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Wareham Conservation Commission commits three Open Meeting Law violations, according to AG  Wicked Local

Though they voted for it, GOP lawmakers are challenging the law because they were ignorant of its ‘constitutional infirmity,’ an attorney argued (Capital-Star photo by Stephen Caruso) Roles were reversed in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Tuesday, as attorneys argued over the fate of the state’s three-year-old mail-in voting law, with lawyers for Gov. Tom Wolf arguing to protect legislative...

Due to a surplus in the District of Columbia’s Universal Paid Leave Fund, the number of weeks of paid leave available to D.C. workers under D.C.’s Universal Paid Leave Act will significantly increase on July 1, 2022. Currently, the law provides for a maximum of: 8 workweeks of parental leave; 6 workweeks of family leave; 6 workweeks of medical leave; and 2 workweeks of pre-natal leave. Star...

With gas prices rising sharply, some drivers are concerned there could be price gouging. (WBNG 12 News) MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - With gas prices rising sharply, some drivers are concerned there could be price gouging. Vermont has a law in place to protect you from gasoline price gouging. It was passed in 2006 and gives the attorney general tools to sue fuel dealers. Those suits could be filed...

HOUSTON — Sheriff's departments around the country are warning about people claiming to be with local law enforcement who aren't who they say they are. Sarah Cadwallader picked up her phone to hear what she thought was a sheriff's deputy on the line. A few hours later, he had left her a frightening voicemail. "Mrs. Cadwallader you have some urgent matters that need to be addressed as soon as ...

The bill that would provide up to 12 weeks of statewide paid family and medical leave passed in the Delaware Senate on Tuesday, overcoming the first major step to become law. It now makes its way to the House, which, like the Senate, is controlled by Democrats. Gov. John Carney also signaled strong support for the legislation earlier this year. There was no bipartisan support for the bill, a...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The fate of Pennsylvania's mail-in voting law is in the hands of the state Supreme Court. Justices heard arguments Tuesday. The question is less about the legality of voting by mail and more about whether Act 77, the law that greatly expanded mail-in balloting, is constitutional. Pennsylvania's Commonwealth Court threw out Act 77 in January. The court said no-excuse mail vot...

ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS46) - No one likes surprises, especially when it’s a medical bill totaling hundreds, even thousands of dollars. Unsuspecting consumers have complained about them for years, and now there’s a new law that should help. But, there are some important exceptions you need to know about. For most people, the No Surprises Act means they’ll no longer receive an unexpected medical bill...

The names of eight Oklahoma officers who died in the line of duty are being added to the National Law Enforcement Memorial. The State Fraternal Order of Police Auxiliary is raising funds to send their families to Washington, DC for National Police Week in May. News On 6's Ashlyn Brothers talked to a widow and family friend who explain the significance of the trip as a part of the healing jour...

It’s the week before Spring Break at the Law School, which can mean only one thing: 1L briefs are due. It’s timely, then, that today is National Proofreading Day. (It’s also International Women’s Day.) International Proofreading Day “highlights the importance of proofreading our own work.” That’s easy enough to say, but less easy to do. Or at least, less easy to do well. Among the tips to eff...