and has the potential to impact a range of high-technology and low-tech...

Jessica George tries to find help along the main street of Simla, Colorado, after her ATV broke down on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019. The state suspended George’s driver’s license over unpaid court debts, as it has done for thousands of other Coloradans. Among the roughly 500 bills Gov. Jared Polis signed into law in 2021, 14 go into effect on New Year’s Day. They concern a wide range of people and t...

Tennessee congressman proposes law further protecting horses from soring. (Photo by Alexander Koerner/Getty Images) WASHINGTON, D.C.--A U.S. lawmaker from Tennessee is sponsoring legislation aimed at increasing protections for horses taking part in shows or being sold. H.R. 6341, otherwise known as the Protecting Horses from Soring Act of 2021, is sponsored by Representative Scott DesJarlais ...

A law that helped electric customers make their homes more energy efficient is ending. The Energy Optimization program has been around since 2008 and was renewed in 2016. It offered cash incentives for energy-saving equipment and services for homeowners. Up to hundreds of dollars were given to customers for big items such as efficient furnaces. That program ends December 31st. Big investor ow...

thumb_35472.png As of today, Baltimore is reporting 335 homicides. That's compared to 333 this time last year. Nonfatal shootings are also up from last year, 724 compared to 714. The holidays did not slow the violence. There were at least three shootings on Christmas day, one of them being a confirmed homicide. There were at least two shootings Christmas Eve. Law enforcement expert and Former...

With COVID-19 shaking the global supply chain like an angry toddler with a box of jelly beans, the average person had to take a crash course in the semiconductor industry. And many of them didn't like what they learned. Want a new car? Tough luck, not enough chips. A new gaming system? Same. But you are not the average person, dear reader. So, in addition to learning why there was a chip shor...

(Getty Images) WESTON, W.Va. — An investigation into a shooting incident in Lewis County on Monday night is still ongoing. According to a press release sent out by the Lewis County Sheriff’s Department, the Lewis County 911 Communications Center was alerted to a 36-year-old woman from the Ireland-Wildcat area being found unresponsive at 10:14 p.m. on Monday. While emergency crews were en rou...

If a police officer observes a person behaving in a way which, based on the officer’s training and experience, creates a founded suspicion that the person has committed, is committing, or is about to commit a crime, the officer may temporarily detain the person to ascertain what the person is up to. If during the course of that detention, the officer has probable cause to believe the detainee...