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The bill signed into law on Monday requires the attorney general to review the law enforcement response to sexual assault and harassment allegations. AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine Gov. Janet Mills has signed a bill aimed at improving the Maine National Guard’s response to sexual assault and harassment in its ranks. The bill signed into law on Monday requires the attorney general to review the law e...

When U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle tossed out the federal government's transportation mask mandate on Monday, she relied in part on her interpretation of the term "sanitation." The 10-letter word can be found in the Public Health Service Act, a sprawling 1944 law that gave the federal government certain powers to respond to public health emergencies. The Biden administration rel...

Maine State House(WABI) AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Maine Gov. Janet Mills has signed a bill aimed at improving the Maine National Guard’s response to sexual assault and harassment in its ranks. The bill signed into law on Monday requires the attorney general to review the law enforcement response to sexual assault and harassment allegations, mandates an annual report to the Legislature, and provid...

The sister-in-law of Air Force Maj. Gen. William Cooley testified in detail Tuesday about what she described as Cooley’s “attack” against her, alleging he pinned her upper body against her car door and groped her against her will after an off-duty car ride in August 2018 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. “I’m scared,” the wife of Cooley’s brother said in direct testimony during Cooley’s court-marti...

The sister-in-law of Air Force Maj. Gen. William Cooley testified in detail Tuesday about what she described as Cooley’s “attack” against her, alleging he pinned her upper body against her car door and groped her against her will after an off-duty car ride in August 2018 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. “I’m scared,” the wife of Cooley’s brother said in direct testimony during Cooley’s court-marti...

Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Former Texas State Sen. Wendy Davis, best known for her 13-hour filibuster of a 2013 abortion bill, has filed a federal lawsuit challenging Texas’ recent abortion law. The suit claims the law is “blatantly unconstitutional” and written to “make a mockery of the federal courts.” The law...

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) - Gov. Justice hosted an event to ceremonially sign into law a pair of bills on Tuesday. Senate Bill 570 will establish training for law enforcement officers in handling individuals with Alzheimer’s and dementia. New guidelines will be developed dictating how law enforcement officers should respond to individuals who experience Alzheimer’s and related dementias – as we...

Tima Miroshnichenko/Pexels The tens of thousands of domestic workers in Colorado could soon be protected by the state’s anti-employment discrimination law under a newly proposed bill. If enacted, House Bill 1367 would expand the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act to cover domestic workers. The bill would also extend the time to file a claim with the Civil Rights Commission from 180 to 300 ...

Senator’s Invest to Protect Act would create simplified grant program for local law enforcement agencies with under 200 officers As a part of his ongoing effort to support Montana’s law enforcement agencies, U.S. Senator Jon Tester last week signed on to the bipartisan Invest to Protect Act, which would create a new dedicated Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant program with a st...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing the state's legislature to bring Disney under a measure allowing lawsuits against social media companies for their content moderation decisions. The move comes after Disney declared it would work against a separate state law that bans the teaching of gender identity and sexual orientation up to third grade, and likely limits it across ages. In a surprise a...