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October 13, 2021

Record year for bourbon production but distilleries face 'crippling' tax law - The Drinks Business

A record breaking number of Bourbon barrels were filled in 2021, but the achievement comes at a price, as a freak Kentucky property law means each barrel will be slapped with tax. Kentucky distillers smashed a regional record in 2021 by filling almost 2.5million barrels in a single year. The extraordinary feat means that for the first time there are more than 10million barrels of Bourbon agi...
October 13, 2021

New law expands aid for adults with disabilities - Spectrum News NY1

State lawmakers are cheering the final approval of a new law that will allow the parents of adults with developmental disabilities to continue to receive child support payments. The measure approved this month by Gov. Kathy Hochul allows parents of children with developmental disabilities to petition courts to receive support payments until their child is 26 -- providing expanded years of sup...
October 13, 2021

New law expands aid for adults with disabilities - Spectrum News

State lawmakers are cheering the final approval of a new law that will allow the parents of adults with developmental disabilities to continue to receive child support payments. The measure approved this month by Gov. Kathy Hochul allows parents of children with developmental disabilities to petition courts to receive support payments until their child is 26 -- providing expanded years of sup...
October 13, 2021

Delaware County officials not eager to embrace solar power, acting to restrict projects - The Columbus Dispatch

A new state law that took effect Monday gives local government the upper hand in controlling solar and wind energy projects, and Delaware County commissioners wasted no time in supporting the measure Senate Bill 52 enables counties to set up restricted areas within their unincorporated boundaries where wind and solar projects greater than 50 megawatts would be prohibited. Renewable energy: ...
October 13, 2021

Amazon could owe drivers £140m in rights claim, says UK law firm - The Guardian

Amazon could owe compensation totalling £140m to thousands of drivers delivering its parcels, according to a law firm that is launching a group claim on their behalf. Drivers who deliver for Amazon through its “delivery service partners” are classed as self-employed, meaning they are not entitled to employee rights such as holiday pay and the minimum wage, while they also do not have an emplo...
October 13, 2021

Pa. lawmakers hand out millions in public contracts to law firms that fill their campaign coffers - witf.org

In the last two years, lawmakers have paid nearly $10 million to many of the same law firms and lawyers making contributions. Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. (Harrisburg) — A host of politically co...
October 13, 2021

Pa. lawmakers hand out millions in public contracts to law firms that fill their campaign coffers · Spotlight PA - Spotlight PA

TIM TAI / Philadelphia Inquirer Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — A host of politically connected law firms are pouring millions of dollars into the campaigns of Pennsylvania legislators...
October 13, 2021

Attorney Harris E. Tulchin Joins the Law Firm of Anthony LG, PLLC - KLTV

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Oct. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Anthony L.G., PLLC, a national corporate and securities law firm, is pleased to announce that seasoned attorney Harris E. Tulchin has joined the firm as Of Counsel. Harris E. Tulchin is an entertainment lawyer, producer, author, and producer's representative. He graduated from Cornell University and Hastings Law School, and has practiced en...
October 13, 2021

Law enforcement's use of force against Jan. 6 conspiracy suspects draws heat — and credit - POLITICO

Police stand guard after holding off Trump supporters who tried to break through a police barrier at the Capitol on Jan. 6. | Julio Cortez/AP Photo By BETSY WOODRUFF SWAN and KYLE CHENEY 10/13/2021 04:30 AM EDT FBI agents had just found a cache of firearms during a search at the Nashville home of Eric Munchel — the body-armor-clad Capitol rioter famously photographed carrying zip ties in the ...
October 13, 2021

The Texas social media law is dangerous - Daily Trojan Online

(Alyssa Shao | Daily Trojan) When the Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook outage occurred on Oct. 4, USC students buzzed with frustrations. For international students who use WhatsApp as a primary communication method, this outage was isolating and uncomfortable. Students clicked the apps mindlessly for hours, hoping they would finally load after the eighth try. Unfortunately, apps were inacces...