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HHS Secretary Becerra refuses to admit partial-birth abortions are illegal in House testimony 00:00 00:0005:03GO LIVE Facebook Twitter Email Embed SpeedNormal Autoplay The Idaho Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a new law in the state that would prohibit abortions after six weeks of pregnancy from going into effect later this month. On Friday, the court issued an order granting a motio...

Prepwork for care package giveaway.(Deric Rush) JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - National nonprofit Operation Gratitude and a team of volunteers gathered in Jacksonville on Friday to prep for a special Care Package Assembly Day. The giveaway will be held at the Onslow County Community Outreach Center. “I received one in 2010 when I was in Afghanistan,” said Tim Driscoll a military veteran and memb...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – In Rochester, bail reform remains a big topic of conversation. Local lawmakers say they support revisions, but haven’t landed on an agreement just yet. In Monroe County, some in law enforcement say they’re frustrated. They say the entire time reforms were being discussed, there’s been no seat for them at the table. Elements of the proposed deal allows judges to requir...

As discussed in our previous blog, on April 1, 2022, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge, Terry Green, granted summary judgment in favor of individuals represented by D.C.-based nonprofit Judicial Watch, declaring Assembly Bill 979 (“AB 979”) to be unconstitutional and granting an “injunction preventing the expenditure of taxpayer funds on the implementation of the measure.” AB 979 required publ...

INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana lawmakers have created a new tool to try to bring more businesses to Indiana. Senate Enrolled Act 361 allows the state to create “innovation development districts.” These districts capture some tax revenues that stay within the district to fund new development, explained Mark Wasky, senior vice president of community affairs for the Indiana Economic Development Corporat...

Jackson Lewis Law Firm Logo On March 30, 2022, Governor Jay Inslee signed Senate Bill (SB) 5761, updating Washington’s existing pay transparency law. Previously, after an employer made an initial job offer to an external applicant, the employer was required to provide the minimum wage or salary to the applicant if the applicant requested the information. Under the revised law, an applicant’s ...

Quick Take A Tennessee bill is aimed at excluding same-sex couples from proposed common law marriage contracts. Social media posts misleadingly claim the bill would allow child marriage and “legalize pedophilia.” The bill initially omitted a minimum age, but was amended on April 6 to say individuals must be at least 18 years old. Full Story Republican Rep. Tom Leatherwood introduced House Bil...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A Charleston-based employment attorney says it’s uncommon for the state’s law regarding student loans to lead to the firing of Charleston County Chief Deputy Joyce Smith last week. “I don’t believe it’s very common because this is the first I’ve heard of this situation,” employment attorney Marybeth Mullaney, who has been practicing for 15 years, said. “Thankfully, I...

A bill to accelerate Maryland’s transition away from fossil fuels will become law, setting goals to cut the state’s greenhouse gas emissions 60% below 2006 levels by 2031 and virtually eliminate the state’s carbon footprint by 2045. The legislation had been widely expected to appear on a list of vetoes Gov. Larry Hogan presented Friday evening, ahead of the General Assembly’s adjournment for ...

SCOTUS decision in Mississippi case could reshape W.Va. abortion law  Beckley Register-Herald