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Lawmakers: Antitrust bill targets anti-competitive behavior

  • By Madeline Shannon | The Center Square
  • Feb 17, 2026

(The Center Square) – New antitrust legislation introduced in the California Assembly seeks to curtail corporate activity that some lawmakers characterize as anti-competitive.

WATCH/EXCLUSIVE: DUI bills imposes stricter punishments
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WATCH/EXCLUSIVE: DUI bills imposes stricter punishments

  • By Madeline Shannon | The Center Square
  • Updated Feb 17, 2026

(The Center Square) – A series of new anti-DUI bills is being introduced this year in the California Legislature.

Arnold state legislator files bill to establish AI guardrails
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Arnold state legislator files bill to establish AI guardrails

  • By Tony Krausz
  • Jan 1, 2026
  • 4 min to read

State Rep. Phil Amato has prefiled a bill to define what artificial intelligence software, or AI, cannot be in Missouri.

County Recorder of Deeds Office reacts to statewide child marriage ban
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County Recorder of Deeds Office reacts to statewide child marriage ban

  • By Abby Stetina
  • Oct 10, 2025
  • 2 min to read

Debbie Dunnegan-Waters, the county’s recorder of deeds, said she wants to spread the word that people younger than 18 may no longer get marrie…

State law prohibits student cell phones during school hours
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State law prohibits student cell phones during school hours

  • By Tony Krausz
  • Aug 14, 2025
  • 12 min to read

When Jefferson County students return to school next week, they will no longer be allowed access to their cell phones and other personal elect…

Local legislators bemoan lack of bills passed in latest session
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Local legislators bemoan lack of bills passed in latest session

  • By Abby Stetina
  • Jun 13, 2024
  • 4 min to read

Legislators at the recent Jefferson County Legislative Forum said the last session was a “train wreck.”

County Council passes anti-squatting resolution
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County Council passes anti-squatting resolution

  • By Abby Stetina
  • May 5, 2024
  • 1 min to read

The Jefferson County Council has taken a stance against “squatting,” the practice of illegally occupying an uninhabited structure.

Byrnes Mill board changes noise ordinance
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Byrnes Mill board changes noise ordinance

  • By Abby Stetina
  • May 4, 2024
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The Byrnes Mill Board of Alderpersons is hoping recent amendments to an ordinance will help quell early-morning and late-night noisemakers.

County Council says no to term limits
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County Council says no to term limits

  • By Abby Stetina
  • May 1, 2024
  • 3 min to read

Term limits are not coming to the Jefferson County Council any time soon.

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Barbagallo withdraws from District 2 council race
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Barbagallo withdraws from District 2 council race

  • By Steve Taylor
  • Apr 3, 2024
  • 5 min to read

The Jefferson County Council will have at least two new members in January 2025 when the winners of this year’s elections are sworn in.

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