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Bills filed to weaken vaccine mandates as more families opt out of shots. When speech pathologist Rebecca Hardy recalls her up-close seat to lawmaking during the 2015 state legislative session, she remembers how tough it was to find anyone interested in what she wanted: more choice for Texans when it came to getting vaccinated.

The Summit Legal Defenders office has expanded its services and changed locations. On Oct. 28, 2024, attorneys and staff moved into the first and second floors of 80 S. Summit St. in Akron. The nonprofit legal agency serves as the public defender for …

The Akron Legal News • 60 South Summit St. • Akron, Ohio 44308 • Phone: 330-376-0917 • Fax: 330-376-7001

More states are ditching exams as high school graduation requirements. BOSTON (AP) — When Massachusetts voters decided to ditch the state's standardized tests as a high school graduation requirement on Election Day, they joined a trend that has steadily chipped away at the use of high-stakes tests over the past two decades.

New state laws taking in effect in 2025 include various hot topics. The new year brings new laws in some states. For example, the start of 2025 will mean new guidelines around artificial intelligence and social media in some states, higher minimum wages in many places and new mandates elsewhere on controversial issues such as abortion and guns.

Akron Muni Court to host weddings at Akron Civic Theatre and Towpath Tennis Center AKRON–Akron Municipal Court Judges Jon Oldham and Ron Cable will be officiating off-site weddings in February and March. Details are below: Akron Civic Theatre, 182 S. Main St. in Downtown Akron, Friday, Feb. 14 ...

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LEGAL NOTICE. In the Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division, 205 S. High St., Akron, Summit County, Ohio. Case No. DR2024 04 1021. John and Lorenne Black, 821 Rocky Brook Drive, Apt. B, Akron, OH 44313, Plaintiffs vs. Randi Black, Defendant.. John Doe, Unknown Father, whose last known address is unknown, will take notice that on January 10, 2025, Defendant, filed a Motion to Modify ...

LEGAL NOTICE. In the Court of Common Pleas, 209 S. High Street, Akron, Ohio 44308. Case Number: CV2024 09 4166 Kristen M. Scalise, Summit County Fiscal Officer, 175 South Main Street, Akron, Ohio 44308, Plaintiff vs. James P. Portis, et al., Defendant(s).. Unknown Spouse, if any, of Foster Williams (last known address: unknown), whose address(es) cannot with the exercise of reasonable ...