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For Columbus CEO Across America, people who are Black or Hispanic are much more likely to live in poverty than their white counterparts. With that comes an inability to pay for critical legal services that can help them access basic necessities such as health care, housing, government benefits, employment and educational services. While the importance of pro bono work to serve marginalized c...

Dominic Grasso(Source: Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force) CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - An Ohio task force is asking the public to come forward if they have information on the whereabouts of Dominic Grasso. The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force said Grasso is wanted by five law enforcement agencies for various crimes, including a federal probation violation, fraud and fleeing. The ...

The importance of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s addition to the US Supreme Court goes beyond the social landmark that it represents. A fragile institution under any circumstances, the rule of law in the United States is desperately in need of the legitimation that Jackson can confer. CAMBRIDGE – Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation as a justice of the US Supreme Court has been hailed as a breakthro...

wikimedia The Kentucky statehouse in Frankfort. In a move that has alarmed library supporters, a new law in Kentucky will give local politicians control over local library boards in the state. According to a report in the local Lexington Herald Leader, SB 167—which came back from the dead last week with a dramatic veto override—will empower local politicians to “appoint whomever they want...

One of the more repulsive features of Florida’s new law restricting classroom discussion of sex and gender is its vagueness. This might be a feature, not a bug: It could encourage conservative parents to sniff out violators around every classroom corner, contributing to the atmosphere of moral panic it appears designed to stoke. But, in an example of how the worst-intentioned legislating can ...

(Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune) Del. Bobby Orrock, R-Caroline County, learned firsthand about the problem after helping his sister through her recovery from a broken hip. The rehabilitation facility she had been visiting discovered that at-home physical therapy could be arranged, but it never came to fruition, according to Orrock. “Regulations currently require them to make contact, but it...

I admit it: I was wrong. Politicians always offended me when they showed artificial respect for each other. On the Senate floor, a Democrat would refer to “the distinguished gentleman from Mississippi,” when the Democrat really was itching to say, “that moronic, low-life, S.O.B.” During debates, politicians would refer to their opponents as “my good friend, with whom I simply disagree on some...

Why the infrastructure law is transformative — and why it isn’t By ALEX DAUGHERTY 04/18/2022 10:00 AM EDT With help from Tanya Snyder and Oriana Pawlyk Quick fix — The infrastructure law includes significant money to fight for climate goals, but still relies on preexisting funding formulas. We broke it down for Pros. — Texas will no longer conduct the extra inspections that caused trucks to ...

Daily Commercial, The (Leesburg, FL) GAINESVILLE — Gov. Ron DeSantis continued this week to sign into law some of the measures Florida's Republican-led Legislature passed this session, but thousands of bills died in Tallahassee and never made it to the governor, including some on notable issues. In the House and Senate, lawmakers proposed 3,685 pieces of legislation, but only about 285 passed...

Prec. 4 Commissioner Dave Eagle A seven-page petition calling for an investigation by out-of-county authorities into whether Precinct 4 Commissioner Dave Eagle committed fraud was submitted to the county during a recent Hood County Commissioners Court meeting. The allegation relates to whether Eagle resides at his claimed residence, 2615 Hillside Dr. in Oak Trail Shores. Eagle owns the mobile...