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Law-abiding Hoosier gun owners are no longer required to have a permit to carry a handgun within the state after Gov. Eric Holcomb signed a bill into law Monday. House Bill 1296 states that the law requiring a permit to carry a handgun in Indiana is repealed and people who are not restricted from possessing or carrying a handgun do not need to obtain a permit from the state to do so. It goes ...

Free image via Pixabay A Republican bill that would require a National Rifle Association gun safety course for Arizona middle and high school students is now one vote away from Gov. Doug Ducey’s desk. The measure would require all Arizona schools to teach students about firearms safety at least once between sixth grade and the end of high school. Prescott Valley Republican Rep. Quang Nguyen, ...

FILE - California Gov. Gavin Newsom delivers his annual State of the State address in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, March 8, 2022. On Tuesday, March 22, 2022, Newsom signed a law that will make abortions cheaper for people on private insurance plans. The new law bans private insurers from charging things like co-pays and deductibles for abortion services starting Jan. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Rich P...

ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp said Wednesday he had signed into law a state income tax refund that will see Georgia households get payments of between $250-$500. The bill, H.B. 1302, will provide for the payments in the coming weeks. The $1.6 billion measure comes from a surplus of $2.2 billion in the Georgia budget. Gov. Kemp cited rising inflation in a tweet for the push to provide the tax refu...

Unique Combined Funding Opportunity to Streamline Process for State, Regional and Local Governments Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced $2.9 billion of funding now available for major infrastructure projects through a combined Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Combining three major discretionary grant programs into one M...

United States President Joe Biden nominated Raskin, Colin W. Brown distinguished professor of the practice of law at Duke, for the position on Jan. 14. Photo courtesy of Getty Images. Duke Law School professor Sarah Bloom Raskin withdrew her nomination for vice chair for supervision of the Federal Reserve, citing opposition from other Senate members due to her stance on climate change. United...

In November, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed a bill into law that prohibits most employers from compelling or taking adverse action against employees to compel them to provide proof of receiving a COVID-19 vaccination. The Tennessee law directly contradicts the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) vaccine mandate, which requires the staff of certain Medicare or Medica...

We have an exciting lineup of sessions for the . The Symposium will provide critical updates on employment law developments and compliance strategies for the new year. This is a must-attend event for HR professionals, in-house counsel, vice presidents, and corporate controllers with human resources responsibilities. What's on the agenda? The conference will cover a wide range of topics, incl...

FORT KENT, Maine (AP) — One of the U.S.'s most rural states is looking to improve access to lawyers for residents who live far from urban areas. The Maine Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed a proposal from Democratic Senate President Troy Jackson that would authorize the University of Maine School of Law to open a satellite rural legal aid clinic in Fort Kent. Jackson, who represents a dist...

Virginia’s governor signed into law Monday a ban on squatted trucks just weeks after a crash that left a 27-year-old man dead. The legislation signed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin prohibits modifications that make a vehicle’s front bumper 4 or more inches higher than the rear bumper. Critics of the modification — sometimes called the “Carolina Squat” — say the upward tilt may leave drivers unable to...