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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WJW) — Things are changing for Ohio school districts thinking about requiring students to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Starting tomorrow, an Ohio law goes into effect that bans mandatory vaccinations in public schools. House Bill 244, signed into law in July, says that public schools and colleges cannot require someone to receive a vaccine that has not been fully approved b...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A lawsuit filed Tuesday is challenging a new Montana law banning voter registration and get-out-the-vote efforts in certain areas of college campuses. The lawsuit filed by the Montana Democratic Party, Montanans for Tester, and University of Montana student Macee Patritti, is one of several challenging the law passed by the Republican-dominated Legislature earlier this ye...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves says he was close enough to hear gunshots during a drive-by shooting on Capitol Street on Monday evening. Jackson Police Department is still investigating the shooting, which happened near 10 p.m. No arrests have been made. He says it is fortunate that he and his family were not outside, but said there have been times in the past where ...

With the state legislature’s next full session beginning in January, Springfield’s city council met Tuesday to discuss how the city should lobby Jeff City next year. High on the agenda is the state’s American Rescue Plan Act funds, retaining local control, and the state’s transparency statute. Under pressure by many document requests, Springfield city government is asking the state legislatu...

Varnum Law is among the top five Michigan-based law firms. Its new Naples location is the firm’s first office outside of its home state. Courtesy photo What You Need to Know Varnum Law's new office in Naples' Fifth Third Center is the law firm's first outside of Michigan. Partner Thomas Forster cited demand for real estate and corporate law as drivers for the move. The firm looks to add anot...

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, demanded more information. Tom Williams/Pool via AP The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is in hot water with multiple agencies after it reportedly misclassified nearly 100 administrative positions as related to law enforcement activities, and then allegedly retaliated against a whistleblower who exposed the problem. According to Sen. Chuck Gras...

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, demanded more information. Tom Williams/Pool via AP The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is in hot water with multiple agencies after it reportedly misclassified nearly 100 administrative positions as related to law enforcement activities, and then allegedly retaliated against a whistleblower who exposed the problem. According to Sen. Chuck Gras...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A new policy memo issued by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas gives U.S. employers permission to hire illegal aliens over American workers, clearly defying federal law. In yet another step by the Biden-Harris administration to eviscerate immigration enforcement, Secretary Mayorkas states that employers will not be puni...

Photo by: Idaho News 6 Boise State University and the Boise Police Department have agreed on a five-year law enforcement contract extension. If the State Board of Education and the Boise City Council approve the deal, the new contract would go into effect on Nov. 1, the day after the current police contract expires. Working with the university’s public safety department, Boise police will ass...

October 10th was the last day for Governor Newsom to sign or veto laws that were passed by the legislature this year. 2021 was a busy year for California legislators, who put forth hundreds of health-related bills in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Unsurprisingly, not all of the bills became law (although some of them may be revisited next year). Below is a summary of a few of the new heal...