Here are some last-minute reminders and pointers: on the non-itemizer charitable deduction; the 100% AGI ceiling for an itemizer's cash gifts; and how to advantageously postpone direct IRA transfers ...

This past year, New York saw the collapse of one major environmental initiative due to the pandemic, but the enactment of several important new environmental laws. In their Environmental Law column, ...

Restrictive voting laws passed in the wake of the 2020 election were more prevalent in Republican-controlled states with racially diverse populations, according to a new analysis by the Brennan Center ...

The Officer Media Group is pleased to present the first annual Law Enforcement Design Awards featuring law enforcement and public safety facilities from across the United States. Twenty-eight ...

Yes: A YES vote on this measure means in-person stores and vending machines could not sell most flavored tobacco products and tobacco product flavor enhancers. No: A NO vote on this measure means ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- While internet companies have prospered with little oversight in the past decade, 2020 ushers in a new era California with more protections for internet users and the rising number of ...

Chicago is one of the nation’s gun violence hotspots and a seemingly ideal place to employ Illinois’ “red flag” law that allows police to step in and take firearms away from people who threaten to ...

In the wake of former President Donald Trump’s lies about a stolen election in 2020, many state legislatures implemented new laws restricting voter accessibility in key parts of the voting process.

In 2019, the city council in Berkeley, California, held a stunning vote: it would ban natural gas hookups in all new building construction to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the city’s impact on ...

Graphic of the United States showing where restrictive voting laws have been enacted between January 1st, 2021, and October 1st, 2022. From voter ID requirements to limits on mail-in voting, new laws ...

A 2020 Vermont law banning plastic bags in businesses resulted in a 91% drop in their use. Paper bag use saw a minor 6% increase, suggesting the 10-cent fee didn't deter consumers. Approximately 70% ...