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December 16, 2021

U.S. to award $2.89 billion to airports under infrastructure law - Reuters

WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday it will award $2.89 billion to 3,075 airports under a new $1 trillion infrastructure bill signed into law last month. Airports can use funds for runways, taxiways, safety, terminal, airport-transit connections and roadway projects. The infrastructure law provides $15 billion over five years and the FAA estim...
December 16, 2021

Ask Dr. Andrea: My in-laws have stolen Christmas. How can I reclaim it for my kids? - The Lily

(María Corte for The Washington Post) Ask Dr. Andrea is a series from The Lily with Dr. Andrea Bonior, a licensed clinical psychologist and advice columnist. She will be answering questions about relationships, mental health, work-life balance, family dynamics and more. If you have a question for Bonior, please send us an email. My husband and I have been married for four years, together for ...
December 16, 2021

Legal Theorists Recognized for Scholarship | University of Virginia School of Law - UVA Law

Frederick Schauer won the Hart-Dworkin Award in Legal Philosophy, and Rachel Bayefsky won Best Untenured Article on Federal Jurisdiction from the Association of American Law Schools. Photos by Ian Bradshaw and Bill Petros Professors Frederick Schauer and Rachel Bayefsky of the University of Virginia School of Law are being recognized by the Association of American Law Schools for their schola...
December 16, 2021

Looming deadline on inmate housing law raising concerns - Alabama Daily News

By MARY SELL, Alabama Daily News Starting Jan. 1, a new law says some state inmates can be housed at county jails that volunteer to take them, rather than in other county jails that don’t want them. But so far, the jails willing to take the inmates haven’t been selected, concerning some county and state leaders about what will happen to the transfers commonly referred to as “dunks.” “I don’t ...
December 16, 2021

Law enforcement to increase DUI patrols - The Columbian

Local law enforcement is increasing patrols for impaired drivers through the holidays. Participating agencies include the Battle Ground, Ridgefield and Vancouver police departments; Clark County Sheriff’s Office; Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency; and Washington State Patrol. “With holiday parties and travel, December can see an increase in impaired driving — but not if we insist on so...
December 16, 2021

Standoff brings large law enforcement presence to west Caddo Parish - ArkLaTexHomepage

Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Deputies on the scene of a standoff in west Caddo Parish. (Source: KTAL/KMSS Staff) CADDO PARISH, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A Mooringsport man is in custody following an early-morning standoff in north Caddo Parish in which he allegedly threatened to set himself on fire and doused a deputy with accelerant, according to the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office. Patrol deputies were cal...
December 16, 2021

Alabama bill mirrors Texas abortion ban law - alreporter.com

A bill prefiled by 23 Republican lawmakers in Alabama mirrors a near identical Texas law and aims to ban abortions if a fetal heartbeat is detected, and would allow anyone to file a civil lawsuit against anyone who provides an abortion, or who helps in any way a woman have one. Rep. Jamie Kiel, R-Russellville, sponsored the bill, which is nearly identical to a Texas law, which went into effec...
December 16, 2021

Morning Docket: 12.16.21 - Above the LawAbove the Law - Above the Law

Pictured: Anti-WOKE bill * Party that frequently accuses others of being brainwashed is trying to pass a doublespeak Anti-Woke bill. Who knew I’d be using more media studies than algebra in my adulthood? [WaPo] * Is a train being used to prepare for departure “in use”? Well, I guess that depends on what your definition of is is. [Reuters] * Businesses are starting beef over a Californian law ...
December 16, 2021

Proposed Law May Lower Employer-Sponsored Health Plan Premiums - HealthPayerIntelligence.com

By Victoria Bailey The House of Representatives recently passed the Build Back Better Act which features a number of regulations regarding prescription drug pricing. If the bill passes in the Senate, Medicare will be able to negotiate prices for certain high-cost prescription drugs and Medicare beneficiaries will receive a cap on their out-of-pocket spending for prescription drugs. Additional...
December 16, 2021

Adams taps law enforcement officer to run Department of Correction - Spectrum News NY1

NEW YORK — Mayor-elect Eric Adams has named Louis Molina, a former NYPD detective and the current chief of the Las Vegas Department of Public Safety, as the next commissioner for the city's Department of Correction. Adams made the announcement Thursday morning at Brooklyn Borough Hall, saying Molina, who grew up in the Bronx, "knows our city." What You Need To Know Mayor-elect Eric Adams ha...