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BOSTON (State House News Service) – As many as 10,000 children in Massachusetts will be able to access school meals under a new student nutrition law that also prohibits a school cafeteria practice Sen. Cynthia Creem called “unconscionable,” supporters said Monday. At a ceremonial bill signing for the measure that became law 10 days ago, Project Bread CEO Erin McAleer said requiring schools w...

Congressional District 33, represented by Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, under Plan C2135, the redistricting plan under consideration by the Texas House on Oct. 16, 2021. AUSTIN — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday signed into law new political maps drawn by Republicans that cement the GOP’s grip on power for the next decade but blunt the voting strength of nonwhite voters who fueled Texas’ po...

Diane Kennedy, president of New York News Publisher?•s Association, left, and Judy Patrick, vice president of editorial development for the New York Press Association, right, testify during an Assembly hearing on the COVID-19 pandemic?•s impact on the open meetings law on Monday, Oct. 25, 2021, at the Legislative Office Building in Albany, N.Y. ALBANY — The state Assembly conducted a hearing ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces the filing of a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of the securities of BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ: BMRN) between January 13, 2020 and September 3, 2021, inclusive (the “Class Period”). A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The attorneys for the estate of Alex Murdaugh’s former family housekeeper, Gloria Satterfield, say they’ve reached a settlement with Murdaugh’s former law firm Peters, Murdaugh, Parker, Eltzroth, and Detrick (PMPED). “The Satterfields and the Murdaugh law firm have reconciled their differences,” said the Satterfield estate’s attorney Eric Bland. Bland said he could n...

As many as 10,000 children in Massachusetts will be able to access school meals under a new student nutrition law that also prohibits a school cafeteria practice Sen. Cynthia Creem called "unconscionable," supporters said Monday. At a ceremonial bill signing for the measure that became law 10 days ago, Project Bread CEO Erin McAleer said requiring schools with a majority of low-income student...

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - A recent change to Virginia State law has more defendants opting for jury trials rather than looking for plea deals, and some courts are struggling to handle the surge. SB5007 gives accused parties the option to have their sentences decided by the jury that convicted them or the judge. Defense attorneys say jurors had developed a reputation for handing out tougher punis...

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - A recent change to Virginia State law has more defendants opting for jury trials rather than looking for plea deals, and some courts are struggling to handle the surge. SB5007 gives accused parties the option to have their sentences decided by the jury that convicted them or the judge. Defense attorneys say jurors had developed a reputation for handing out tougher punis...

EL ESTOR, Guatemala (AP) — Police and soldiers are frisking people at checkpoints and a tense calm reigns in the streets of the lakeside town of El Estor after protests against a mining project erupted into violence over the weekend. Guatemala’s government imposed martial law and a dusk to dawn curfew Sunday and filled the town of 20,000 residents with security forces. Teams carried out searc...

BOSTON (CBS) — Massachusetts Governor Charlie signed a new student nutrition bill into law on Monday. The bill makes sure kids have equal access to meals during school and will support students and their families. “There was this whole question about whether we were properly and adequately accessing federal resourcesthat were available to support kids in schools. And the answer was not quite....