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Virginia State

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Margaret Minnicks

Have you ever been out and about and needed to use a bathroom in an emergency? If you asked a restaurant, retailer, or other business if you could use their bathroom, they might have told you they had one for employees only. That situation is going to change in Virginia on July 1, 2024.

New Virginia law allows restroom access for those with medical issues in an emergency

CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 majority Friday in favor of a former Pennsylvania police officer charged with obstructing an official proceeding in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.The ruling in the case Fischer v. U.S. narrowed the Justice Department's use of a federal obstruction statute leveled against scores of people who breached the building where Congress had convened to count state electoral votes. It could affect hundreds of ongoing prosecutions—and upend adjudicated cases, including some of the dozens of Capitol riot-related cases involving people from Illinois.Nearly 50 Illinois residents have been charged for their...

SCOTUS ruling will affect some cases involving Illinoisans charged in Jan. 6 riot

(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed legislation that will require the state’s taxpayers to pay off the medical debt for thousands of Illinoisans. Calling medical debt a “uniquely American issue,” Pritzker is using $10 million in state funding in the new fiscal year to purchase the medical debt of up to 300,000 Illinoisans.

Pritzker signs medical debt forgiveness bill into law

New Hampshire State

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InDepthNH.org

CONCORD – Take a deep breath, New Hampshire cannabis enthusiasts. Senate and House conferees came to an agreement Thursday on a bill they can support and which the governor is likely to sign, that creates a system to sell cannabis to adults in the same way the state sells liquor.

LEGALIZE IT! Senate and House Agree To Historic Adult Cannabis Sales

Georgia State

Rough Draft Atlanta

With housing – particularly affordable housing – in short supply across Georgia, two new state laws about to take effect are aimed at an especially challenging group affected by the shortage: the homeless. The two bills, which the General Assembly passed overwhelmingly this year, are among a host of new laws covering a wide range […]
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Housing bills among new state laws taking effect July 1

Maryland State

Gov. Wes Moore (D), flanked by Senate President Bill Ferguson (D) and House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones (D), signed 275 bills into law on May 9 at his third bill signing this year. File photo by Bryan P. Sears. Inmates might get a break, magic mushrooms might get a fair...

Hundred of new laws go into effect on Monday

USA TODAY

The Second Amendment issue involves a statute used in a significant share of federal criminal cases. It bars guns after convictions punishable by more than a year in prison.

Justice Department urges Supreme Court to decide if felons can be barred from having a gun

Snopes

Registering for the draft does not mean you are getting called up to serve in the military next week.

Fact Check: US House Passed Bill Automatically Registering Men 18-26 Years Old for Draft?

Tennessee State

(The Center Square) – The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and law enforcement across the state will be increasing patrols and public awareness about boating under the influence around the Fourth of July extended weekend. The annual Operation Dry Water campaign will be promoted by departments with enforcement related to...

Tennessee law enforcement will be on water in force for Fourth of July weekend

Oklahoma State

(The Center Square) - Oklahomans have a new place to file complaints about their air travel experience. Oklahoma is one of 18 U. S. states or territories that signed a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Department of Transportation in May that allows state investigations into airline complaints. The two-year agreement could be extended, according to Attorney General Gentner Drummond, who created an online complaint form.

Oklahoma residents have a new outlet for airline complalints

Coffee County, GA

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Last month, more than twenty individuals were indicted on felony charges in Coffee County. Several of them have recently made local headlines, including Guillermo de la Cruz-Morales, the sole person charged in connection with the disappearance of Maria Diaz, and Cornelius Jamison, accused of cocaine trafficking.

Grand Jury Indicts Over Twenty Individuals on Felony Charges in Coffee County

Oregon State

Bend, OR

(The Center Square) - A man from Bend, Oregon, received a federal prison sentence last week for possessing 20 pounds of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. Isaac Kitashima, 48, got a nine-year federal prison sentence plus five years of supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon.

Oregon meth trafficker gets nine years in federal prison

Chicago, IL

Dolton, IL

CHICAGO (CBS) — A person was taken away in handcuffs after a board meeting in Dolton on Monday night. This comes nearly a month after another chaotic village board meeting.Clash with Andrew HolmesDuring the meeting Monday night, activist Jedidiah Brown walked from the podium over to village trustee Andrew Holmes. An officer pushed Brown away while Holmes was stopped from walking over to him.Brown was eventually pulled out of the meeting by officers.A former Dolton employee filed a civil lawsuit claiming Holmes sexually assaulted her while attending a conference for the village in Las Vegas in May of last year. He has not...

Activist led off in handcuffs after confronting Andrew Holmes at Dolton board meeting

Gloucester County, NJ

Franklinville, NJ

Morristown Minute

FRANKLINVILLE, N.J. -A Gloucester County, New Jersey, man admitted today that he defrauded the government of more than $200,000 in Social Security and Medicaid benefits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Man Guilty of $200K Social Security & Medicaid Fraud

Newark, NJ

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

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

Florida State

(The Center Square) – As more people continue to relocate to Florida, the legislature took action to protect them and Floridians from moving scams. Florida’s new law requires moving companies to register with the state, provide clear contracts and avoid misleading advertising. It also increases penalties for moving companies that refuse a lawful order to return private possessions to a client.

As Florida's population explodes, new law in effect to protect against moving scams

New Jersey State

NEW JERSEY - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that Walmart has agreed to pay $1.64 million to settle allegations of unlawful unit pricing practices across its 64 New Jersey retail stores. The settlement, which includes a $1.61 million civil penalty, marks the largest ever obtained by the Division’s Office of Weights and Measures (OWM).

Walmart Pays $1.64M Settlement for Unlawful Pricing in NJ

Aurora, CO

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

Colorado State

Denver, CO

The Finance and Governance Committee of the Denver City Council voted Tuesday to ask voters whether the U.S. citizenship requirement for police and firefighters should be dropped.

Committee OKs removing citizenship requirement for police, firefighters in Denver

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New Illinois law sparks fear of possible statewide landlord registry

(The Center Square) – A new Illinois law says mobile home tenants can’t be evicted for not paying rent, but only if the park itself is...

New Illinois law sparks fear of possible statewide landlord registry

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