Fee hikes for hunting and fishing licenses and workplace protections for immigrants are among the Washington state laws going ...

Municipal government leaders across Indiana are going pale in the face while they review budget forecasts for the next few ...

California legislators rejected a progressive proposal to give past due renters a two week grace period on evictions.

In its latest session, the New York State Senate passed a sweeping antitrust enforcement bill, SB 335.  This bill marks the ...

Attorneys John Dempsey and Martin Cain discussed new laws, federal rules and legal strategies to combat predatory truck ...

Senate Republican leaders substantially increased the size of a rural hospital relief fund and rewrote controversial language freezing health care provider taxes in a late-night bid to keep ...

For people with past eviction cases on their records, future housing requests may be denied, but a new law helps clear resolved issues by erasing the records.

A public safety bill signed into law this month will update regulations for using and selling fireworks in Missouri. State ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service.

As the Republican budget bill, called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, nears the July 4 deadline set by the White House, lawmakers have been ramping up the rhetoric. We referee the claims from both ...