test

Growing up, Natalie Ammons was always attracted to public service. She was just 18 years old when she joined the GBI in 1993. Now, nearly 30 years later, she is the agency’s deputy director of public and governmental affairs and was just elected the first female president of Georgia’s chapter of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives. As soon as she graduated from high ...

TULSA, Oklahoma - The operators of two Oklahoma women's clinics say they've seen a surge in women from Texas coming to the state for abortions following that state's law last fall restricting access. Planned Parenthood Great Plains said in the fall of 2020, its clinics in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas and Missouri saw 50 patients from Texas. That increased to more than a thousand last year. The...

The U.S. Department of Justice building is bathed in morning light at sunrise in Washington, U.S., February 14, 2020. REUTERS/Mary F. Calvert (Reuters) - Several large U.S. law firms have made recommendations to the U.S. Justice Department that they said will provide more clarity regarding the public disclosure requirements under the U.S. foreign agent law of the working relationships between...

At a moment when Russia threatens to use force to prevent Ukraine from – among other things – joining the European Union, the top court in the EU has given another reason for countries to be in the bloc of 27 nations. On Feb. 16, the European Court of Justice said the union’s executive arm “must be able to defend” values such as democratic rule of law – even if that requires withholding money...

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) rejected Poland and Hungary’s challenge Wednesday of the EU budget’s conditionality mechanism for disbursement of funding to the EU Member States, clearing the way for the European Commission (EC) to withhold payments to the two nations. The EU budget’s conditionality mechanism regulation permits the European Council to suspend payments from the Union budge...

RICHMOND — Gov. Glenn Youngkin has signed into law a measure requiring public schools to make masks optional by March 1, taking to the grand portico of the Capitol for a ceremony marking the first big legislative win of the Republican’s administration. The bill — modified by the governor to go into effect immediately — passed the Republican-controlled House on Wednesday on a largely party-lin...

W.Va. Alzheimer's Association members and lawmakers in the House of Delegates chamber. On Alzheimer’s Advocacy Day at the Capitol Wednesday, many celebrated a bill with full bipartisan support that highlights first responder training. In the house chamber, a citation was read recognizing the work of the West Virginia Alzheimer’s Association. Its public policy director, David Zielonka recogn...

The District of Columbia’s pay-to-play law will go into effect on November 9, 2022. The law was originally scheduled to take effect on November 4, 2020, but was postponed because of a lack of funding. The law prohibits businesses seeking or holding contracts with the District government valued at $250,000 or more, and the business’s senior officers (e.g., president, executive director, chief ...

--> Sorry, we're having issues playing this video. In the meantime, try watching one of the videos below. ENCINITAS, Calif. — Mimicking nature, employees at the Solana Center for Environmental Innovation turn food waste into nutrient-rich organic material. Through their Food Cycle composting program, residents and small businesses bring their organic waste to the center and collect fini...

FILE: A lone pair of headlights from the vehicle of a sole motorist barely cuts through a snowstorm. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Drivers need to make sure their headlights are on when snow is flying. One KSN News viewer reached out and expressed concern that many drivers were not using their headlights during the last winter storm. Many newer cars have automatic lights ...