WILLIMANTIC — In the new year, several laws are set to take effect, from health insurance policies to housing policies. Each year, new laws and policies take place on January 1 and October 1. Housing ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — When it comes to new state laws signed in 2025, it was a very slow year under Michigan's capitol dome and on Governor Gretchen Whitmer's desk. According to the legislature's most ...

A slate of new laws have taken effect in Texas with the start of the new year. Shah's 50-year prediction for future of Iran resurfaces amid protests An all-time classic Ole Miss-Georgia Sugar Bowl ...

ATLANTA — A new year’s start means new laws are on the books and officially enforceable. While plenty of new legislation passed during the 2025 legislative session and took effect as early as July, ...

Legislation authored by state Sen. Catherine Blakespear that bans the sale of thick, reusable plastic bags at grocery checkouts will take effect on Jan. 1. The Encinitas Democrat’s legislation, passed ...

From responding to the Trump administration to grappling with the affordability crisis in the state, Massachusetts policy makers have dealt with a host of issues and challenges in 2025. State agency ...

Maryland is set to usher in some new laws when the calendar changes to 2026. Supreme Court delivers major blow to Trump-era rule Medical professionals say this is the absolute worst thing you can do ...

IOWA’S HANDS FREE DRIVING LAW GOES INTO FULL EFFECT IN THE NEW YEAR. CURRENTLY, LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS ONLY BEEN ABLE TO ISSUE WARNINGS TO DRIVERS CAUGHT USING THEIR DEVICES BEHIND THE WHEEL. KCCI ...

The Indiana Statehouse is pictured on March 19, 2025. Daily Journal file photo The start of a new year means several new laws will go into effect for Hoosiers today. A majority of Indiana’s new laws ...

A correction is needed for a story published in Thursday’s Daily Journal titled, “New year, new laws.” The story said fees attached to registering electric vehicles in Indiana will no longer apply to ...

The Richland County Sheriff’s Department announced the conclusion of an investigation into a controversial arrest captured on the televised ‘On-Patrol: Live’ show last December. The University of ...