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After executing more than 1,300 people over 400 years, Virginia’s Governor, Ralph Northam, signed legislation abolishing capital punishment. This makes Virginia the first Southern state to abloish capital punishment and many believe this is a big step toward change. The article states: “It’s a move that experts and death penalty abolition advocates say has great […]
It looks like ABC is making an L.A. Law sequel series with Blair Underwood which ran on its rival, NBC from 1986 – 1994. Underwood will be coming back and playing his former role as Jonathan Rollins, attorney at law. The series is being written by Marc Guggenheim and Ubah Mohammed with Anthony Hemmingway directing. […]
Talk about staying woke there is a new bill that if passed will mandate the COVID-19 vaccine in New York. New York State Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal introduced the new bill to Senate on December 4th. The bill would require everyone that can receive the vaccine in a clinically safe manner to get the vaccine. The […]
Welp! It looks like the Netflix show Tiger King did more than provide something for the public to watch but it helped create a new bill. The new bill which passed in The House would ban public contact and possession of big cats. The bill is called The Big Cat Public Safety Act and it […]
There is a lot going on this weekend. It’s the last few days of early voting. Halloween is Saturday. And New York’s new seatbelt law goes into effect on Sunday. The current law does not require people age 16+ to wear a seatbelt while sitting in the backseat, but that changes on November 1, 2020. […]
Many bars around town have been finding ways around Governor Andrew Cuomo’s new restriction on alcohol sales. The new ordinance says that any patron who wants to buy alcohol must also purchase food as well. The endgame for this new rule is to discourage bars from using outdoor seating as places to party, which increases […]
At this point, police officers across New York State may need to have some sort of training update. There is a new law called the New Yorkers Right To Monitor Act. Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the law into legislation on June 14, 2020. Citizens have the right to use their phones to record law enforcement […]
If you are a smoker you now have less places to purchase your cigarettes. As of Monday, tobacco products will no longer be sold at pharmacies. So pharmacy stores like Walgreens and CVS are not selling tobacco products in New York State. The new law that went into effect Monday also bans the sale of […]
A Long Island man may be the first person in New York State to be charged for price gouging medical masks. The man was caught in clear violation of the Defense Protection Act which is a law to fight against people price gouging medical supplies during the pandemic. If found guilty, the man identified as […]
You may get a ticket if you do not wear your seatbelt when riding in the backseat of a vehicle in New York State. A new bill that will require a person over the age of 16 to wear a seatbelt when riding in the back seat has passed the Senate and State Assembly in […]
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