Author: Aspen Shumpert
Idaho’s full Senate passed Benji’s Law 27-8 Monday, sending the bill requiring faster safety checks for high-risk infants to Gov. Brad Little’s desk.Read More
Idaho lawmakers have approved a child welfare measure known as “Benji’s Law,” aimed at speeding up how quickly authorities respond to cases involving vulnerableRead More
Under the new law, public agencies cannot place the cameras in “sensitive” areas, including facilities where immigration matters are conducted.Read More
Illinois gamblers and Illini fans are finding a tangled web if they try to bet on their beloved orange and blue home team in the Final Four on Saturday because a state law prohibits that. Some may turn to another option.Read More
A law requiring most materials used in affordable housing projects that get federal dollars to be produced in the U.S. is causing delays and extra costs, according to developers.Read More
Gov. Bob Ferguson expanded tribal sports betting to include college teams.Read More
Proposals advancing in the Minnesota Legislature would make changes to the state’s two-year-old “red flag” gun law to temporarily suspend someone’s access to firearms if a judge finds they’re a risk to themselves or others.Read More
Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill into law that ensures some accountability from social media and online dating sites.Read More
A new law increasing penalties for fatal drunken-driving accidents corrects an “injustice,” according to Mobile County District Attorney Keith Blackwood.Read More
England and Wales pioneered the criminalisation of coercive control, but it doesn’t apply outside of intimate or family relationships. Why stop there, asks deputy head of Guardian Opinion Barbara SpeedRead More