As the new year begins, Texans will see dozens of new laws take effect on January 1 — from faster evictions for squatters to tax breaks on business inventory. The changes follow the more than 800 ...

Several new Pennsylvania laws will take effect in early 2026, impacting taxes, health care, and school safety. The Working Pennsylvanians Tax Credit will offer a refundable credit to low- and ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Hundreds of new laws are taking effect in California in the new year. Here is a partial list. Plastic bags are on the way out in California. The state is expanding its ban on ...

Hundreds of new laws were approved by the California Legislature and signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom this year, including measures to lower drug costs and require landlords to maintain refrigerators and ...

Oct. 1 marks the start of a new fiscal year in Florida and the date when several laws approved by the Florida Legislature last spring take effect — including one that aims to end public sleeping and ...

AUSTIN, Texas – More than 30 new laws will take effect in Texas on Jan. 1, spanning the gamut from artificial intelligence, immigration enforcement and social media accountability. Across the 140 days ...

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The NSW government has passed its controversial package of law changes in reaction to the Bondi terror attack. The laws passed the upper house 18 votes to eight after ...

SYDNEY, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Australia's most populous state is set to pass tougher gun laws, ban the display of terrorist symbols and curb protests in an emergency sitting following the Bondi mass ...

Civil rights groups and pro-gun advocates in Australia have raised concerns that new fast-tracked laws will place undue restrictions on firearms and protests in the wake of the Bondi shootings. On ...