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Nothing in state government is simple. Not even a piece of legislation that would prohibit pet stores from selling dogs that come from puppy mills. As Mike Wereschagin of a watchdog group recently noted, “Being anti-puppy-mill is about the easiest gimme in politics.” The Humane Society of the United States defines a puppy mill as “an inhumane high-volume dog breeding facility that churns out ...

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The Maroon Creek Club golf course, as seen on Saturday. The club faces a civil lawsuit that it violated the city’s anti-discrimination laws when it kicked out a Jewish member and his family. A recent court filing is seeking a court judgment that the Maroon Creek Club functions as a place of public accommodation and is subject to the city of Aspen’s anti-discrimination code. Former Maroon Cree...

BRUSSELS — Big tech companies like Google and Facebook parent Meta will have to police their platforms more strictly to better protect European users from hate speech, disinformation and other harmful online content under landmark EU legislation approved early Saturday. European Union officials clinched the agreement in principle on the Digital Services Act after lengthy final negotiations th...

“We’re not trying to have conversations after something happens,” one police captain said. Citizens and police officers came together on Sunday to work toward improved relationships and increased trust. CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Over the last couple of years, police and people of color have had many moments of tension across the country. In 2020, the death of George Floyd led to protests acros...

Southland Academy’s Morgan Minick (runner with yellow jersey) won the state championship in the Girls 400-Meter Dash and the Girls Pole Vault event at the GISA State Meet. Photo by Dr. Brett Law From Staff Reports LOCUST GROVE, GA – Southland Academy (SAR) female athletes Morgan Minick and Elizabeth Law combined to earn three individual state titles to headline successful performances from bo...

Margaret Martin Submitted Nashville attorney Margaret Martin has been named a partner in the public law practice at the Franklin-based law firm Thompson Burton. Martin joined Thompson Burton after launching Martin Airport Law, the state of Tennessee’s only legal practice dedicated to aviation law and a certified DBE/ACDBE law firm. “Margaret has helped to establish our growing public l...

TOPEKA (KSNT) — A new Kansas law is creating harsher penalties for child abusers. Gov. Laura Kelly signed House Bill 2508 into law Monday. Advocacy groups and family of victims say they are glad to see the development. The new law specifically looks at different types of abuse children face and ups the penalties. Advocates are hoping this not only keeps kids in safer situations, but shows abu...

Robert Schnee’s replacement on Luzerne County Council should be a Republican, interim chief solicitor Harry Skene said in an opinion issued Friday. That makes it all but certain that council, with a 9-1 Republican majority, will appoint a Republican to fill the seat Schnee resigned after he was elected to the 116th District state House seat in an April 5 special election. Normally, there is n...

The Birmingham Times Haley Taylor Schlitz will become the youngest American to graduate from law school at 19 years old next month. According to a press release from SMU’s Dedman School of Law, Haley was accepted to the law school at the age of 16. She was also accepted into eight other law programs across the country. She has been at SMU’s Dedman School of Law for the past three years and wi...