If you want to stay out of trouble in California, don’t let your dog chase a bear. And don’t get caught releasing feral hogs in Kentucky. New laws prohibiting both of those activities are among the dozens of regulations and changes taking effect in 2013. The new laws cover everything from prohibiting law enforcement officers from having sex with inmates on their way to prison to revising the term “motor vehicle” to exclude swamp buggies.
Greuel out, Garcetti in as new Los Angeles mayorComments OffEric Garcetti has defeated Wendy Greuel in the race to become next mayor of Los Angeles. |
Democratic Councilman Eric Garcetti builds growing lead as LA picks new mayorComments OffEric Garcetti, 42, who made a mark helping resuscitate neighborhoods from the gritty edge of downtown to Hollywood, held a 53 percent to 46 percent margin over city Controller Wendy Greuel, with about 60 percent of the precincts reporting and tens of t… |
House panel poised to revise military law in attempt to curb sexual assaultsComments OffCongress has repeatedly challenged the military to take more aggressive steps to curb sexual assault, but the Pentagon’s latest estimates on the occurrence of sexual assaults have helped convince lawmakers that swift legislative action is needed to tackle the problem. |
DOJ seized phone records of numbers tied to Fox News lines, documents showComments OffNewly uncovered court documents show the Justice Department seized phone records associated with several Fox News lines — a revelation that comes as the White House Correspondents’ Association spoke out against the administration’s monitoring of repor… |
Former Congressman Anthony Weiner announces bid for NYC mayorComments OffThe married Democrat resigned from Congress after tweeting a lewd picture of himself and lying about his account being hacked. |
