Tag: Laws
15-year-old sues for right to play in NWSL
PORTLAND, Ore. — A 15-year-old has sued in federal court for the right to play in the National Women's Soccer League, which doesn't allow...
Win giant Gallo close to $400 million center in S. Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina will likely soon tweak its liquor laws to allow the biggest winemaker in the United States to spend $400...
Agency: Oxygen injectors pass 2nd test in Georgia harbor
SAVANNAH, Ga. — A federal agency said Tuesday that machines designed to inject extra oxygen for fish to breathe in the Savannah harbor passed...
Florida governor signs law preempting local COVID edicts
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis moved to suspend all remaining COVID-19 restrictions imposed by communities across his state, signing into law on...
Indiana constitutional fight means tussle among GOP leaders
INDIANAPOLIS — The conservative pushback over Indiana’s COVID-19 restrictions is turning into a tangled legal standoff among Republicans who dominate the Statehouse.
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Use-of-force cases prompt state debates over officer records
DENVER — Lawmakers in more than 20 states have considered bills this year to make the disciplinary records of police officers public or to...
How the Gaetz probe grew from sex trafficking to medical pot
ORLANDO, Fla. — When Rep. Matt Gaetz vacationed in the Bahamas in 2018, he was joined by a doctor who donated to his campaign...
Indiana attorney general wants governor’s lawsuit blocked
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s attorney general took aim Friday at Gov. Eric Holcomb’s attempt to block a new law giving state legislators more authority to...
Activist says he flew 500K leaflets across Koreas’ border
SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean activist said Friday he launched 500,000 propaganda leaflets by balloon into North Korea this week in defiance...
Biden’s agenda: What can pass and what faces steep odds
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden laid out a long list of policy priorities in his speech to Congress — and some are more politically...
