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Because of unintended consequences, California's landmark CEQA law cries out for reform, says columnist Dan Walters. (Shutterstock) Were I to write another book about California politics — which is very unlikely — it would be entitled “Unintended Consequences,” detailing how political policy decrees mutate to have unforeseen effects. Examples of the syndrome are legion, but here are just two:...

Gov. Brian Kemp signed a measure into law Monday that requires businesses with significant state contracts to sign an oath pledging not to boycott Israel. The governor signed the legislation months after a federal judge struck down a similar 2016 law requiring state contractors to sign the oath on grounds that it violated free speech rights. That challenge was brought by a documentary filmmak...

The Egyptian House of Representatives approved during a plenary session, on Monday: a draft law on procedures and dates for evacuating premises rented to juridical persons for non-residential purposes in light of the effects and economic repercussions of the emerging coronavirus. The draft law aims to grant the juridical persons concerned with this law a period not exceeding five years from t...

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Nancy Tiên, Dallas native and Vietnamese-American, pictured outside the Lakewood Branch Library on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022 in Dallas. For the first time, Dallas County is being required by federal law to provide election materials in Vietnamese. Dallas County will be required to offer election materials and ballots in Vietnamese in the upcoming March 1 primary — the first time a language othe...

A classroom in Cedar Rapids. (The Gazette) A new Iowa law that bans teaching “divisive concepts” is having a “chilling effect” on culturally responsive teaching and diversity, equity and inclusion in K-12 schools, some Iowa education experts say. The legislation, House File 802, bans Iowa governmental entities — including K-12 schools — and public colleges from teaching “divisive concepts,” i...

What does Iowa's new 'Back the Blue' qualified immunity law actually mean? Judges disagree.  desmoinesregister.com

Sam Waterston as D.A. Jack McCoy in “Law & Order.” Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. After wrapping up its original, 20-year, 456-episode run, NBC’s “Law & Order” ended in cancellation in 2010 much to the displeasure of series creator Dick Wolf, who has long wanted to bring the show back. “He was talking about it five years ago and I don’t ...

Dayton has changed its zoning code to make it easier to create accessory dwelling units, such as housing above a garage or in a free-standing structure in the backyard sometimes called “granny flats” or “in-law apartments.” “This is something municipalities across the country are looking at and saying, ‘You know, maybe something like this could be helpful in addressing the massive housing cha...

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