Some new laws took effect immediately while others had a longer wait time. A number of them kick in this week, including a gas-tax hike of 6 cents per gallon and protections for immigrant workers.

Starting July 1, all adult passengers in vehicles in Virginia must wear seatbelts, regardless of seating position. The new law expands the existing front-seat seatbelt law and carries a $25 fine for ...

The Supreme Court has upheld Texas's age-verification law for porn websites, ruling along ideological lines that it does not violate the First Amendment.

Iran has executed three men accused of spying for Israel, as it cracks down on suspected foreign interference. Since Israel started bombing the country, hundreds of people have also been arrested. The ...

Local governments in Bartholomew County say they have been preparing for new rules requiring public meetings to be live-streamed and archived that are set to take effect next month.

Local, state, and federal law enforcement officers who cover their faces while conducting official business could face a misdemeanor charge in California under a new proposal announced Monday.

California’s new ‘daylighting’ law for drivers is a cash cow for one city Some San Diego leaders estimate tickets will bring in more than $1 million a year ...

A federal judge refused to block a New York City law that would require landlords — rather than their tenants — to pay fees for hiring listing brokers, clearing the way for the measure to take ...

June 03, 2025 New Jersey law makes inciting brawls a crime with $10,000 fines and jail time Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill aimed at addressing unruly behavior that has plagued the Jersey Shore and ...

Two bills endorsed by Gov. Gavin Newsom would be the most transformative changes to the California Environmental Quality Act in generations, experts said. Lawmakers hope reforms will unleash a ...

Even if a dealership is not legally an “affiliate” under the OCPA or subject to a similar state comprehensive privacy law, the trend toward regulating vehicle-generated data suggests it’s ...

Britani Bateman was accused of owing her former mother-in-law Sandra Underwood $100,000 in a lawsuit filed May 6.