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California Republican law makers came together Monday to call on the state to repeal its 50 cent gas tax as pump prices continue to set records daily. However, some economists think cutting the tax could do more harm than good. Drivers say the higher has prices are hitting them hard, and some are already putting the brakes on non-essential trips to try and save as much money as possible. Othe...

Planes cannot fly without a certificate of airworthiness issued by the civil aviation authority in the country where it is registered. Russia on Monday passed a law allowing the country’s airlines to re-register planes that had been leased from abroad in an attempt to bypass Western sanctions. The bill, signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, is intended to support domestic flights in Rus...

Courtesy of Esperanza Law Esperanza Law is aiming to provide a rare service: affordable and quality immigration services in both Spanish and English. The name of the firm, the Spanish word for “hope,” is at the forefront of their work, as they often give hope to clients who have almost nowhere else to turn. From immigration appeals and naturalization cases to removal defense and asylum cases,...

(Image by Jody Davis from Pixabay via Courthouse News) (CN) — Two former inmates are challenging a Connecticut law that has, since 1997, allowed the state to impose a debt on inmates for each day of their incarceration. In a putative class action lawsuit filed in a Connecticut federal court on Monday, the former inmates are asking the court to declare their prison debt invalid and the statute...

The SB 118 bill will undo a much-criticized enrollment freeze that would have limited admission to UC Berkeley to 2020-21 levels. Credit: Kelly Sullivan Update, 6:55 p.m.: Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 118 Monday evening, and the bill will undo a much-criticized enrollment freeze that would have limited admission to UC Berkeley to 2020-21 levels. Cal immediately announced in a statement that “t...

The International Court of Justice in The Hague, March 2022 The Russian invasion of Ukraine is the most brazen illegal war waged by one sovereign state against another since World War II. The Kremlin launched the invasion in clear violation of the core obligation in the UN Charter, which prohibits the “use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state.” Rus...

PHOENIX - An Arizona lawmaker is proposing new legislation to crack down on the catalytic converter black market and the thieves fueling it. FOX 10 broke down the spike in cases Arizona law enforcement agencies face and the hit victims are taking in the wallet. Now, there's a potential solution at the state capitol. It's important to note, there's already a law in place against a person buyin...

Berat AlbayrakPhotographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg After 16 months of public silence following a bruising encounter with his father-in-law, President Recep Tayyip Erodgan, Turkey’s former economy czar is back with a memoir on his tumultuous reign -- with one glaring omission. Berat Albayrak’s account of five years in government leading up to his bitter November 2020 fallout with the most powe...

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a bill to limit how race can be discussed in classrooms. He says it doesn't prohibit the teaching of history. JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill Monday to limit how race can be discussed in classrooms, and it became law immediately. “Contrary to what some critics may claim, this bill in no way, in no shape and in no form pr...

Tow truck on side of interstate (WICS) CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, Ill. (WCCU) — After a tow truck driver was killed earlier in March, other tow truck drivers are asking drivers to be more vigilant and careful on the roadway. Ross Booker, 20, was cleaning up an accident scene back on March 5 when he was struck by a vehicle with a 16-year-old driver behind the wheel. Booker later passed away at the Carl...