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TALLAHASSEE — Sales-tax “holidays” on such things as school clothes, hurricane supplies and tools and a suspension of the state gas tax in October topped a package signed into law Friday by Gov. Ron DeSantis. The measure (HB 7071), passed by the Legislature in March, will reduce state and local revenues by $804.3 million during the upcoming fiscal year, according to a House staff analysis. Th...

The original "Law & Order" debuted in 1990 and ended its original run in 2010. That's an impressive stint for any show, let alone an hour-long police procedural/courtroom drama hybrid. During that time, it launched six different spin-offs with 38 combined seasons between them — the longest-running thus far being "Special Victims Unit." In February of 2022, after twelve years off the air, ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces it has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of the securities of Arqit Quantum Inc. f/k/a Centricus Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: ARQQ, ARQQW, CENH, CENHU, CENHW): (i) between September 7, 2021 and April 18, 2022, both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”); and/or (ii) all holders of Centricus ...

Eric Liebowitz/NBC One of the biggest head-scratchers about the Will Smith Oscar-night slap fiasco is why the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ powers that be keep hiring new executive producers for the telecast every year. In a misguided hope that they’ll stumble across someone who will actually hit ratings gold, they repeatedly tap big-name movie producers. And the show winds up...

WEST UNION, W.Va. — A man has been charged after shooting at law enforcement in Doddridge County. On May 5, troopers with the Doddridge County detachment of the West Virginia State Police received a brandishing complaint taking place at a residence on Big Isaac Road in Salem, according to a press release sent out by state police. Richard America Troopers were informed that Richard America, 44...

Graduating law students who are the first generation in their families to go to law school were celebrated at a luncheon this spring. UC Hastings Law held its first-ever First Generation graduation celebration, where students heard from law school administrators and new UC Hastings Board of Director member Andrew Houston ’07, who shared his experiences of being a first generation law student....

On April 28, 2022, the New York City Council amended the New York City Salary Range Transparency Act. As a result of the amendment, the effective date will be moved from May 15, 2022 to November 1, 2022. The amendment is expected to be signed into law by Mayor Adams. On January 15, 2022, New York City enacted a first-of-its-kind law requiring employers to include a maximum and minimum salary ...

WASHINGTON – A Tennessee man pleaded guilty today to assaulting a law enforcement officer during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His and others’ actions disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election. Albuquerque Head, 42, of Kingsport, Tennessee, pleaded guilty in the District of Columbia...

Republicans joined Independents, Democrats, and Progressives to advance the S.286 by a vote of 148-0. The Senate voted to override the governor’s veto — also unanimously — on Wednesday. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger With no discussion or debate, the Vermont House moved swiftly Friday morning to unanimously override Gov. Phil Scott’s veto of S.286, a pension reform bill brokered between...

AUGUSTA — Maine has changed its protection from abuse laws in an attempt to make them more accessible and understandable for survivors of domestic violence. Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat, has signed a bill passed by the Maine Legislature that sought to clarify the laws. The bill’s sponsor, Democratic Sen. Donna Bailey of Saco, said the changes make the laws clearer, easier to read and more und...