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Retired state Supreme Court Justice Barbara J. Vigil, right, appears at a news conference Aug. 10 in Santa Fe, as Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham looks on. In her first public address Tuesday, Vigil, the new leader of New Mexico’s child protection department pledges to restore the agency's credibility, and support new legislation that would increase accountability and strengthen laws protecting t...

Several changes and upcoming projects involving Fort Dodge law enforcement were approved at the Webster County Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday morning. The board approved a contract with The Samuels Group from West Des Moines. The Samuels Group will complete a two-part phase study in regard to needs for a new jail or law center in Fort Dodge. On Aug. 3, representatives from The Samuels G...

Click to expand Image A protester holds a copy of the Polish Constitution during a protest at the Market Square in Krakow, Poland July 16, 2017. An October 8 decision by Poland’s politically compromised Constitutional Tribunal came as a shock in the country and across Europe. In its ruling, the court decided that two core articles of the European Union’s founding treaties are incompati...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California became the first state in the nation to outlaw the sale of gas-powered leaf blowers and lawnmowers in an attempt to curb emissions, a move met with both positive feedback and frustration. Signed Saturday, the new law orders regulators to ban the sale of small off-road engines (SORE). While this is a broad category that includes generators, lawn equipment and pr...

CLEVELAND, Oct. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 9th, California Governor Gavin Newsome signed into law Assembly Bill 1346, which will phase out sales of gas-powered lawn and garden equipment such as leaf blowers and lawn mowers in the coming years. The law says that this phase out will occur as early as 2024 or as soon as the California Air Resources Board (CARB) determines the change is ...

Heather McComas Harrison often wore shirts with three-quarter length sleeves when she was married to her ex-husband. Long sleeves suggest there's something to hide. Short sleeves wouldn't cover the bruises from where he grabbed her arm, she said. But some scars were already concealed. No one could see the emotional wounds, for starters. Nor could they see the injuries in her vagina and anus...

Credit: Prostock-studio/Shutterstock From amped-up amenities to special accommodations for parents of young children, law firms are pulling out all the stops to ease the transition back to the office after a year-and-a-half away. But even these perks and policies, paired with more flexible hybrid work arrangements, may be failing to address the trauma attorneys and staff experienced during th...

Those in attendance placed flowers near photographs of Virginia officers who died this year Honoring officers killed in the line of duty. The Lynchburg Police Department led a memorial service for National Police Week. Honoring officers killed in the line of duty. The Lynchburg Police Department led a memorial service for National Police Week. LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Lynchburg Police Department ...

Two new Seattle tenant protections will become law without Mayor Jenny Durkan’s blessing. The Seattle City Council passed the bills last month. The first requires landlords to give six months’ notice of any rent increase, up from the current two months. The second requires landlords to pay certain tenants relocation assistance if the landlord raises the rent by 10% or more and the tenant move...

Public safety officials request additional assistance for new to-go cocktail law  KOMU 8