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The man quietly rewriting American privacy law

September 18, 2024

With Washington lawmakers largely unable or unwilling to pass new tech regulations, states have become the most powerful force in shaping one of the country’s most dynamic sectors over the past three years. As state lawmakers tackle issues such as online safety and artificial intelligence, Kingman has effectively set national policy for a specific and increasingly central part of that story: how much control citizens have over their online data.

Minors running from the law run into law enforcement

September 17, 2024

Three minors hit a police car early Monday, just before 3 a.m. They were driving a stolen Kia. Talk about a run-in with the law. Despite early morning incident, auto thefts in Grand Rapids are down 43%

TikTok launches fight for its life in court

September 16, 2024

In a historically unusual targeting of a single company for its Chinese ties, the TikTok law passed in April with a wave of support from both Democrats and Republicans before being signed by President Joe Biden.

Since then, TikTok and its Beijing-based parent company ByteDance have sued to block the law, as have other groups, saying it violates users’ First Amendment rights and that the government failed to provide sufficient proof of the app posing a security threat.

Could America's Divide on Marijuana Be Coming to an End?

September 13, 2024

The U.S. is divided when it comes to state and federal marijuana policy, but recent political developments could move the country toward a greater acceptance of cannabis.

Both major presidential candidates have signaled support for a federal policy change to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, and voters in several additional states will get a say this fall on legalization.