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December 22, 2021

LETTERS: Law enforcement is being stretched; possible more road rage - Colorado Springs Gazette

iStock Law enforcement is being stretched Our son drove out from California to be with his dad, a heart patient, for surgery. Saturday afternoon, he and three other cars were involved in a car accident caused by a speeding driver who hit a car from the rear and pushed that car into two more cars. That was 3 p.m. Fire and paramedics got there fairly quickly, but CSPD was “busy” and told ...
December 22, 2021

EU proposes law to implement OECD deal on minimum global corporate tax - Reuters

BRUSSELS, Dec 22 (Reuters) - The European Commission proposed a law on Wednesday that would implement in Europe a global deal struck among the 20 biggest world economies (G20) on a minimum tax rate for companies. The Commission proposal includes a common set of rules on how to calculate the globally agreed 15% effective tax rate, so that it is consistently applied across the EU. "In October o...
December 22, 2021

Martinsville Superfund site to receive infrastructure law funding as part of cleanup - Reporter-Times

MARTINSVILLE — Federal funding from the bipartisan infrastructure law passed by Congress earlier this year will accelerate the removal of toxic chemicals at dozens of Superfund sites across the country, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials announced Friday, Dec. 17. The agency will use $1 billion from the first wave of the $1.2 trillion spending package to address 49 previous...
December 22, 2021

Groups oppose bid to enforce abortion law - Arizona Capitol Times

In this April 23, 2021, file photo, members of the Supreme Court pose for a group photo at the Supreme Court in Washington. Seated from left are Associate Justice Samuel Alito, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justice Stephen Breyer and Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Standing from left are Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Associate Justice Elena K...
December 22, 2021

A law would have allowed guns on campus at the University of Montana. These student journalists explored what could happen next – Poynter - Poynter

Students who participated in the Poynter College Media Project with the University of Montana’s student newspaper, The Kaimin. (Courtesy) As student editors explained it to me, the state of Montana — until 2021 — had generally escaped the most contentious of gun debates. Montana’s frontier background, they explained, meant that most citizens were more comfortable and familiar with firearms th...
December 22, 2021

EU Aims for June 2022 Deal on 15% Global Minimum Tax Law (1) - Bloomberg Tax

The European Union flag flies in Brussels The European Commission wants EU members to agree by the end of June on a plan to adopt a newly agreed 15% global minimum tax rate. The directive—released Wednesday—is the first time European Union officials have offered details on how they want member countries to change their domestic laws to implement a deal to overhaul global tax rules. The deal—b...
December 22, 2021

Undersheriff: Judge asked law enforcement to break the law - Mid Hudson News Website

GOSHEN – A lack of beds at secure detention facilities throughout the state for adolescent offenders ages 16 and 17, who have committed felony-level offenses, has created an issue with county jails. Orange County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) Undersheriff Ken Jones, a veteran law enforcement official, says that Orange County Family Court Judge Victoria Campbell recently issued an order that would h...
December 22, 2021

Marblehead School Committee cleared of open meeting law violation - Wicked Local

Toasting success at a private party even with a quorum isn't necessarily a violation Toasting a job well done at a private gathering even with the majority of a committee is not an open meeting law violation, so says the state Attorney General’s office. In a letter to School Committee Chairman Sarah Gold, Sarah Monahan, assistant Attorney General, Division of Open Government, in response to a...
December 22, 2021

Opinion/Heath: Law would allow for apologies in RI medicine - The Providence Journal

Guest columnist Jacob R. Heath is a second-year medical student at Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Society now places far greater emphasis on mental well-being and compassion, a movement that has been needed in both society and health care for generations. As a medical student, I have had the privilege to learn how we as humans process death and illness. Unfortunately, I hav...
December 22, 2021

Davidson County Sheriff's Office continues due diligence despite frustration behind threats of school violence - Lexington Dispatch

Threats of school violence have become increasingly difficult for law enforcement, especially when it comes through social media platforms. The biggest problem is weeding out the credible threats from the pranks, which takes valuable time and resources that could be dedicated investigating other crimes. Want to know more about what is happening in Davidson County? Support local journalism, s...