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March 16, 2022

Changes to “no-fault auto law” leaves thousands worried, health workers fired - WLNS

When lawmakers made changes to Michigan no-fault auto law, it affected thousands of people. Many of them were seriously injured in auto accidents and lost their insurance coverage. Many specialized health workers across the state also lost their jobs. They came to Lansing to show how the changes have already impacted their lives. Many of those we spoke to say they are simply trying to survive...
March 16, 2022

Controversial San Jose gun insurance law faces another legal challenge - The Mercury News

In response to the latest lawsuit, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo said that “no good deed goes unlitigated.” (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group) SAN JOSE — A first-of-its-kind law requiring gun owners to insure their firearms is facing yet another legal challenge — this time from one of the state’s largest taxpayer organizations. In January, San Jose became the first U.S. city to require residents ...
March 16, 2022

New law closes training loophole for police in Indiana schools - Indiana Public Media

The new Indiana law requires police working as school resources officers to complete specialized training for how to interact with students. Lawmakers overwhelmingly supported the legislation. (Eric Weddle/WFYI) A new Indiana law will require all police who regularly work inside public schools to undergo basic school resource officer training — effectively closing a loophole that advocates h...
March 16, 2022

Columbia city leadership, local law enforcement respond to calls from faith organization for gun violence study - WIS News 10

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The Midlands faith-based organization MORE Justice is calling on the community to invest $50,000 in a gun violence prevention study that aims to address the problem at its root and offer solutions. There have been multiple gun-related incidents in recent weeks. On Tuesday, a student was found with an unloaded handgun at Lower Richland High School. Over the weekend, a 20...
March 16, 2022

A new law saved UC Berkeley admissions. But the university still has an expansion problem - San Francisco Chronicle

The Sather Tower stands tall above the UC Berkeley campus in Berkeley, Calif. on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. Swift work by California lawmakers this week rescued the academic hopes of thousands of applicants to UC Berkeley who would have been barred because of a legal interpretation that limited next fall’s student enrollment. But the new law that nullifies the enrollment cap doesn’t let UC Be...
March 16, 2022

State House passes change to Absentee Ballot law to include 'sickness'; Senators vote next week - WTNH.com

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — The secretary of the state mailed absentee ballot applications to all eligible voters in 2020. To this day, there is frustration over it. People were fearful to go to the polls because of COVID. It cost $5 million. Many lawmakers thought that opened the door to fraud. The bill lawmakers are debating Wednesday would allow changes to the current AB law. It does not tack...
March 16, 2022

‘I Don’t Believe Those Officers Broke the Law’: New York Mayor Eric Adams Defends Cops Who Lied About Details of Drill Rapper’s Arrest - Yahoo News

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is sticking beside the police department in the violent arrest of a Bronx teenager even though video evidence showed the officers involved lied about the details. Close up of the NYPD logo on a police car. (Getty Images/Tim Drivas Photography) NYPD officer Taulant Gjonbalaj said the 16-year old’s hands were in his pockets when they approached him in January, and...
March 16, 2022

Lily's Law, toughening Kentucky's DUI laws, heads to House floor - FOX19

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Lily’s Law, named after an Oldham County teen who died in a crash while on her way to school, has passed through the House Judiciary Committee. Lily Fairfield died on November 10, 2021 when Teresa Devine crashed into her car three days after being arrested and immediately released on a DUI charge. Devine has not been charged in Lily’s crash pending test results. Durin...
March 16, 2022

Lily's Law, toughening Kentucky's DUI laws, heads to House floor - WAVE 3

Lily Fairfield was identified as the passenger killed on West Highway 42 after the car she was in collided with a pickup truck driven by Theresa Devine. (Family photo) LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Lily’s Law, named after an Oldham County teen who died in a crash while on her way to school, has passed through the House Judiciary Committee. Lily Fairfield died on November 10, 2021 when Teresa Devin...
March 16, 2022

New Ohio gun law divides Ohioans; some celebrating, others concerned with safety - WHIO

It’s official: Most Ohioans will now be able to carry a gun concealed without needing a concealed carry permit. It’s a move that has divided people in the Buckeye State; some are concerned about safety and others are celebrating what is known as “Constitutional Carry.” “I’m not happy with the idea that you don’t have to inform law enforcement that you’re carrying a gun,” said Sanford Whitlow,...