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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she will push for new laws to make it harder for hedge funds to purchase large numbers of single-family homes in the state. Hochul said in a statement she would propose legislation this year that would require a 75-day waiting period before large investment firms [...]
Gov. Mike DeWine last week signed legislation designed to crack down on crime rings that steal billions of dollars of merchandise from Ohio retailers each year, fueling higher prices for consumers. The Fight Organized Retail Crime and Empower Law Enforcement Act targets theft rings with stiffer criminal penalties and creates a new statewide task force [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration’s Title IX rules expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students have been struck down nationwide after a federal judge in Kentucky found they overstepped the president’s authority. In a decision issued last week, U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves scrapped the entire 1,500-page regulation after deciding it was “fatally” tainted by [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS boosted taxpayer services through the Inflation Reduction Act, but still faces processing claims from a coronavirus pandemic-era tax credit program and is slow to resolve certain identity theft cases, according to an independent watchdog report released last week. “For the first time since I became the National Taxpayer Advocate in [...]
COLUMBUS (AP) — Gov. Mike DeWine signed legislation last week that boosts the rights of parents to know when schools are changing their child’s health care or preparing to present lessons involving “sexuality content.” The Republican governor told reporters after a separate bill-signing at the Statehouse that the basis of the “Parents’ Bill of Rights” [...]
Ohio has joined a $20 million, multistate settlement with the nation’s largest non-bank mortgage servicing company over a data breach that affected more than 5.8 million people, including 138,000 Ohioans. The Ohio Department of Commerce’s Division of Financial Institutions joined 52 other state financial regulatory agencies in taking action against mortgage company Bayview Asset Management [...]
BANGKOK (AP) — Nearly all of the world’s 35,000 online pharmacies are being operated illegally, and consumers who use them risk getting ineffective or dangerous drugs, according to the U.S. Trade Representative’s annual report on “notorious markets.” The report singled out 19 countries over concerns about counterfeit or pirated products. The report also named about [...]
A Tenth District Court of Appeals panel dismissed a Columbus couple’s challenge to a lower-court ruling that denied their request for a hearing in an eviction action brought by a family member. The three-judge panel determined that Donald and Michele Neibert’s appeal was premature as there is no final, appealable order resulting from the lower [...]
A three-judge panel of the Fifth District Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction and sentencing of a Delaware man indicted on multiple counts of rape and gross sexual imposition in addition to charges of domestic violence and menacing by stalking in August 2018. The appellate panel overruled 48-year-old David Morris’ arguments, which included claims that [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government is rolling out a consumer labeling system designed to help Americans pick smart devices that are less vulnerable to hacking. Under the voluntary program, called the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark Initiative, manufacturers may affix the label on their products if they meet federal cybersecurity standards. The types of devices [...]