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February 01, 2022

Trump attacks spur Congress to bolster election law - Pacifica Tribune

File photo: Staff members hold the certification of Electoral College votes from Tennessee during a joint session of the House and Senate to confirm Electoral College votes at the Capitol, early Jan 7, 2021, in Washington. By Lisa Mascaro and Farnoush Amiri | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s relentless, false claims about the 2020 presidential election have sparked fresh urgency i...
February 01, 2022

State data shows more than 60% of lodging locations not in compliance with state law - KCRG

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - State law requires hotels, bed and breakfasts, AirBnBs, and any other lodging location in Iowa to train all employees to spot human trafficking. But, our KCRG-TV9 i9 Investigative Team found out through a public records request more than 60% of lodging locations in Iowa aren’t in compliance with the new law. Hotels that haven’t had all their employees complete the ...
February 01, 2022

Judge won’t block Montana’s vaccine anti-discrimination law - KTVH

A state judge in Montana won't block a law that forbids employers from requiring vaccinations for workers. SIDNEY — A state judge Tuesday rejected a request to block Montana’s controversial law that bars businesses or other employers from requiring employees to be vaccinated – and indicated she will not find it unconstitutional. District Judge Olivia Rieger of Glendive said the law firm suing...
February 01, 2022

Law enforcement offers online dating safety tips - WEAU

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Dating apps are becoming more and more popular. Even though it may be easier to chat with people, there are still some potential dangers. With Valentines Day coming up, you may be looking for a date or thinking of taking that next step to meet in person with someone you’ve been chatting with online. While using apps like Tinder and Bumble are used by millions of peop...
February 01, 2022

Trump statements on Pence and Electoral Count Act invigorate debate over law - The Washington Post

New statements from former president Donald Trump insisting that his vice president, Mike Pence, could have “overturned” the 2020 presidential election have jolted a congressional debate over potentially changing the 135-year-old federal law under which Trump and his allies sought to reverse Joe Biden’s victory. A bipartisan group of senators has met in recent weeks to discuss revisions to th...
February 01, 2022

'Is he dead?': Lexington mother advocates for death notification reform after traumatizing experience - LEX18 Lexington KY News

--> Sorry, we're having issues playing this video. In the meantime, try watching one of the videos below. LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — A grieving Lexington mother is fighting for change in the way the coroner's office delivers death notifications. It happened on Stacey Burnett's porch on March 30, 2021. A man from the Fayette County Coroner's Office walked up to Stacey and handed her this n...
February 01, 2022

Trump attacks spur Congress to bolster electoral count law - Associated Press

FILE - Staff members hold the certification of Electoral College votes from Tennessee during a joint session of the House and Senate to confirm Electoral College votes at the Capitol, early Jan 7, 2021, in Washington. Former President Donald Trump's relentless, false claims about the 2020 presidential election have sparked fresh urgency in Congress for changing the Electoral Count Act. (AP Ph...
February 01, 2022

Georgetown Students Stage Sit-In Over Law School Exec's Tweets - The Daily Beast

Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Georgetown students staged a protest Tuesday over remarks from a newly hired head of a research institute within the law school. Ilya Shapiro, incoming director of the university’s Center for the Constitution and former VP of the conservative Cato Institute, wrote that President Joe Biden’s SCOTUS nominee would be a “lesser black woman,” a remark the dean of the school...
February 01, 2022

Watch: Rally pushes for ‘Good Cause Eviction’ law in state, Ulster County - The Daily Freeman

Ulster County Legislator Abe Uchitelle, D-Kingston, speaks at a Good Cause Eviction law rally Tuesday evening, Jan.1, 2022, in front of the Ulster County Courthouse on Wall Street in Uptown Kingston, N.Y. Uchitelle in August 2021 introduced a Good Cause Eviction law for Ulster County, billed as the first such county proposal in the state. The rally, which included multiple speakers from all l...
February 01, 2022

Law enforcement speak out in opposition of "permit-less" carry bill - Alabama's News Leader

Guns on display at a Montgomery pawn shop. (WBMA) MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WBMA) — Law enforcement from every corner of Alabama went to Montgomery Tuesday afternoon to speak in opposition to the constitutional carry bill. They say permit less carry could make their jobs more dangerous, but more importantly, the fear is it would mean indivuals who would be rejected from having a permit would carry a ...