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March 01, 2022

President Biden To Visit Superior, Wis., On Wednesday To Tout Infrastructure Law - CBS Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — On the heels of his State of the Union address Tuesday, President Joe Biden will visit Superior, Wisconsin, to tout the federal infrastructure law that will bring billions to Minnesota and Wisconsin, including to the interchange that connects the two states. He’ll land in Duluth and give remarks at University of Wisconsin-Superior Wednesday afternoon. READ MORE: Mitch L...
March 01, 2022

GOP pushes to strip safety measures from West Va mining law - The Washington Post

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Republicans forged ahead Tuesday with an overhaul of mine safety regulation that would strip the state of its ability to cite coal companies for unsafe working conditions. They blocked an effort by Democrats to derail the measure. That came a day after dozens of miners and former miners gathered at the Capitol on Monday night, helmets in hand, to testify agai...
March 01, 2022

GOP pushes to strip safety measures from West Va mining law - The San Diego Union-Tribune

West Virginia coal miners Jason Stewart, Tim Richmond and Cory Lyseski pose for a photo at the West Virginia state Capitol on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 in Charleston, W.Va., while they were visiting to advocate against a bill that would overhaul the state’s mine safety regulation agency and strip the state of its ability to cite coal companies for unsafe working conditions. (AP Photo/Leah M. ...
March 01, 2022

State Supreme Court considers if law shielding sex trafficking victims applies to homicide cases - Wisconsin Public Radio

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis. The Wisconsin Supreme Court will decide whether a Milwaukee teenager can use a law protecting sex trafficking victims if she goes to trial for killing a man prosecutors admit had been assaulting her and other underage girls. Chrystul Kizer was 17 in 2018 when she is alleged to have shot 34-...
March 01, 2022

Eastside law enforcement agencies form task force against catalytic converter thefts - Mercer Island Reporter

Bellevue Police Chief Wendell Shirley addresses press (Cameron Sheppard/Sound Publishing) Law enforcement agencies from eight different Eastside cities and the King County Sheriff’s Office have come together to form a new task force aimed at mitigating the alarming trend of catalytic converter thefts that is occurring in the region and across the state. The task force includes police departme...
March 01, 2022

New Mexico Court Strikes Down Law Restricting Public Access to Waters on Private Land - Field & Stream

New Mexico's state constitution established that all waterways throughout the state belonged to the public. Jessica Fender via Pixabay On Tuesday, March 1, the New Mexico Supreme Court unanimously ruled to strike down a controversial 2015 state law that allowed some private landowners to prohibit public access to waters throughout the state. The judges sided with a lawsuit initiated by a coal...
March 01, 2022

Law enforcement agencies create team to investigate officer-involved incidents - KOLD

Team comprised of nine law enforcement agencies (KOLD News 13) TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - Law enforcement agencies across southern Arizona are joining forces to investigate officer-involved shootings and in custody deaths. The Pima Regional Critical Incident Team is comprised of the sheriff’s department and eight police departments. The multi-agency approach aims to remove any conflict of...
March 01, 2022

Ukraine taps U.S. law firm Covington to press Russia claim at U.N. court - Reuters

March 1 (Reuters) - Ukraine has hired U.S. law firm Covington & Burling to pursue its claim against Russia at the International Court of Justice at the Hague over the ongoing Russian invasion, a firm spokesperson said Tuesday. Ukraine said in a court filing on Sunday that Russia had “falsely claimed that acts of genocide” occurred in parts of Ukraine as a pretext for its invasion. read m...
March 01, 2022

Ukraine taps U.S. law firm Covington to press Russia claim at U.N. court - Yahoo News

FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen outside of the law firm Covington & Burling LLP in Washington, D.C. By Jacqueline Thomsen (Reuters) - Ukraine has hired U.S. law firm Covington & Burling to pursue its claim against Russia at the International Court of Justice at the Hague over the ongoing Russian invasion, a firm spokesperson said Tuesday. Ukraine said in a court filing on Sunday that Russ...
March 01, 2022

'It's another roadblock for people' - Business owner reacts to new tax law for third-party sellers - KCRG

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Grayson Burgess started his business, Comic Sandwiches back in 2016 out of Cedar Rapids, but sells on Etsy -- A site that hosts sellers who will likely feel the impact of the new tax law. “Even just simple things like selling car parts through eBay,” said Burgess. Starting next year, anyone who receives more than $600 in payments for goods or services processed by ...