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December 06, 2021

Washington law aimed at reducing use of plastic utensils, condiments and straws starts Jan. 1 - KREM.com

Under the new law, customers must request condiments, straws and utensils with their food orders at restaurants or bring their own reusable ones. SPOKANE, Wash — Customers will soon have to ask workers for utensils, condiments or straws when ordering food, as Washington restaurants will no longer automatically include single-use items in orders starting Saturday, Jan. 1. A new state law will...
December 06, 2021

Raffensperger defends record, voting law heading into busy 2022 - Georgia Recorder

For The Record Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger defended his record Monday even as he faced fresh criticism from his own party. Stanley Dunlap/Georgia Recorder Embattled Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger defended his record Monday as he faces continued criticism from his own party heading into next year’s election. In an appearance before the Rotary Club of Atlanta, the Republican ...
December 06, 2021

Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP, a Leading Securities Fraud Law Firm, Announces Investigation of Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (RETA) on Behalf of Investors - Business Wire

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP (“GPM”), a leading national shareholder rights law firm, today announced that it has commenced an investigation on behalf of Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Reata” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: RETA) investors concerning the Company’s possible violations of the federal securities laws. “demonstrate that bardoxolone is effective in slow...
December 06, 2021

Corning votes to opt-in on marijuana dispensary law; opt-out of on-site consumption - WETM - MyTwinTiers.com

CORNING, N.Y. (WETM) – The Corning City Council voted to opt-in to allowing marijuana dispensaries in the Crystal City. The city council, however, voted against allowing on-site consumption in the city. In the vote to allow dispensaries, councilmembers Hunt, ReSue, and Muccini voted against the sale of marijuana in Corning while Mayor Bill Boland and councilmembers Telehany, Paterson, and Hyd...
December 06, 2021

Pritzker signs Faith’s Law: What this means for schools and what local organizations have already been doing - CIProud.com

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Governor J.B. Pritzker’s new bill aims to protect students against sexual abuse. The governor signed House Bill 1975, also known as Faith’s Law, into law Friday. The legislation adds safeguards by expanding the definition of grooming in the criminal code, increasing resources and protections for sexual abuse survivors and their families requiring school districts to deve...
December 06, 2021

The first 'Momnibus' bill was signed into law. Other strides for Black maternal health could follow. - The Lily

Rep. Lauren Underwood. (Teresa Crawford/AP; iStock; Washington Post illustration) The day she introduced the “Momnibus” in March 2020, Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.) warned of a public health crisis that would not abate unless lawmakers took action: Black birthing parents were dying at unacceptable rates, she said. “While maternal mortality rates continue to drop around the world, they are ri...
December 06, 2021

Wisconsin first responder safety law includes ban on cellphone use - Stevens Point Journal

STEVENS POINT – A new law providing more protections to police, fire and EMS crews responding to emergencies on roadways has its roots in Amherst. Gov. Tony Evers signed a new law Monday at the Amherst Fire District that provides a specific definition for “emergency or roadside response area," introduces new fines and bans cellphone use when driving near active emergency vehicles on the road....
December 06, 2021

Jerome Rapport: 1927 - 2021 - Harvard Law Today - Harvard Law School News

Credit: Kit Noble for Nantucket Magazine Jerome “Jerry” Rappaport ’49 M.P.A. ’63, who as a 19-year-old Harvard Law student helped to launch the Harvard Law School Forum, a storied speaker series, and who more than seven decades later was the impetus behind the creation of another Harvard Law School initiative to promote rigorous discussion of government and social issues on campus, died on De...
December 06, 2021

New York Cannabis Use & Employment Impacts - The National Law Review

In March 2021, the New York State Legislature passed, and then-Governor Andrew Cuomo signed, the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA or the Act). In addition to legalizing the recreational use of marijuana in New York, the Act amends both the New York medical marijuana law and the New York Labor Law. These amendments significantly impact an employer’s rights and obligations vis-à-vis ...
December 06, 2021

Loveland, Berthoud law enforcement calls: Several DUI, driving-related arrests - Loveland Reporter-Herald

Loveland Police Department arrests Thursday 12:35 p.m. At the Loveland Police Department, a 24-year-old Loveland man on two misdemeanor warrants and a felony warrant. 8:41 p.m. In the 200 block of Peridot Avenue, a 31-year-old Loveland man for investigation of DUI, possession of drug paraphernalia and failing to drive in a single lane. Friday 10:15 a.m. In the 1000 block of West Eighth Str...