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Republican state lawmakers are getting closer to putting a measure on the ballot in August that would need 60 percent of voters to approve constitutional amendments. State Senators Rob McColley (R-Napoleon) and Theresa Gavarone…

SOMERS, Connecticut – Stanford University School of Medicine Professor Jay Bhattacharya, M.D. said in an interview with The Star News Network Friday that Americans “should be asking” whether diagnostic code data now being utilized to…

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pledged to bring forward legislation further protecting individuals from discrimination based on whether they’ve been vaccinated for COVID-19 in a Thursday press conference. Many of the state’s…

A provision in the omnibus spending bill will freeze environmental regulations that are putting additional strain on Maine lobstermen who are struggling to keep their businesses afloat. The National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS)…

A group of 66 top Hispanic community leaders on Wednesday called on the Senate to include protections for Dreamers in must-pass legislation during the lame-duck session this month. In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Charles…

In the wake of the Supreme Court's ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade, two Democratic lawmakers are moving to…

Mar. 31—A bill requiring third-party sellers to disclose contact information when they sell large quantities in online marketplaces unanimously passed the Ohio Senate on Wednesday, sending it on to Gov. Mike DeWine.Substitute House Bill…

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas called upon his fellow justices to rethink how a 1996 law protects Big Tech companies from liability on their platforms.  Thomas may have opened Pandora’s Box for Big Tech CEOs by calling…

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The majority of domestic violence survivors in the state reported feeling satisfied with law enforcement and legal services, according to a new survey conducted by the Ohio Domestic Violence Network (ODVN). However, bias…

A new report suggested that TikTok can bypass privacy protections to share data with ByteDance, its Chinese parent company. TheWrap exclusively reported that TikTok was not deterred from privacy protections offered by Apple and Google.…