8+ hour, 28+ min ago   (265+ words) As a fan of local history, I was fascinated to learn about Montana’s Corrupt Practices Act, which passed by ballot initiative in 1912 and completely banned corporate influence in our elections for 100 years. We needed this law because the Copper Kings…...

1+ hour, 20+ min ago   (665+ words) Court finds that the lawyer had established a loss arising from the condition of the garments after cleaning. A city lawyer has won a claim against a dry cleaner after a three-piece Italian suit he entrusted to the company for…...

13+ hour, 41+ min ago   (407+ words) Published Sep 12, 2026 at 6:47 p.m. ET An NYPD lieutenant who spent much of his career in the department’s Strategic Response Group claims in a new lawsuit that coveted overtime assignments in one of his units were distributed based on race. He also…...

12+ hour, 33+ min ago   (210+ words) It seeks to overhaul Hyderabad’s metropolitan governance and replace the GHMC Act 1955 Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu Hyderabad: The Telangana Legislative Assembly on Saturday passed the Core Urban Region (Integrated Governance) Bill, 2026 with a voice vote, though the BJP, AIMIM…...

21+ hour, 24+ min ago   (1394+ words) The House race between Democrat Chris Gallant and GOP Rep. Nick LaLota is unusual in that neither lives in the district. Credit: Gallant for Congress/John Paraskevas WASHINGTON — In U.S. House races from Florida to Texas to Arizona, members of…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (285+ words) A White former associate director in Rochester Institute of Technology's student affairs department raised jury questions over whether RIT passed her over for a promotion to director in favor of a Black candidate from outside the university because of his…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (792+ words) Illinois is set to become the first Midwestern state to legalize "medical aid in dying" on Sept. 12, as the law takes effect. The new law, titled the End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act, also known as Deb's Law, allows…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (533+ words) OPINION: The bills come as posts from a former Anthropic researcher raise alarms that AI is advancing so rapidly it could threaten humanity. California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two bills on Wednesday that are intended to put safeguards in place…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (597+ words) Laguna Beach has enough interest in the three seats available on the City Council that it can become challenging to hold a debate. With back-to-back forums Tuesday night at the Neighborhood Congregational Church — first for the nine city council candidates,…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (407+ words) California’s experiment with pushing back school start times appears to be paying off, according to new research that finds students are sleeping more, struggling less with mental health, and posting better test scores since the state’s later-start law took full…...