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April 20, 2022

As fentanyl deaths spike in Mississippi, new law imposes harsher penalties on dealers - Clarion Ledger

Cordie Rodenbaugh recalls a conversation she had with her son Parker at the end of his freshman year of college. He had decided to transfer schools to Mississippi State University to study architecture and they spoke about his future. "He said, 'Mama, I just want to make a difference in the world," she said recently. Parker died in 2014, when he was 22 before his junior of college, from the...
April 20, 2022

Fentanyl crisis prompts Wichita, Sedgwick County law enforcement to carry Narcan - KWCH

Local law enforcement is responding to the continued surge in overdose calls, especially from fentanyl. WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - It’s a deadly problem law enforcement in Sedgwick County is trying to combat. Opioid overdoses continue to rise, especially in cases involving fentanyl. The crisis is prompting law enforcement to carry a life-saving medication, Narcan. Narcan is typically used in a na...
April 20, 2022

ROSEN, A LEADING LAW FIRM, Encourages Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc. Investors with Losses to Secure Counsel Before Important Deadline in Securities Class Action - SDIG - PR Newswire

NEW YORK, April 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces the filing of a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of the securities of Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc. (NASDAQ: SDIG) pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement and prospectus (collectively, the "Registration Statement") issued in connection with the Company's Oct...
April 20, 2022

A Mayor Dispenses Pardons as Alabama Holds Fast to Marijuana Laws - The New York Times

Mayor Randall Woodfin of Birmingham, Ala., said Wednesday that he would pardon anyone in the city who had been convicted of misdemeanor possession charges in the last eight months of 2021.Credit...Anna Moneymaker for The New York Times Wearing a bright yellow shirt emblazoned with the words “Legalize Alabama,” the mayor of Birmingham, Ala., said in a video posted on Twitter on Wednesday that ...
April 20, 2022

FIVE RAMO LAW ATTORNEYS RECOGNIZED AS TOP LAWYERS IN HOLLYWOOD AND NAMED IN VARIETY'S "LEGAL IMPACT REPORT" - PR Newswire

LOS ANGELES, April 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Entertainment law firm Ramo Law PC announced today that its Founding and Managing Partner Elsa Ramo, Managing Partner Michelle Chang, Partner Erika Canchola, and Of Counsel Nicole Compas, have been included in Variety's prestigious "2022 Legal Impact Report." Senior Associate Alexa Whiteside is also recognized as "Up Next" in the Report. The Legal I...
April 20, 2022

Parents challenge law outlawing treatment of trans kids - ABC News

Parents of transgender teens have filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn an Alabama law that makes it a crime for doctors to treat trans youth under 19 with puberty blockers or hormones to help affirm their gender identity MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Parents of transgender teens filed a lawsuit Tuesday attempting to overturn an Alabama law that makes it a crime for doctors to treat trans people under 19...
April 20, 2022

Flock cameras helping law enforcement crack down on crime - WBRC

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The number of Flock cameras and law enforcement’s efforts to use the system are growing in Alabama. Whether officers are tracking down stolen cars or homicide suspects, the cameras have proven to be a valuable tool in the war on crime. Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant Kenny James stresses the technology has made a huge difference in your community. “There...
April 20, 2022

Parents challenge law outlawing treatment of trans kids - The San Diego Union-Tribune

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Parents of transgender teens filed a lawsuit Tuesday attempting to overturn an Alabama law that makes it a crime for doctors to treat trans people under 19 with puberty blockers or hormones to help affirm their gender identity. The new lawsuit was filed in Montgomery federal court after two previous lawsuits were withdrawn. It challenges the Alabama law, set to go into effe...
April 20, 2022

Scott Signs Burlington Thermal Energy Bill into Law - Seven Days

Despite some reservations, Gov. Phil Scott has signed into law a bill that allows the City of Burlington to charge carbon taxes on owners of properties heated with fossil fuels. The bill, H.448, was one of several charter changes Burlington voters approved in March 2021. It authorizes the city to impose carbon fees and "alternative compliance payments" on both commercial and residential prope...
April 20, 2022

APSO awarded with CALEA Law Enforcement accreditation for the first time in agency's history - WAFB

The following information comes from the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office: According to Sheriff Bobby Webre, on Saturday, April 2, the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office was awarded national accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) in the Law Enforcement Accreditation program. Following a three-year self-assessment phase and a meticulous vir...