Legal
Legal matters are a core focus for local and state government agencies, encompassing the creation, interpretation, and enforcement of laws and regulations that govern public affairs. Legal frameworks ensure that government actions are consistent with the rule of law and protect citizens’ rights. Though by no means a perfect system – enforcement inequities continue to make the headlines – local leaders strive to create laws that work fairly for all.
The president is also calling on governors to issue similar pardons for those convicted of state marijuana offenses
With Pharr EMS officials planning to lay off 40 employees next month, Med Care EMS’ legal allegations against the city are questionable
“I give 110% of myself,” said Amy Newman, who served with the Tonawanda department for about 12 years before she was injured in 2018
A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked Ohio officials from taking legal action against Planned Parenthood to enforce fetal tissue disposal rules, and Republican state lawmakers proposed new regulations for such disposal
The divergent responses from the nation’s two biggest K-12 public school systems reflected what many in school security know: Deciding whether or not a threat is credible is hardly a mathematical process and the stakes in staying open or closing are high
The lawsuit alleges landowners on Sapelo Island pay high property taxes while receiving few basic services from surrounding McIntosh County or the state of Georgia
The United States Supreme Court announced that it will not entertain a challenge to the City of Highland Park’s ban on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines, thus allowing the 7th Circuit Court opinion supporting the ordinance to remain standing
The Democratic governor said state officials are working with the federal government to get access to the lists
Cleveland has joined several other Ohio cities that have outlawed the sale of tobacco products and electronic cigarettes to people under age 21
Colorado’s loud public battle over fracking went before the state Supreme Court on Wednesday as the cities of Longmont and Fort Collins tried to persuade the justices that local governments have the right to ban or delay the drilling technique
Baltimore’s mayor wants to spend $2 million on a Washington law firm to represent the city during the U.S. Justice Department’s civil rights investigation of the police force
A civil rights group on Wednesday filed a federal lawsuit challenging Alabama’s photo voter ID law as an infringement on voting rights and an attempt to suppress the influence of black and Hispanic voters
As Boston considers raising the legal age for purchasing cigarettes and other tobacco products in the city from 18 to 21, Massachusetts lawmakers are weighing the possibility of a making such a change on a statewide basis.
Officers in all 57 St. Louis County police departments will be required to meet certain minimum standard requirements following action by the county council that is expected to prompt a court challenge amid concerns from leaders of predominantly black communities who feel targeted by the measure
The state Senate narrowly approved lucrative tax breaks designed to guarantee that a major Internet data center developer chooses Michigan as the site of its first mega-campus in the eastern half of the U.S
A task force is preparing to present its final recommendations on how to make government more efficient and effective
Project Longevity is based on the theory of deterrence and requires cooperation among New Haven police, social services and community members
The Kansas City Council voted 11-1 in favor of raising the minimum age to tobacco products, rolling papers and alternative nicotine products to 21
A proposal for a vote on a one-cent sales tax to help fund education and teacher pay raises doesn’t violate the Oklahoma Constitution’s single-subject rule
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