Tag: Laws
Oklahoma bucks red-state trend, extends early voting
OKLAHOMA CITY — On Election Day last year, state Rep. Jon Echols was mortified to see a 3 1/2-hour line to vote in his...
Australian telco fined $39M for exploiting Indigenous folk
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s largest telecommunications company Telstra was fined 50 million Australian dollars ($39 million) on Thursday for unconscionable conduct in selling remote...
US cities see surge in deadly street racing amid pandemic
Jaye Sanford, a 52-year-old mother of two, was driving home in suburban Atlanta on Nov. 21 when a man in a Dodge Challenger muscle...
Spain at last adopts promised law on becoming carbon neutral
MADRID — Spain’s parliament approved a law on climate change and energy transition Thursday that belatedly brings the country into line with the European...
Democrats search for a strategy to combat GOP voting laws
A small group of civil rights leaders gathered at Vice President Kamala Harris’ ceremonial office last week, discussing how to combat a wave of...
New Washington state law makes drug possession a misdemeanor
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday signed a measure overhauling the state’s approach to drug possession, after the Washington Supreme Court...
Democrats press for broader voter access as GOP resists
WASHINGTON — Republicans in the U.S. Senate mounted an aggressive case against Democrats' sweeping election and voter-access legislation, pushing to roll back proposals for...
UK government plan to toughen voter ID rules draws criticism
LONDON — The British government has announced contentious plans to toughen election voting rules by requiring photo identification at polling stations, a move it...
Analysis of police misconduct record laws in all 50 states
CARBONDALE, Illinois — Below is an analysis of public record laws in all 50 states. It is based on an analysis of statutes and...
German government makes hate-motivated insults a crime
BERLIN — The German government passed a new law on Wednesday making hate-motivated insults a criminal offence that can be punished with a monetary...
