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April 27, 2022

Law enforcement vets face off in Clark County Sheriff Democratic primary - Evening News and Tribune

JEFFERSONVILLE — Two law enforcement veterans are eyeing the Democratic nomination for Clark County Sheriff. Ed Byers and Dwight Ingle are facing off in Tuesday's primary. The winner will advance to face Republican Scottie Maples, who is unopposed in the primary. Ed Byers Ed Byers Byers is a 31-year veteran of federal law enforcement who grew up in Charlestown, was employed as a security offi...
April 27, 2022

Kemp will sign a number of education bills into law Thursday. Here's what the bills mean. - WRDW

On Thursday, Gov. Brian Kemp will sign a number of education-related bills into law. ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - On Thursday, Gov. Brian Kemp will sign a number of education-related bills into law. Here are what those bills mean: This is known as the “Parents’ Bill of Rights.” The bill states that parents have the fundamental right to “direct the upbringing and education of their minor children.” Th...
April 27, 2022

Kemp will sign a number of education bills into law Thursday. Here's what the bills mean. - WALB

On Thursday, Gov. Brian Kemp will sign a number of education-related bills into law. ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - On Thursday, Gov. Brian Kemp will sign a number of education-related bills into law. Here are what those bills mean: This is known as the “Parents’ Bill of Rights.” The bill states that parents have the fundamental right to “direct the upbringing and education of their minor children.” T...
April 27, 2022

Racist massacre survivor urges hate crimes law in S Carolina - Star Tribune

COLUMBIA, S.C. — People who want South Carolina to become the 49th U.S. state to pass a hate crimes law have explained, bargained and begged Republicans in the state Senate to just hold a debate on the bill. On Wednesday, with just days left before the measure dies, they turned to one of the survivors of one of the most heinous racist attacks in modern America seeking to persuade senators to ...
April 27, 2022

Racist Massacre Survivor Urges Hate Crimes Law in S Carolina - U.S. News & World Report

Charleston church massacre survivor Polly Sheppard speaks in a video asking to pass a hate crimes law in the South Carolina Senate on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins) The Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — With the opportunity to make South Carolina the 49th state to pass a hate crimes law nearly gone, supporters turned to one of the survivors of the...
April 27, 2022

Opinion: Biden Administration Copying California Law to Stifle Charter Schools - Times of San Diego

Students arriving at the Preuss School, a charter on the UC San Diego Campus that is consistently one of the best high schools in the country. Courtesy UCSD Imagine a world where budding businesses would be required to both obtain permission to enter the marketplace from competitors and then prove to the government that their business would serve community needs. Makes no sense, right? Well, ...
April 27, 2022

Congress pushing forward with federal privacy law talks - International Association of Privacy Professionals

The Wall Street Journal reports on a bipartisan appetite within U.S. Congress to take action on federal privacy legislation. Talks among key U.S. Senate and House committees are reportedly finding more areas of compromise toward guardrails for collection, storage and use of consumers’ personal information. Discussions around preemption are fluid and include perspective from TechNet, a Big Tec...
April 27, 2022

Racist massacre survivor urges hate crimes law in S Carolina - The Seattle Times

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — With the opportunity to make South Carolina the 49th state to pass a hate crimes law nearly gone, supporters turned to one of the survivors of the most heinous racist attack in modern America to make their case Wednesday. They showed a two minute video of Polly Sheppard in the Senate chamber where the bill has been stuck for months with eight Republicans senators objecti...
April 27, 2022

Minneapolis police, city violated civil rights law, state concludes - FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR) has found the Minneapolis Police Department and City of Minneapolis engaged in a pattern of racist discrimination, violating state civil rights law. "The lack of collective and sustained action among city and MPD leaders has, in effect, allowed this organizational culture to fester within MPD and resulted in unlawful polici...
April 27, 2022

West Virginia Lawyer Device, Drug Case Solicitation Law Upheld - Bloomberg Law

Law targets misleading speech in attorney advertisements Intermediate scrutiny applies to commercial speech A West Virginia law that imposes requirements designed to prevent fraud in attorney advertisements seeking clients for cases involving drugs and medical devices is valid because it’s intended to prevent confusion and protect public health, the Fourth Circuit said Wednesday. The Preven...