"Illinois Ushers in 2024 with Over 300 New Laws Impacting Guns, Taxes, and Traffic Regulations"

Starting in the new year, a variety of new laws will take effect across the United States, addressing issues ranging from rearview mirror decorations in Illinois to gun control, online pornography, and LGBTQ+ rights. Illinois will no longer allow police to stop drivers solely for having items like fuzzy dice hanging from their mirrors, and will also ban high-powered semiautomatic rifles and high-capacity magazines. Minnesota and Colorado are implementing "red-flag" laws and ghost gun bans, respectively. Online activities are being regulated, with Connecticut requiring dating sites to handle harassment reports and North Carolina mandating age verification on pornographic sites. Several states are enacting or facing challenges to bans on gender-affirming treatments for transgender minors. Wage and tax laws are also changing, with over 20 states raising minimum wages and various states implementing tax reductions or exemptions.