Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy NCSL’s Annual List of State Laws Going Into Effect on Jan. 1 Along with New Year’s resolutions, Jan. 1 marks the day many new state laws go into effect. In our annual tradition, the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) has compiled a […]
A Republican congressman from Georgia who is hoping to be party’s next Senate nominee said over the weekend that poor children should have to pay or sweep floors if they wanted to eat school lunches. “I’m on the Agriculture Committee, we have jurisdiction over the school lunch,” Rep. Jack Kingston explained to the Jackson […]
Lawmakers and credit card companies are cracking down on sites that charge mug shot removal fees. People are finding their faces posted all over the internet on mug shot websites with no regard to whether they were found innocent or guilty. To have these photos removed can cost hundreds of dollars just for them to […]
Earlier this year, Senator Elbert Guillory, a Louisiana legislator, explained his opposition to the repeal of Louisiana’s creationism law based on an experience he had with a faith healer he described as being akin to a witch doctor – piles of bones and all…
Hawaii’s Governor is expected to sign same-sex marriage into law on Wednesday, after the State Senate voted overwhelmingly in favor of it on Tuesday. Same-sex marriage is already legal in 14 states and Washington, DC.