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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – There’s an opportunity for Georgians to get a free education in law enforcement and criminal justice. It’s part of a budget proposal by Governor Brian Kemp that would help more men and women serve and protect by incorporating the technical college system. “The governor’s letting the law enforcement officers and deputies know that they are valued,” Richmond County Sheriff...

A Democratic Florida state lawmaker has introduced a bill to remove holidays in the state honoring the Confederacy for the third time in five years. As local NBC affiliate WFLA reported, Florida state senate minority leader Lauren Book (D) filed the bill last week to remove such holidays from Florida state law. In Florida, three holidays that honor the Confederacy are legally recognized: the ...

The Ernest Tubb Record Shop in downtown Nashville, Tenn., on April 1, 2019. Employment law firm Jackson Lewis is opening a second office in Tennessee—this time in Nashville—and adding four lawyers to capture some of what the firm’s leader calls a “thriving” business market. Stephen Price, an employment lawyer who joins the firm from Burr & Forman law firm, will be the managing principal f...

On January 18, 2022, New Jersey’s Public Works Contractor Registration Act, 34 N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.56, et seq. (the “Act”) was amended to give the commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJ DOLWD) authority to audit federally regulated apprenticeship programs. What’s more, the new law enables the NJ DOLWD to strip away the rights of construction contractors...

Montana to receive $45 million in 2022 to repair and replace aging bridges as part of $225 million over five years As a part of his recently signed bipartisan infrastructure law, Senator Jon Tester today announced that he secured $225 million in Department of Transportation (DOT) funding to repair and replace Montana's aging bridges. "Safe bridges are essential to travel for families and busi...

A contractor’s concern over the structural stability of the Church Street bridge over I-69 in Flint has prompted the state to close the overpass until further notice. The Michigan Department of Transportation said in a news release that it closed the span and detoured traffic to Saginaw Street in order to make repairs to the bridge and protect drivers. (Jake May | MLive.com)Jake May Michigan ...

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. - A Jacksonville Jaguars football player was arrested, accused of leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase in Lake County. Lerentee McCray, a defensive end for the Jags, was arrested and charged with attempting to elude a law enforcement officer, according to his arrest affidavit. The report said the incident happened early Sunday morning when a Fruitland Park police of...

Courtesy. Telese Zuberer recently stepped into the president role at Icard Merrill. SARASOTA — After 23 years, Sarasota-based law firm Icard Merrill has announced a change in leadership. Telese Zuberer succeeds Robert Lyons as the firm's new president, according to a statement. Lyons joined the firm in 1986 before becoming president in 1999. The press release states he will continue his medi...

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Small business owners in Illinois should see a reduced tax bill thanks to a new law. The new S.A.L.T. Deduction Law allows S-corporations and partnerships to avoid the $10,000 cap on state and local tax (SALT) deductions on federal taxes. “Most small businesses pay their business taxes on their personal tax return. My S.A.L.T. bill shifts that business income away from t...

After decades of mulling the matter, Indonesia’s government has passed a law marking its most tangible step yet toward moving the capital from Jakarta to an undeveloped jungle tract in East Kalimantan, Borneo. The bill approved Tuesday by the House of Representatives provides the legal framework for the relocation. The new capital is to be named Nusantara, a Javanese word for archipelago, ref...