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According to the agenda for Monday’s MSD Public Safety Commission meeting, one topic they plan to address is the implementation of Alyssa’s Law and its integration with 911 centers. The law passed last year and was named in honor of 14-year-old Alyssa Alhadeff who was killed in the 2018 Valentine's Day school massacre. (Twitter/Sun Sentinel) SUNRISE, Fla. (CBS12) — It’s been more than three...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Monday marks two weeks since a federal judge temporarily blocked the Iowa law banning mask mandates in schools. Since then, a number of Iowa school districts have issued mask mandates for students and staff. There's still uncertainty surrounding how long they could last. The ACLU had initially asked for a 14-day injunction. That would have ended Monday. However, a federal c...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Marsy’s Law, which guarantees victims’ rights in the South Dakota constitution, is falling short. KELOLAND Investigates exposed issues with the Statewide Automated Victim Information & Notification or SAVIN. KELOLAND’s Angela Kennecke spoke with victims in one case who told us they repeatedly did not get adequate notification of upcoming hearings and in some cas...

More convenient takeout options, sidewalk tables and even expanding dining space into parking lots became part of life in the pandemic economy. Now, a new state law has added “social districts” to the dining and beverage landscape — outside areas where folks may consume alcohol on sidewalks in designated areas. Sponsored by Rep. Tim Moffitt, who represents Henderson County, the social distric...

Guest Columnist Don Barnett resides in Brentwood, Tennessee. He has been a contributor for the Center for Immigration Studies. There has always been a stream of unaccompanied children (UC) illegally crossing the border. Twenty years ago it was less than one tenth the size it is now. In the first 10 months of Fiscal Year 2021 75,165 have been resettled around the U.S., already an all-time hig...

Guest Columnist Don Barnett resides in Brentwood, Tennessee. He has been a contributor for the Center for Immigration Studies. There has always been a stream of unaccompanied children (UC) illegally crossing the border. Twenty years ago it was less than one tenth the size it is now. In the first 10 months of Fiscal Year 2021 75,165 have been resettled around the U.S., already an all-time hig...

New Jersey State Bar Association headquarters, New Brunswick, NJ. Credit: Google The New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA) Dispute Resolution Section will honor Angela Foster, the 2021 James B. Boskey Award recipient, on Thursday during the alternative dispute resolution (ADR) community virtual anniversary program. The Boskey Award, formerly known as the ADR Practitioner of the Year Award,...

Question: I’m curious to know if there are any standards for car headlights as to intensity, angle and color. When I drive at night, I see cars that have very bright lights (as opposed to just high beams) and some cars with a range of colors (white, yellow and even a tint of blueness). If you can shed any light (pun unintended), I’d be pleased. Answer: We just passed the fall equinox and ente...

Question: I’m curious to know if there are any standards for car headlights as to intensity, angle and color. When I drive at night, I see cars that have very bright lights (as opposed to just high beams) and some cars with a range of colors (white, yellow and even a tint of blueness). If you can shed any light (pun unintended), I’d be pleased. Answer: We just passed the fall equinox and ente...

Riverside police screen drivers during a DUI/license checkpoint on April 5-6, 2019 on La Sierra Avenue. (Courtesy photo) A new California law that allows judges to grant diversion to first-time misdemeanor DUI offenders has created a quagmire in the legal system, leaving criminal defense attorneys and prosecutors warring over its interpretation and judges conflicted over a lack of clarity. On...