New laws to reduce the use of short prison sentences and toughen up community punishments are expected to be introduced within weeks. Ministers are expected to introduce the new legislation to the ...

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Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., vowed to "change the laws" in D.C. to crack down on what she described as a surge of young people committing violent crimes in the nation’s ...

About 200 new laws that Colorado lawmakers passed this year go into effect Aug. 6, ranging from comprehensive updates to wage theft protections to smaller tweaks in state statutes. Here are some of ...

Teddy Collins moved his young family to Colorado Springs from Texas in 2017, lured by its safety, its reputation as an excellent place to live and its well-known conservative disposition. He also ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A wide range of new Louisiana laws passed during the 2025 Regular Legislative Session will officially take effect Friday (Aug. 1), impacting everything from criminal ...

This story is part of “Trump Two: Six Months In,” our series taking stock of the administration’s efforts to reshape immigration enforcement and criminal justice. Civil rights groups sued, and courts ...

A new wave of state laws is enforcing stricter requirements for new drivers, but states still can't agree on how much practice is needed. Florida, Washington and New Jersey tightened up requirements ...

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tuesday, July 1, a number of laws passed by the Tennessee General Assembly in recent years take full effect. From allowing online boating license exams to increasing the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Following the 2025 legislative session, a new set of laws is set to take effect in Tennessee on July 1. An array of bills made their way across Gov. Bill Lee’s desk for his ...

The start of the month of July also means the start of new laws in California. While a number of 2025 laws already went into effect at the beginning of the year, some will become effective on July 1.