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November 23, 2021

Oak Ridge Schools end mask mandate citing new state COVID-19 law - WATE 6 On Your Side

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Oak Ridge Schools students will no longer be required to wear a mask. In a letter to school staff and parents, the school system cited the state law signed two weeks ago by Gov. Bill Lee that limits when public schools and businesses can issue such mandates. “The Oak Ridge Schools has been advised that the referenced legislation is effective immediately and that it s...
November 23, 2021

What do the affirmative sexual consent law reforms passed in NSW and proposed in Victoria mean for each state? - The Guardian

Major sexual consent reforms have passed through the New South Wales parliament this week and have also been proposed in Victoria. The affirmative consent reforms will change the laws around sexual consent to better deliver justice to victims and survivors of sexual assault. The changes come after law reform commission reviews and a campaign by advocates such as Saxon Mullins from Rape and Se...
November 23, 2021

Hong Kong jails 20-year-old activist under national security law - CNN

Pro-democracy activist Tony Chung was arrested in Hong Kong in October 2020. The former leader of Hong Kong pro-independence group Studentlocalism was sentenced on Tuesday to a total of 43 months in prison for trying to separate the city from China, and for money laundering. Tony Chung, 20, was charged with secession, under a sweeping national security law, and money laundering in October 202...
November 23, 2021

Law enforcement challenged by recent retail thefts in Bay Area - KRON4

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) – It’s not just San Francisco — All corners of the Bay Area have been hit by what amounts to organized crime. Amid worries the brazen crimes will put a chill on holiday shopping, law enforcement may be looking into conspiracy charges as a way to stop the madness. Around the corner from where thieves ransacked Lululemon on Sunday at Santana Row, Vintage Wine Merchants a...
November 23, 2021

Loveland, Berthoud law enforcement calls: Fort Collins man arrested on charges of burglary, criminal mischief - Loveland Reporter-Herald

Loveland Police Department arrests Monday 10:44 a.m. In the 2300 block of West 18th Street, a 40-year-old Fort Collins man for investigation of second-degree burglary and criminal mischief. 2:14 p.m. In the 200 block of West 65th Street, a 35-year-old Loveland woman on three misdemeanor warrants. 2:14 p.m. In the 200 block of West 65th Street, a 38-year-old Berthoud woman on two misdemeanor ...
November 23, 2021

PC Andrew Harper's widow wins bid to change law - BBC News

Image caption, PC Andrew Harper married his childhood sweetheart Lissie four weeks before he was killed A campaign by PC Andrew Harper's widow to give mandatory life sentences to the killers of emergency service workers has been backed by the government. Newly-married PC Harper was 28 when he was dragged to his death by a getaway car in August 2019. Three teenagers were jailed for manslaughte...
November 23, 2021

Bay Area retail robberies: Marin law enforcement, businesses cast watchful eye - Marin Independent Journal

WALNUT CREEK, CA – NOVEMBER 22: A security guard is photographed outside the Nordstrom store at Broadway Plaza on Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, in Walnut Creek, Calif. Dozen of looters robbed the Nordstrom store on Saturday night. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group) Marin businesses and law enforcement agencies are on alert this week after a series of high-profile robberies across the Bay Area over the...
November 23, 2021

Gov. Pritzker Signs New Illinois Congressional Map Into Law - NBC Chicago

Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed Illinois' new congressional district map into law Tuesday, formalizing political boundaries drawn to help Democrats in next year's midterm elections, when Republicans are well positioned to win control of the U.S. House of Representatives. The map, approved in October by Democrats who control the Illinois Legislature, was intended to eliminate two Republic...
November 23, 2021

County legislature under serious pressure to act on tenant protection law - Hudson Valley One

The public comment period of the November 16 Ulster County Legislature meeting was dominated by demands for a Good Cause Eviction law protecting renters after similar laws were recently passed in Poughkeepsie, Newburgh and Albany. Phil Erner, who will take Legislature Chairman David Donaldson’s seat in District 6 next after defeating Donaldson and Republican Suzanne Timbrouck in the election ...
November 23, 2021

"Move Over Montana" law and other driving safety tips from MHP - KRTV Great Falls News

--> Sorry, we're having issues playing this video. In the meantime, try watching one of the videos below. HELENA — Before you hit the road to visit family and friends during the holidays, there are a few tips for traveling, including following the law to move to the lane next or pull over as first-responders are trying to get by. “There was nothing more scary, honestly, than getting the ...