A journalist for a Louisiana nonprofit newsroom is suing a state agency for access to certain public records. According to a news release, Nick Chrastil asked the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections for information on WilmerHale.
Lawmakers who spent weeks reviewing half a dozen potential ballot questions recommended their colleagues take no action on the proposals, clearing the way for major policy changes affecting high school graduation requirements, gig economy workers, legislative oversight and more to be decided by voters.
Members of the Mahoning County Bar Association and the Youngstown Rotary Club hosted the annual Law Day Luncheon at Fellows Riverside Gardens.
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Early voting for the May 4 local municipality elections is underway. Early voting begins Monday, April 22 and runs through Tuesday, April 30. Cameron County Times for all Cameron County locations are as follows: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, April 22 through Friday, April 26. Saturday, April 27, 10 a.m. []
Early voting for the May 4 elections began Monday morning. Polls opened at 7 a.m., and will be open until 7 p.m. at the 30 voting locations throughout Hidalgo County.
Voting locations open across Georgia Monday for three weeks of early voting
Suit by Gov. Evers shows Wisconsin violating separation-of-powers doctrine.
Today’s meeting was a continuation of a proxy fight some legislators are waging against the corrections board on behalf of Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
Rishi Sunak’s plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda have been given the green light after Lords cave to MPs
The House earlier had passed a bill that would automatically restore suffrage to people convicted of nonviolent felonies, but it died in Senate committee without a vote.
It’s been difficult to keep up with the number of Republican efforts in recent years to roll back child labor laws. The Guardian reported in the fall that GOP policymakers at the state level “have led efforts to roll back child labor protections, with bills introduced in at least 16 states.” To be sure, not all of the measures are identical. In some states, Republicans want to scrap age verification requirements for employers. In other states, they want minors to be able to serve alcohol. A...