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A federal judge temporarily blocked the District of Columbia from enforcing a law that would have allowed children to get vaccinated without the knowledge of their parents, ruling the law violated parents' religious liberties. The law in question, the Minor Consent for Vaccinations Amendment Act of 2020, allows children as young as 11 years old to be vaccinated so long as a provider deems the...

GREENVILLE, S.C. — If you are headed to the lake anytime soon, you need to know about the new law in South Carolina. Gov. Henry McMaster signed the law on March 14 which establishes on most of South Carolina’s major reservoirs a new 100-foot distance limit that boats underway must observe when approaching a dock, a person in the water or an anchored vessel. (Video above: Lake Hartwell from Sk...

WARWICK, R.I. (WPRI) — Nearly seven months after his law office was destroyed by fire, a car parked outside R.I. House Speaker Joseph Shekarchi’s condo burst into flames. Investigators have determined there’s no connection between the two incidents, according to Shekarchi. While he believes them, Shekarchi admitted the coincidence has him on high alert. “Maybe because of the [first] fire, I’m...

The District of Columbia recently passed a new expansive law which bans most noncompetition agreements for employees in the District. The Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act (the “Act”) takes effect on October 1, 2022 and defines “employee” as “an individual who performs work in the District on behalf of an employer and any prospective employee who an employer reasonably anticipates w...

Police obtain guns, drugs, cash in multi-agency operation in South FultonLaw enforcement worked through bad weather and made numerous arrests. They targeted crime hot spots in Atlanta and South Fulton.CONNECTING... Dozens of police officers worked through Friday's heavy rains, targeting crime hot spots in portions of Atlanta and the city of South Fulton. "Officers were dedicated. They came ou...

Derby native honored as Law Enforcement Officer of the Year  The Derby Informer

The legislation signed into law by Gov. Eric Holcomb would create an adjunct teacher permit process for professionals without teacher training to work in classrooms. Public schools will soon be able to hire professionals without teaching experience under a new law signed by Gov. Eric Holcomb. Lawmakers designed it to fill vacant teacher jobs, but opponents worry it will hurt education quality...

PIERRE, S.D. – Today, Governor Kristi Noem signed legislation to improve readiness capabilities for the South Dakota National Guard: SB 41 revises the appropriation for the construction of a National Guard Readiness Center in Sioux Falls, for the purchase and exchange of property between the state and the Sioux Falls Development Foundation. SB 48 makes an appropriation for the redesign and...

BAYONNE, NJ - Social media posts of female Bayonne public employees in celebration of Women’s History Month has prompted the campaign of mayoral candidate Sharon Ashe-Nadrowski to file a complaint claiming Mayor Jimmy Davis violated a federal law. The Hatch Act, a federal law passed in 1939, limits certain political activities of federal employees, as well as some state, D.C., and local gover...

A Manteca man was arrested Sunday on suspicion of killing his mother-in-law following days of fighting with his wife. The suspect, identified as 49-year-old Daniel Escobar, had left the home he shared with his wife in the 28000 block of South Airport Way on Saturday night following the fighting. He returned Sunday to collect his belongings and move out, said San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Deput...