Seattle to raise parking fines next year for first time since 2011
This is the first time since 2011 that the Seattle has increased the amount of parking fines. According to the city’s 2025-2026 budget, parking infraction penalties totaled $22.4 million in 2023. The ...
Venezuelan prison gang crime increasing in Florida
A violent Venezuelan prison gang, Tren de Aragua (TdA), has expanded its criminal operations into Florida, according to ...
Year in Review: North Carolina’s 24 in 2024
Hurricane Helene, Donald Trump and a swelling population were intriguing North Carolina storylines in 2024 as The Center ...
Senate Republican leader unimpressed with DNR choice
The top Republican in the Wisconsin Senate is not happy with Gov. Tony Evers’ latest pick to head the Department of Natural ...
Legislators look to 2025 as Republicans prepare to take power in House
After a controversial and tension-filled lame duck session in the final days before the holiday recess, Republican and ...
California AG files brief supporting raising the minimum wage for federal contractors
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and 21 other attorneys general filed an amicus brief supporting the federal ...
Crime commission outlines potential legislation
The Virginia State Crime Commission’s last meeting gave a glimpse into issues the General Assembly will likely address ...
‘Death by a thousand paper cuts’ for Illinois landlords with new laws
Property owners will see about a dozen of the nearly 300 new Illinois laws taking effect Jan. 1, impacting them and their ...
New York's population grows amid migrant surge
New York's population is rising amid a massive surge of foreign migrants that offset declines from residents leaving for ...