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Bills that would apply Oklahoma's Open Records and Meetings Law to the state Legislature haven't gotten so much as a committee hearing in recent years. (Whitney Bryen/Oklahoma Watch file) Lawmakers’ emails to lobbyists, calendars, call logs and other records that could give the public insight into the bills they craft are set to remain secret for at least another year. A bill that would’ve en...

Dear Readers: Every year I step away from my column for two weeks to work on other creative projects. (Anyone interested in my non-advice oriented personal essays and photographs can subscribe to my free newsletter: amydickinson.substack.com). I hope you enjoy these “Best of” columns from 10 years ago. Today’s topic: “The trouble with in-laws.” Dear Amy: I cannot deal with my “monster-in-law....

Don't let the "monster-in-law" in your life give you a headache. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison) AP I hope you enjoy these “Best of” columns from 10 years ago. Today’s topic: “The trouble with in-laws.” Dear Amy: I cannot deal with my “monster-in-law.” She’s bossy, antagonistic, and gossips about my personal business. As much as I try to care about her, my dislike for her has been surfacing more and...

Welcome back to the Big Law Business column on the changing legal marketplace written by me, Roy Strom. Today, we look at Big Law’s chances of growing profits in 2022. Sign up to receive this column in your inbox on Thursday mornings. What goes up must come down. It’s a lesson seemingly every financial asset is reminding us lately. So many early “pandemic darlings”—Netflix, Peloton, Zoom—that...

FARMVILLE, Va. (AP) — In this small central Virginia town called Farmville, the claim to fame has been massive furniture warehouses that promise to satisfy any shopper’s preferred style. It isn’t known as an NCAA Tournament town. This week, both things are true. Welcome to Longwood University, where Griff Aldrich, a former lawyer and CEO, and Rebecca Tillett — both hired the same day four yea...

A new lawsuit is looking to challenge San Jose’s pending gun insurance law, arguing that the law is forcing residents to pay fees against their will. The city of San Jose, CA voted earlier this year to approve a law that requires residents to secure liability insurance for their firearms. Expected to take effect this coming August, the law will not only require gun-owning residents to purchas...

The law can be powerful but also frustrating. Just ask the Legislature. Neal Milner Neal Milner is a former political science professor at the University of Hawaii where he taught for 40 years. He is a political analyst for KITV and is a regular contributor to Hawaii Public Radio's "The Conversation." His most recent book is The Gift of Underpants. Opinions are the author's own and do not ...

Dear Readers: Every year I step away from my column for two weeks to work on other creative projects. (Anyone interested in my non-advice oriented personal essays and photographs can subscribe to my free newsletter: amydickinson.substack.com.) Amy Dickinson I hope you enjoy these “best of” columns from 10 years ago. Today’s topic: the trouble with in-laws. Dear Amy: I cannot deal with my “mon...

Senator Tedisco, Montgomery County Executive Ossenfort, Montgomery County Legislature Chairman Pepe, Fulton County Sheriff Giardino, Herkimer County Sheriff Scherer, Montgomery County Sheriff Smith, & Saratoga County Sheriff Zurlo join together to urge Governor & Majority to support Tedisco’s legislation to repeal bail law and give judges discretion to address New York’s public safety...

Caitlyn Clark had just received a raise and an offer to extend her two-year clerkship with a federal judge in her hometown in Georgia in January 2020 when she disclosed she was pregnant. That’s when she said the judge’s longtime career clerk became highly critical of her work — at one point expressing exasperation that Clark’s planned maternity leave would add to her workload. The judge himse...