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February 23, 2022

Law to allow election clerks to process absentee ballots early up in the air - WISN Milwaukee

MADISON, Wis. — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said there's still a chance legislation that would allow cities like Milwaukee to begin processing absentee ballots before Election Day will still receive a vote before the end of the session. Vos said Republicans are looking at options to insert the proposal into another election bill set for a vote Thursday. That leads to question whether Gov. Tony...
February 23, 2022

New state law requires health insurers cover medical cannabis for some conditions - Santa Fe New Mexican

New state law requires health insurers cover medical cannabis for some conditions  Santa Fe New Mexican
February 23, 2022

Aerial hunting of wolves prohibited under federal law - Helena Independent Record

The Cache Creek Pack, west of Missoula, is pictured during&and Parks on March 26, 2013. Despite a recent interpretation of Montana state law that aerial hunting of wolves is not prohibited, doing so runs afoul of federal law. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks argued in state District Court recently that state law does not prohibit aerial hunting of wolves. FWP's arguments came as legal j...
February 23, 2022

Law enforcement continues to have problems with ECOs - WHSV

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Around the Shenandoah Valley, law enforcement continues to deal with problems related to emergency custody orders when dealing with individuals in a mental health crisis. One of the biggest hurdles is a lack of open beds in state psychiatric hospitals. An emergency custody order, or ECO, is when police take someone in crisis into custody because they may be a threat...
February 23, 2022

Health care immunity law - Spectrum News

Lauren Goforth-Cox and Kristin Goforth look at old family photos. (Photo: Zyneria Byrd) GREENSBORO, N.C. — Some families believe a law intended to protect nursing homes in North Carolina may have unintended consequences. The Emergency or Disaster Treatment Protection Act that was signed by Gov. Roy Cooper in 2020 was designed to protect health care facilities from liability during the COVID-1...
February 23, 2022

Law enforcement officer fatally shot, suspect wounded at Sharpstown shopping mall - Houston Chronicle

Police enter under barrier tape at the main south entrance of PlazAmericas Mall, located at 7500 Bellaire Blvd., after an officer involved shooting Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022 in Houston, TX. A law enforcement officer was fatally shot and a suspect was wounded Wednesday afternoon at the PlazAmericas shopping mall in Sharpstown, authorities said. Officers responded around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday to a...
February 23, 2022

Housing advocate agency prompted look into Anaheim Stadium sale - Los Angeles Times

Angels owner Arte Moreno speaks with reporters at spring training in Tempe, Ariz., on Feb. 17, 2020. A longtime Orange County housing advocacy group warned the city of Anaheim on at least three occasions that its proposed Angel Stadium sale would violate California’s affordable housing law, according to documents reviewed by The Los Angeles Times. The city disagreed, and the City Council a...
February 23, 2022

'Stand your ground' laws linked to increased homicide rates, study finds - CNN

Florida was the first state to enact a "stand your ground" law in 2005, and at least 27 others have similar laws, according to the National Conference of States Legislatures. (CNN)Amid a nationwide rise in homicides, a new study has found that "stand your ground" laws -- which allow people to respond to threats with potentially lethal force without fear of criminal prosecution -- are linked t...
February 23, 2022

Town of Batavia committee making more solar law changes - The Daily News Online

Town of Batavia committee making more solar law changes  The Daily News Online
February 23, 2022

Engineer, law firm agree to settlements in Surfside collapse lawsuit. Terms undisclosed - Miami Herald

Engineer, law firm agree to settlements in Surfside collapse lawsuit. Terms undisclosed  Miami Herald