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A new rule from the Department of Labor went into effect Monday, expanding the number of workers who are eligible for overtime pay. But implementation could be delayed by pending court cases. The rule increases the salary threshold for workers exempt from overtime from $35,568 to $43,888. Further, the threshold...

Department of Labor's new rule for overtime pay takes effect

Virginia State

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Margaret Minnicks

WVTF reported that a new Virginia law will become effective on July 1, 2024. The law will prevent utility companies from disconnecting services on various occasions, which could leave someone without power for days.

A new law will keep utilities from being disconnected on weekends and holidays in Virginia

The US Sun

SOME Americans have the chance to make a buck from a $1.25 million settlement pot. But there's only a bit of time left to get money back in the class action data breach settlement. ReproSource Fertility Diagnostics, a laboratory that focuses on reproductive health-related testing, agreed to pay $1.25 million...

Americans can claim up to $3,000 from $1.25 million data breach settlement – and you just need to answer a few questions

Georgia State

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Coffee County, GA

Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 49-year-old woman from Douglas was recently arrested for allegedly submitting a life insurance policy for her ex-husband without his knowledge. According to a Coffee County Sheriff’s Office incident report, detectives met with a man on May 7 at the Coffee County Law Enforcement Center concerning a reported case of insurance fraud.

Georgia woman charged for allegedly filing life insurance policy application on ex-husband

The Coffee County Drug Unit, along with deputies from the department, apprehended two individuals last week in separate incidents, one allegedly found in possession of methamphetamine and the other the subject of a prior narcotics investigation who attempted to evade law enforcement.

Coffee Drug Unit Arrests Two in Separate Incidents; Meth Possession and Fleeing Suspect Apprehended

Aurora, CO

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David Heitz

The Aurora City Council will consider using opioid settlement money Monday to pay for drug treatment for clients of its yet to open homeless services campus. The council will vote during its study session whether to spend money from the fund on a peer advisor, a van to transport clients from the navigation center to treatment, and a case manager. The city will receive about $14 million in opioid settlement funds, according to a presentation by city staff to the city council.

Aurora may send homeless people to rehab

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

Saint Johns County, FL

Hastings, FL

Jacksonville Today

Eight people have been arrested on drug charges stemming from an undercover investigation at a convenience store in Hastings, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.

8 arrested in Hastings drug and gambling bust

Dallas, TX

Connecticut Public

A federal court in Texas has partially blocked the government’s ban on noncompete agreements that was set to take effect September 4. Ryan LLC, a tax services firm in Dallas, had sued to block the rule just hours after the Federal Trade Commission voted narrowly to ban noncompetes for almost all U.S. workers back in April.

A federal court partially blocks U.S. ban on noncompetes

Kansas State

TOPEKA — A U.S. District Court judge issued a preliminary injunction directly applicable in Kansas and three other states that blocked Biden administration rules deepening anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ students and broadening the definition of sexual harassment at college and schools. Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach argued the case...

Kansas judge issues injunction blocking new federal anti-discrimination rules in education

Oklahoma State

OKLAHOMA CITY – More than 80 laws signed by Gov. Kevin Stitt went into effect on Monday. A law that targets undocumented immigrants in Oklahoma was intended to go into effect on Monday, but has been blocked by a federal court. The law creates a new crime called “impermissible occupation” for willfully entering Oklahoma without legal authorization to be in the country.

Dozens of new laws take effect July 1

Connecticut State

New Haven, CT

Organizers record Luis Luna, a manager with the HUSKY 4 Immigrants Coalition, during a rally at the Capitol on April 18, 2024. The group held a rally on July 1, 2024 to celebrate the expansion of HUSKY-like coverage for immigrants. CREDIT: KAITLYN POHLY / CT MIRROR. Advocates, legislators and residents...

As CT HUSKY for immigrants expands, advocates push for more

Norfolk, VA

Cheryl E Preston

Fifty percent of Norfolk church has high blood pressure. 3WTKR reports that Pastor Reverend Dr. Geoffrey Guns of Second Calvery Baptist Church in Norfolk made a startling discovery in March. He asked congregants who had high blood pressure to stand and half of the congregation rose to their feet.

Virginia pastor reveals half of his African American congregation has hypertension

New Hampshire State

Nashua, NH

Each of the three people scammed of $62,000 in total fell victim to a similar scam, according to a press release from the Attorney General’s Office. (Getty Images) At least three people in New Hampshire have been persuaded by scammers to put $20,000 or more in a package, tape it up, and hand it over to someone posing as a bank employee or federal official, according to the Attorney General’s Office.

AG warns of email scam targeting older residents

Idaho State

Pocatello, ID

POCATELLO, IDAHO — In 2018, Kody Gates moved back to his hometown. But he was terrified about whether he could still access gender-affirming care. He felt relieved when he found Dr. Neil Ragan, who founded Health West ISU’s gender-affirming care clinic in Pocatello. But in response to a...

‘I’m not ready to give up:’ Idaho ban prompts clinic to halt gender-affirming care

New Jersey State

NBC News

A national Latino legal and civil rights organization is suing a property management company, alleging it a young woman in New Jersey access to rental units based solely on her immigration status as a DACA recipient. The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, better known as MALDEF, filed the...

Civil rights group files lawsuit alleging housing discrimination against a DACA recipient

Arizona State

The Independent

 Nearly 200 people have been charged in a sweeping nationwide crackdown on health care fraud schemes with false claims topping $2.7 billion, the Justice Department said on Thursday. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the charges against doctors, nurse practitioners and others across the U.S. accused of a variety of scams, including a $900 million scheme in Arizona targeting dying patients. “It does not matter if you are a trafficker in a drug cartel or a corporate executive or medical professional employed by a health care company, if you profit from the unlawful distribution of controlled substances, you will be...

Justice Department charges nearly 200 people in $2.7 billion health care fraud schemes crackdown

The Current GA

People held in Georgia immigrant detention centers will soon face new challenges in their search for lawyers to represent them in immigration court, a development that will likely doom many people’s chances of fighting deportation.

For migrants in Georgia, fighting deportation will become harder. Here’s why.

Denver, CO

The mother of a Denver homeless man told the City Council Monday that city-sponsored services have failed her son. Barbara Hallick Yeomans made her remarks during public comment period of the City Council meeting. She said her son grapples with substance abuse and mental illness and repeatedly has been harassed by police. She said her son also suffered verbal abuse by a guard in the Denver County Jail. Yeomans said she heard the guard harassing her son over the phone.

Mother says Denver homeless services have failed her son

Latin Times

A federal judge has temporarily halted an Oklahoma law that contemplates prison sentences for those found living in the state without legal immigration status, preventing it from going into effect next Monday. Concretely, U.S. District Judge Bernard M. Jones issued a preliminary injunction at the request of the Department of...

Judge prevents Oklahoma from implementing law that could jail undocumented immigrants

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Alabama state officials defend Alabama prison practices amid labor exploitation claims

An inmate in the custody of the Department of Corrections. (Brian Lyman/Alabama Reflector) Alabama state officials argued in a motion Monday that inmates and civil rights...

Alabama state officials defend Alabama prison practices amid labor exploitation claims

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