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Dec. 12—CONCORD — A judge has told lawyers for the New Hampshire Catholic Church and a right-wing Catholic news outlet to come to an agreement about how much information the church will disclose about one of its high-ranking priests. Issued last week, the judge's order sets some limits on how much information the Diocese of Manchester will have to provide about its canon law expert, the Very ...

Protesters for women's rights hold a rally on the Alabama Capitol steps on May 19, 2019, in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill) AP A group of Alabama lawmakers have proposed legislation similar to a Texas law that would ban most abortions and allow anyone to file civil lawsuits against violators and collect damages. Alabama is the latest GOP-led state to see lawmakers propose legislation t...

(AP Photo/Mary Esch) ALBANY, N.Y. (WTEN) – Governor Kathy Hochul has signed into law a bill sponsored by legislators that will require motorized boats to be inspected for invasive plants and other harmful organisms prior to launch in Adirondack waters. The bill passed unanimously resulting in new safeguards for Adirondack Park’s precious lakes and rivers. Officials say the new law makes perm...

OMAHA, Neb. — Law enforcement is investigating two crashes from overnight. First law enforcement was called to 192nd and Harrison streets for a multiple-vehicle crash. It happened around 10 p.m. Saturday. Three people were taken to a hospital. Officials report two people have serious injuries and one is suffering critical injuries. That investigation is still ongoing. Then in Bellevue around ...

Passengers prepare to board Amtrak’s California Zephyr on March 24, 2017, at the Denver Union Station during its daily 2,438-mile, 52-hour trip from Chicago to Emeryville/San Francisco. Amtrak executive director Stephen Gardner says the $22 billion in dedicated Amtrak funding in the new infrastructure law would allow Amtrak to improve the system. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — The lea...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he plans to use the same tactic as Texas' abortion law to target assault rifle sales after the Supreme Court declined to block enforcement of the law. Newsom said in a statement Saturday that he has directed his staff to collaborate with the Legislature and Attorney General Rob Bonta to draft a bill that would allow private citizens to sue "anyone who manufac...

The state’s new abortion law takes effect on Jan. 1. In three weeks, it will not only be illegal to terminate a pregnancy after 24 weeks, but every person seeking an abortion, even a legal abortion, will have to undergo an ultrasound. In early stages of pregnancy, that means having a camera slid into the vagina, not an over-the-belly scan. It’s not pleasant, especially for sexual assault su...

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Taxpayers will be able to ensure that contractors on public works projects are paying lawful wages starting next month. The Illinois Department of Labor will debut a searchable database on Jan. 1, 2022 showing the certified payrolls of construction contractors who must comply with the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act. “This is a step toward transparency in public spending that will help keep empl...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday pledged to empower private citizens to enforce a ban on the manufacture and sale of assault weapons in the state, citing the same authority claimed by conservative lawmakers in Texas to outlaw most abortions once a heartbeat is detected. California has banned the manufacture and sale of many assault-style weapons for decades. A fed...