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 gunman legally bought the two rifles used in the shooting, despite having a gun taken away from him a year earlier
FOP President John Catanzara called on city councilors to overturn the mayor’s vaccine mandate
A request for an injunction would prevent the city from requiring workers to disclose their vaccination status or be disciplined for not being vaccinated
Kansas City’s minimum wage will rise to $13 an hour over about four and a half years under an ordinance that council members approved
Cities are experimenting with new designs and regulations to encourage alternative transit while reducing carbon emissions
Oregonians will be able to buy birth control at a pharmacy without a doctor’s prescription beginning next year
The flow of water from shower heads and bathroom faucets in California will be sharply reduced under strict limits approved by the state Energy Commission
Lawmakers have allocated billions of dollars toward public schools, but critics say that’s not enough to meet the requirements in the state Constitution
At least 13 percent of Kansas’ school districts may ask top state officials for more money to address their budget problem
The New Mexico Supreme Court has ruled Albuquerque can bar its firefighters and other employees from running for elected office
Legal advocates say litigants in divorce, child custody, eviction and other civil cases who have difficulty with English need qualified interpreters
Anti-tobacco advocates argued that flavored products were designed to attract young smokers
New county rules took effect Nov. 1 and were intended to stop predatory towing and lessen the headaches for motorists who had their vehicles dragged away
The Washington state Supreme Court on ordered the state pay $100,000 a day in sanctions for not fully paying the cost of basic education
A federal appeals panel ruled that a voter identification law in Texas discriminated against blacks and Hispanics and violated the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Gov. Kate Brown signed legislation aimed at curbing profiling by police
Salt Lake City opposes the prison relocation, and city officials are threatening a lawsuit to block the prison
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Leaders from more than half the states in the country have now weighed in on lawsuits that seek to halt a recent federal clean water rule
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