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January 28, 2022

Local and State Law Updates: New Posters and Revised Legislation - JD Supra

Within the last week, the State of Illinois issued two new workplace posters and the District of Columbia issued a revised COVID-19 poster. The State of Minnesota and the State of Colorado also updated their legislation on pregnancy accommodations and sentencing reform, respectively. All posters are required postings and must be displayed in the workplace—including, to the extent applicable, ...
January 28, 2022

Bridge collapses in Pittsburgh hours before Biden visits to promote infrastructure projects - CNBC

A Port Authority bus that was on a bridge when it collapsed Friday Jan. 28, 2002, is visible in Pittsburgh’s East End. When the bridge collapsed, rescuers rappeled nearly 150 feet while others formed a human chain to help rescue multiple people from the dangling bus. Gene J. Puskar | AP A bridge collapsed in Pittsburgh on Friday morning, hours before President Joe Biden was set to travel to t...
January 28, 2022

White House: Biden's trip to Pittsburgh to promote infrastructure law still on after bridge collapse - USA TODAY

President Joe Biden will travel to Pittsburgh on Friday to promote a bipartisan law aimed at shoring up the nation's a infrastructure network as rescue efforts were underway following a bridge collapse in the city. The White House said Friday that Biden's planned stop in Pittsburgh would proceed as planned. He is scheduled to speak hours after a two-lane bridge collapsed around 6 a.m., leavi...
January 28, 2022

Law firm Stinson eyes new office in downtown Dallas - The Dallas Morning News

Law firm Stinson is working on a new office in Chase Tower. Law firm Stinson LLP is growing its Dallas footprint with plans for a new downtown office. Kansas City-based Stinson expanded to Dallas in 2018 and has an office in the Oak Lawn area. Now the firm is eying a new office in downtown Dallas’ Chase Tower. The 14,000-square-foot office is on the 29th floor of the Ross Avenue skyscraper an...
January 28, 2022

San Bernardino County sheriff, FBI accused of breaking law by seizing marijuana cash - KTLA Los Angeles

Leaves of a mature marijuana plant are seen in a file photo taken April 18, 2010 at the Cow Palace in Daly City, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) The driver of an armored car carrying $712,000 in cash from licensed marijuana dispensaries was heading into Barstow on a Mojave Desert freeway in November when San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies pulled him over. They interrogated hi...
January 28, 2022

Pennsylvania's mail-in voting law unconstitutional, appeals court finds - Pennsylvania Capital-Star

(Capital-Star photo by Stephen Caruso) *This breaking story will be updated A Pennsylvania appeals court has struck down the commonwealth’s landmark 2019 mail-in voting law. In an opinion from Judge Mary Leavitt Friday morning, Commonwealth Court found that the law, which allows all Pennsylvanians to vote by mail without an excuse, was unconstitutional, agreeing with 14 House Republican lawma...
January 28, 2022

Pete Buttigieg visits Kansas City to push infrastructure law - UPI News

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg talks to reporters during the daily press briefing at the White House on November 8. Buttigieg is expected to visit Kansas City, Kan., on Friday. File Photo by Oliver Contreras/UPI | Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is expected to travel to Kansas City, Kan., Friday to tout spending from the new infrastructure law. As of Friday m...
January 28, 2022

Fall in Love with Practical Law | College of Law | The University of Iowa - The University of Iowa - College of Law

Practical Law is the perfect complement to Westlaw, and Practical Law can help you prep for class, build your best brief and ace your exams. Two lucky attendees will win a $50 Amazon eGift Card! This event will also be offered from 12:12:20 if you are unable to make the first session! Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa–sponsored events. If you are a ...
January 28, 2022

Dramatic rise in car thefts blamed on new Washington state law - MyNorthwest

Screengrab from witness video of a stolen car crashing into police cars that had boxed the thief in. (Video provided to KIRO Newsradio) Car thefts in Washington have increased by 50% since a new state law limiting police pursuits took effect at the end of July 2021, according to Steve Strachan, the executive director of the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs. “From around 2,...
January 28, 2022

Readers respond: Fix the permanent rule law - OregonLive

Your Jan. 23 editorial “State should drop proposal for permanent indoor mask rule” omitted mentioning the law that put us in this mess. Granted, any law cannot cover every situation, but this law is failing us. There seems to be some sort of fear of government overreach that constrains us to either a temporary or permanent condition; this is an artificial constraint we have created. The creat...