Oklahoma State

Kansas State

Starting today in Kansas, providers are supposed to ask patients why they are getting an abortion. A Florida law goes into effect allowing people who shoot bears on their property a "Stand Your Ground" type defense. It's July 1, so states across the country are putting laws into effect. From...

July 1 laws taking effect in states across the country

Louisiana State

ABC News

Conservative legislators are behind a recent wave of policies mandating the teaching of Christian religious texts in public schools.

States see new wave of legislation including religion in public education

Virginia State

NORFOLK, Virginia — The Virginia Senate again failed to vote on legislation to undo changes to a popular military family tuition program, but the Finance Committee advanced a mostly clean repeal bill from state Sen. Louise Lucas. Lucas’ new bill, Senate Bill 6011, repeals most changes to the Virginia...

Virginia Senate Advances Bill Repealing Military Tuition Program Changes, But Full Vote Delayed

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NewSantaAna

The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

Texas State

Harlingen, TX

The state of Texas is preparing to execute Melissa Lucio, found guilty of capital murder in the death of her 2-year-old daughter. Paramedics responded to Lucio's home on February 17, 2007, after Mariah was found unresponsive. Lucio's alleged confession, 'I guess I did it,' was pivotal in her conviction and...

Texas Prepares to Execute Melissa Lucio on Daughter’s Birthday

USA TODAY

As the age issue dominates the 2024 presidential election cycle, a look at the average age of congressional lawmakers.

The youngest, oldest and average age of lawmakers in the US Congress

NBC News

Sen. Lindsey Graham, the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee, plans to block an effort by Senate Democrats to unanimously pass a Supreme Court ethics bill Wednesday on the Senate floor. “I will object,” Graham, R-S.C., told NBC News. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., who chairs the Judiciary...

Sen. Lindsey Graham says he will block Democrats' effort to unanimously pass Supreme Court ethics bill

Tennessee State

The US Sun

DRIVERS have received a warning after a new road law is tightening limits on drunk driving. Motorists will face harsher penalties for excessive drunk driving, with the threshold for these penalties requiring fewer drinks. Tennessee State lawmakers passed a new road law that will drop the blood alcohol content for excessive DUI offenses. It is […]

Officials pass law to lower the drinking limits before getting behind the wheel – but with steeper penalties than before

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

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

North Carolina State

The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Medical marijuana legalization in North Carolina has taken a small step, with passage on the first of two required votes in the Senate.
                The second is on the calendar for Monday.
                Whether it’ll get any floor time in the House of Representatives, however, remains skeptical. There, Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, says there’s not enough votes.
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Medical marijuana legalization gets second Senate vote Monday

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

Illinois State

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Chicago, IL

Chicago Happenings

Every year, new laws that were passed the prior year go into effect on July 1. In 2024, a number of new laws will begin this Monday. Among them include higher wages for tipped employees, a gas tax increase, and driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

New Laws July 1: Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Migrants, Raises for Tipped Workers, and More

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

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?

WTAJ

Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.), the top-ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, and other Republican senators on Wednesday blocked a bill requiring the Supreme Court to adopt a code of conduct and create a mechanism to enforce it in the wake of several high-profile controversies. The legislation, the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal and Transparency Act, […]

Republicans block bill requiring Supreme Court to adopt enforceable ethics code

New Jersey State

Clifton, NJ

Newark, NJ – Evangelos Megariotis, a 72-year-old orthopedic surgeon from Clifton, admitted to multiple counts of unlawfully prescribing pain medications to his patients. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced the guilty plea today.

Surgeon Guilty of Illegal Narcotic Prescriptions, Faces 20 Years

(The Center Square) – One of North Carolina’s No. 1 farming industries and its relationship to the state agriculture commissioner has some tweaks in the North Carolina Farm Act of 2024.
                The Senate bill was signed into law by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper on Wednesday, one of three signatures he affixed. Cooper also tried his hand with the veto stamp for the 99th time of his tenure on two pieces of legislation, one pertaining to speed limit of off-road vehicles and another related to tenants...

Farm Act signed into law

Maine State

Idaho State

Shop with Me Mama

Why Idaho Ranks in the Top 10 States Americans Are Flocking To in 2024. A lot of Idahoans are saying 'Idaho is FULL! Go find somewhere else to live!'. With that said, MANY people and their families are flocking to this state and calling it home.

Why Is Everyone Relocating To Idaho?

California State

Josue Torres

Assembly Bill 230, set to come into effect in California on July 1, 2024, builds on existing legislation that mandates free menstrual products in public school bathrooms for grades 6 through 12. This new bill extends the requirement to include grades 3 through 5.

New California law mandates schools to provide menstrual products, including in boys' restrooms

NewsBreak

New laws to watch as recently-passed legislation goes into effect

As of July 1st, almost a hundred new laws are now on the books in Oklahoma. Quorum Call publisher Shawn Ashley discusses some that stand out....

New laws to watch as recently-passed legislation goes into effect

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